African Development Bank’s SEFA Provides $7.88 Million Grant for AETC Programme Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $7.88 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst Programme, which aims to increase renewable energy generation across the continent. The AETC Programme The Africa Energy Transition Catalyst Programme, also known as AETC, is a program […] Read more
Sunsure Energy Appoints Prosenjit Chakraborty as Head, Performance Systems & IT Updated On Wed, Jul 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producer SunSure Energy has appointed Prosenjit Chakraborty as the Head of Performance Systems & Information Technology in the Asset Management department. Prosenjit’s professional expertise entails developing and leading asset management systems in the renewables industry. In the past, Prosenjit held key positions at renowned firms such as Ayana Power, Vena Energy, ReNew Power, […] Read more
KPI Green Energy, SAEL & NLC India Emerge Winners in GUVNL’s 800 MW Tender Updated On Wed, Jul 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy KPI Green Energy, SAEL and NLC India have emerged winners for Gujarat Vikas Nagar Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) 800 MW solar project via competitive bidding. GUVNL had floated the tender for solar projects at Khavda Solar Park, Gujarat in May, 2023. The project comes with a greenshoe option of 800 MW. KPI Energy won 100 MW […] Read more
Alternate Energy: GAC Unveils Liquid Ammonia Engine for Cleaner Mobility Updated On Wed, Jul 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), a Chinese state-owned manufacturer, has unveiled a prototype engine that utilizes liquid ammonia as a fuel, presenting a potential alternative to electricity and hydrogen. The unveiling was done at the firm’s annual flagship conference. The development of this innovative internal combustion engine (ICE) is a result of collaboration between GAC and […] Read more
China Gets the “Largest” Solar Powered Green Hydrogen Project in the World Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), the $490 billion oil major announced the start of production at a Green Hydrogen Pilot Project (“Project”) constructed by the company in Kuqa City of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The project aims to produce green hydrogen using solar power instead of natural-gas-based hydrogen at Sinopec’s refinery in […] Read more
Govt Amends Norms To Give Preference To Make In India Smart Meters Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has now amended its earlier notification related to public procurement, which gives special preference to Make in India materials. The latest amendment notification has included smart meters under its preference list. Earlier electricity meters were in the list but smart meters were not part of it. The ministry had in 2017 […] Read more
Risen Energy Signs 1GW HJT Solar Module Supply Agreement with Athein Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ningbo, China based Risen Energy, a leading producer of heterojunction (HJT) solar modules, has entered into a supply agreement with Singapore-based independent power producer (IPP) platform company, Athein Holding Pte Ltd. The agreement will see the solar module maker providing up to 1 GW of HJT solar modules to Athein Holding, supporting their renewable energy […] Read more
Nuru Gets $40 Million For Delivering Solar In Power Starved DRC Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Nuru, one of Africa’s pioneering renewable energy-powered metrogrid companies, has announced the successful close of over $40m in Series B equity funding and anticipates the close of an additional $28m in project finance by the end of the month. The funds will enable Nuru to commence construction on 13.7 MWp of projects, expanding its existing […] Read more
US targets Solar For Low Income Households With $7 Billion Grants Competition Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy After giving a fillip to utility scale solar and solar manufacturing through the Inflation Reduction Act, the US is now focusing on the one aspect of solar power that has been a challenge. Providing low income families the option to go for solar. Till now, this has been an issue not just in the US […] Read more
