NTPC Holds Foreign Lenders Meet in Mumbai on June 22 Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The meeting was aimed at updating the foreign lenders and financial institutions about the company’s operational and financial performance during FY18, its future growth plans and funding requirements etc. Energy conglomerate NTPC held its 16th Foreign Lenders Meet in Mumbai on 22nd June 2018. The meeting was aimed at updating the foreign lenders and financial […] Read more
Nigeria Eyes 30% Renewable Energy by 2030 to National Grid Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy A loan of $66m and $8m was granted to Nigeria for the solar project after it joined other countries to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in March 2018 in New Delhi, India. Intensifying its collaboration with India on clean energy, the Federal Government of Nigeria has set a target for 30 percent renewable energy […] Read more
India in Sight for 5000 Crore Investment in Waste-to-Energy by Indian Ex-pat Varun Datta in 2019 Updated On Fri, Jun 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Every year, India generates a staggeringly obscene 55 million tons of Municipal solid waste along with 38 billion liters of sewage waste predominantly from its urban pockets. This is multiplied critically by additional solid and liquid wastes churned out by the rapidly scaling industries. With more people expected to move from rural to urban areas […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
Delhi Gurudwara Gets 1.5 MWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022,” says RK Singh. In the presence of Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh a 1.5 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been commissioned at the Gurdwara Rakab […] Read more
Govt. Extends Deadline for Completion of Solar Power Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Earlier, the deadline for commissioning projects was 15 months with a relaxation of one year for land acquisition delays. The solar power projects that have been bid out under the tariff-based reverse auctions are given extension in their deadlines by the Ministry of Power. The relaxations have been offered under the amendment to the guidelines […] Read more
Indian Railways to Become Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030: Goyal Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Minister was speaking in an event organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Railway Board. Citing the transformation in the country, Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal said, by the year 2030 the Indian railways will become a net zero carbon emitter. The Minister was speaking in an event organized by […] Read more
NMC, PGCIL to Set up Floating Solar Power Plant on Gorewada Lake Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Water treatment plant (WTP) that is adjacent to the lake will be the first beneficiary of the power generated from the panels. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has decided to set up a floating solar power plant on Gorewada Lake to fulfill its electricity needs. This project is […] Read more
Higher RPOs to Help India Meet 175 GW Renewable Target, says Greenpeace Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy It further added that, MNRE’s recently announced Kusum scheme to promote solar arrays connected to irrigation pumps can play a key role in helping states fulfil their RPOs. Greenpeace India said that 21 per cent target of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) by 2022 will be helping India in meeting the renewable energy goal of 175 GW till 2022, […] Read more
