Policy Certainty Will Increase Renewable Investment in India: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Policy certainty will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the IEEFA has found. Policy certainty around renewable energy will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found. The new report ‘India’s Renewable Energy Policy […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Avangrid to Develop Oregon’s Largest Solar Farm; Inks 15 Yr PPA with PGE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Oregon-based fortune 1,000 public utility Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid Renewables, an arm of Avangrid Inc., to buy electricity generated through solar power. As per the 15 year deal, the company will purchase power generated from a new 162 MW solar facility. Avangrid Renewables will develop […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL Tenders for 150 MW Non-Solar Renewable Power Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Tata Power-DDL has issued a tender for procurement of 150 MW of non-solar renewable power on a short term basis to meet its RPO for the fiscal year. Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Limited (TP-DDL) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms for procurement of 150 MW of non-solar renewable power on a short term […] Read more
Canadian Solar Gets $55 Mn Financing for its Lavras Solar Project in Brazil Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has secured 225.2 million Brazilian reais (USD 55 million) project financing from BNB for its Lavras solar power projects in Brazil Canadian Solar has announced that it has secured 225.2 million Brazilian reais (USD 55 million) non-recourse project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB) for its Lavras solar power projects in […] Read more
Global CO2 Emissions Flatlined in 2019, Thanks to Expanding Role of Renewables Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to the IEA Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to new IEA data released recently. After two years of growth, global emissions were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 […] Read more
Sub-Saharan African Nations saw Record Jump in Renewables Investments in 2018: BNEF Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on RE projects in sub-Saharan Africa – a regional record and some USD 600 million more than the previous year The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on renewable (RE) projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some USD 600 million […] Read more
West Bengal to set up Solar Projects on Depot Roofs to Charge EVs Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The West Bengal Transport Corporation is set to generate power through solar panels on depot roofs to recharge its electric vehicles (EVs) The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) is set to generate power through solar panels on depot roofs to recharge its electric vehicles (EVs). The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) has conducted a study and found significant savings in annual electricity bills. In a […] Read more
CEA Report Shows RE Generation Increased by 17.2% YoY in December 19 Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The latest report by CEA has revealed that electricity generated from RE sources increased by 17.2 percent YoY for the month of December 2019. The latest report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) tracking the monthly renewable energy generation in India for the month of December 2019 has revealed that electricity generated from renewable energy […] Read more
