‘Desert to Power Initiative’ to Provide Solar Electricity to Sahel Region Updated On Wed, Dec 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy Tapping in the vast solar energy potential of the region, the initiative is slated to provide green electricity including in some of the world’s poorest countries. In a bid to eradicate energy poverty for 250 million people in the Sahel region of Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is spearheading the ‘Desert to Power Initiative’ […] Read more
AfDB Approves ZAR 3Bn for 100MW Solar Project in SA Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar power project, which is located in the Humansrus Solar Park, Northern Cape Province of SA, is expected to generate 466 GWh/year. African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR 3 billion to the 100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Project, which is expected to boost South Africa’s (SA’s) energy mix and hasten transition to renewable energy. […] Read more
European Union Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050 Updated On Sat, Dec 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The road to a climate neutral economy would require joint action in seven strategic areas: energy efficiency; deployment of renewables etc,. Committing to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050, European Union has adopted a long-term strategy to make EU the first major climate neutral economy. “The strategy shows how Europe can lead the way to […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Democratising Power Generation – One Roof at a Time Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar was the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. Capacity adwdition in rooftop solar stood at around 870 megawatt (MW) in 2017, a far cry from the ambitious target of 5,000 MW for FY 2017-18. As of December 2017, cumulative rooftop solar installed […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh to Soon Start Installing Smart Meters Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy To be installed later in a phased manner, UPPCL had filed a petition seeking the approval of the regulatory commission for the installation of smart meters. Soon four million residents of Uttar Pradesh will get high tech smart meter, as the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has cleared Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd’s petition regarding […] Read more
European Commission Approves 600 Million Euros in State Aid to French Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The approval has been given under EU State aid rules which prohibits financial support by the government towards a business entity unless it is justified The European Commission has given its approval to a measure of providing stat sponsored financial support of 600 million euros innovative solar power installations in France. The approval has been […] Read more
NTPC signs Agreement with EV Aggregators for Developing Charging Infra Updated On Wed, Nov 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy The agreement signed between Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car and NTPC will lead to development of charging infrastructure. To increase the availability of public EV charging infrastructure, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed an agreement with Vehicle Aggregators for development and utilization of the facility. The agreement signed between Ola, […] Read more
MPOWERD® Launches Its First Smart Solar Light With Luci® Connect Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy MPOWERD has released its newest innovation—Luci Smart Solar Light + Mobile Charger, Luci Connect —as an exclusive first-to-market offer with specialty outdoor US retailer REI. The global roll out to the brand’s e-commerce site and other retail partners is scheduled for January 2019. As part of the Luci family, Luci Connect harnesses the power of the sun, storing […] Read more
Waaree Energies Expands Footprint to SE Asia; Bags 60 MW Solar Project in Vietnam Updated On Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company will be using its high efficiency mono-crystalline panels for this project. One of the leading solar PV manufacturer Waaree Energies has secured a 60 MW ground mounted on-site solar project in Vietnam. With the Turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, along with Operations and Maintenance (O&M), the project also marks the company’s […] Read more
