Norfund Pumps Repeat Investment into Fourth Partner Energy for ₹350 Cr Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries – Norfund today announced a fresh investment of ₹350 Cr into renewable energy solutions platform, Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL). This is the second round of equity infusion by Norfund into 4PEL, following its $100 Mn investment in June 2021. Speaking about this development, Anders Blom, Vice President at Norfund […] Read more
The Top 5: Improbable Energy Storage Possibilities Turned into Reality Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The storage for renewable energy in particular has become one of the main talking points in the energy industry across the globe for the sake of transition to a green future. Intermittent energy sources like wind and solar power often lack the ability, or fall short in their capacity, to accommodate postponed usage. Thus, there […] Read more
Rockefeller Foundation Refutes Washington Post Story On India’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Mini-Grids Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Last week, July 31st to be exact, a story in the Washington Post on India’s rural solar mini-grids grabbed a lot of attention. Authored by Karishma Mehrotra, the paper’s South Asia correspondent, the story headlined “India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid” was a clear indictment of India’s solar […] Read more
Airtouch In Key Deal With ReNew For Its Panel Cleaning Equipment Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Israel based robotic cleaning solutions firm Airtouch Solar continues to make inroads into the Indian market. In it’s latest deal announcement, the firm has announced the closure of its fifth and largest agreement with ReNew worth $8.5 million for supply of Airtouch’s advanced robot model – Airtouch AT 4.0 for ReNews solar projects in India. […] Read more
NTPC Gung Ho On Renewables Targets, Sees Bigger Opportunities Open Up Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy National Power Utility NTPC Limited has been in the news for all the right reasons recently. A soaring stock price has been driven by rising power demand, which has meant higher utilisation of NTPC’s coal power fleet, even as NTPC itself has extracted almost 65% higher coal during the year gone by. That, plus a […] Read more
1 TW Renewable Potential in Egypt: A Game-Changer or a Distant Dream? Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Egypt has the potential to produce electricity capacity of 350 gigawatts (GW) from wind energy and 650 GW from solar energy, the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker suggested at the fourth edition of the round table on the green hydrogen industry in Egypt, chaired by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The claim […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Continues Its Revival With Big Order Wins Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWRE or SWSOLAR) the leading renewable EPC, announced that it has won orders worth INR 826 crore in the first four months of FY 2023-24. The orders aggregate to around 1 GWp and include projects in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Scope of work for all projects include design, […] Read more
Apraava Energy Bags Two Green Energy Interstate Transmission Projects in Rajasthan Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Apraava Energy, a leading integrated energy solutions provider, has been awarded two interstate transmission projects in Rajasthan under the GoI’s tariff-based competitive bidding process. In line with the Transmission Service Agreement executed by the SPVs, the projects will be developed by Apraava under BOOT (build, own, operate and transfer) model. The projects are part of […] Read more
USA’s International Battery Company Sets Sights on Karnataka for $1 Bn Li-Ion Unit Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The state of Karnataka has entered into an investment agreement with International Battery Company (IBC). The value of the agreement has been pegged at INR 80 billion rupees and will pave the way for setting up a battery manufacturing facility in the region. The manufacturing unit will be established across 100 acres in Karnataka, where […] Read more
