ISA Fills The Gaps, With US as 101st Member, Tie-Up With Nordic Countries For Funding Updated On Thu, Nov 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has seen hectic activity at Glasgow, during the COP 26 summit. The latest announcements from the largest multilateral organisation in recent years is the induction of the United States as a member country, the 101st to do so. John Kerry U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate announced at the UNFCCC […] Read more
IREDA Disburses Rs 1100 Crore To Vector Green In 45 Days Updated On Wed, Oct 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has disbursed a loan of Rs 1100 crores to Mumbai-based Vector Green Energy, which is focused on solar and wind power. Highlighting the size and speed of disbursal, IREDA said that it is the highest-ever disbursement to a single company in a day by the organisation. Even as IREDA […] Read more
Bangladesh’s Largest Solar Plant Of 100 MW Up For Approval Updated On Tue, Aug 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bangladesh, known more for its off grid solar programme that has provided electricity access to over 20 million citizens, and spawned some brilliant startups (notably SOLshare) in the process, is finally close to a large, utility scale project. Plans have been finalised to set up the country’s largest single power plant in Jamalpur, for a […] Read more
IPO Time For India Solar Equipment Manufacturers In 2021 Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy After a long wait, initial reports are finally coming out regarding plans by major Indian solar equipment manufacturers planning Initial Public Offers. We refer to a long wait simply because the markets have been buoyant for a while now, and have duly been followed by an IPO wave the likes of which has rarely been […] Read more
CIT Serves as Coordinating Lead Arranger for $256 Million Texas Solar Financing Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Power and Energy business served as coordinating lead arranger on a $256 million financing for the 250-megawatt (MW) Taygete I Energy Project owned by 7X Energy, Inc (7X) and located in Pecos County, Texas. 7X Energy is a leading utility-scale solar developer, owner, and asset manager that has originated 1,350 (MWac) of solar […] Read more
A World Solar Bank and India’s Solar Ambitions. Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the past week, talk of a World Solar Bank, midwifed by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Modi’s biggest foreign policy initiative has picked pace again. The ISA, whose overarching mandate can be considered the raising of 1 trillion dollars to build, spread and sustain solar energy worldwide, with special attention to the […] Read more
SunPower Secures $1 Billion in Solar Plus Storage Financing Updated On Wed, May 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy SunPower has announced that a new USD 1 billion partnership with Tech CU will increase financing options for qualified US residential solar customers. SunPower Corp has announced that a new USD 1 billion partnership with Technology Credit Union (Tech CU) will increase financing options for qualified US residential solar customers. The new partnership will give SunPower access […] Read more
India’s Solar Powered IPO’s. Why Success Will Matter Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recent weeks have brought news of two IPO’s from firms in the sector. First is of course Sterling and Wilson’s plans for a billion dollar IPO, with almost $650 million being the shares offered by key promoters Shapoorji Pallonji and Co and Chairman Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala for sale. The firm, which clocked a topline of […] Read more
Freedom Solar Launches Commercial Solar Financing Vehicle in Texas Updated On Sat, Dec 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The company said in a statement that financing through it allows companies to finance up to 70 percent of the cost of an entire solar installation and ensures that an investment in solar is cash-flow positive from day one. Freedom Solar Financial Services, the first solar financial vehicle of its kind in Texas, has raised […] Read more