Highest Cost of Financing for RE in Mexico, Egypt & Tunisia, Lowest in Germany: IRENA Updated On Mon, May 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) has released a report entitled ‘The Cost of Financing for Renewable Power’. The Cost of Capital (CoC) is a major determinant of the total price to purchasers of electricity from renewable power generation technologies. As per the report, incorrect assumptions for CoC are not accurate, the cost of electricity might […] Read more
Rockefeller Foundation, Ikea and Bezos Fund Backed GEAPP Launches India Plans Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a significant fillip to the energy transition movement, GEAPP or the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet has finally launched its India operations. Backed by heavyweights including the Rockefeller Foundation, Ikea Foundation and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos’s Bezos Fund, the platform brings in a welcome dose of capital and global linkages to impact […] Read more
ACWA Power Gets $174 Million Loan From ADB For Uzbekistan Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s ace renewable energy developer ACWA Power has received $174 million worth of loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Bash wind power and Dzhankeldy wind power plants – both located in the Bukhara region in Uzbekistan. As per ABD, the ACWA Power financing comprises loans amounting to $40.5 million for […] Read more
Waiting To Take Off-The PM-KUSUM Story Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satveer Singh is a 51-year-old wheat farmer based at Mohanpura village in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Around a year ago, he enrolled online with the state government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme. As a result, the solar developers installed a seven-Horse Power (HP) solar irrigation pump […] Read more
Mitsubishi Signs $692 Million Loan Agreement for Laos Wind Project Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it has signed a $692 million financing package for the Monsoon cross-border wind power project in Laos with the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and other lenders. This has been done with other project sponsors. Mitsubishi had previously announced that it was involved in […] Read more
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Funds Masdar Solar Projects in Uzbekistan Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed three new project finance loan agreements in the aggregate amount of $83.6 million as part of a $396.4 million debt financing to Masdar for the construction of three greenfield solar PV power plants in Samarkand, Djizzakh and Surkhandarya regions of Uzbekistan. Masdar has said that the Asian […] Read more
Irish Firm Aer Soléir to Develop 130 MW Hybrid Project in Spain Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ireland-based Aer Soléir and Spanish developer Tartessos Power Development have announced the signing of a development services agreement covering the co-development of a hybrid project of more than 130 MW in the Andalucía region of Spain. Aer Soléir is focused on multi-technology renewable energy development, construction and operation with a particular emphasis on utility-scale onshore […] Read more
Southeast Asia Needs US$200bn for Swift Energy Transition by 2030: IEA Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest report has noted that Southeast Asia will need at least US$200bn worth of investment in the energy sector by 2030 to speed up their clean energy transition. As per reports, the investments in renewables need more impetus with sufficient policies to support the development of robust project […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Progress As Solution for Food Security & Climate Change Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The substantial increase in the human population and the anthropogenic burden on the environment have led to two significant challenges for the world’s future development: climate change, with a focus on green and renewable energy to combat the global energy crisis, and rising hunger and malnutrition. While the former is often in the limelight on […] Read more
