QatarEnergy Awards EPC Contract to Samsung for Mega-Solar Power Plants Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the industrial cities solar power project (IC Solar) to South Korean construction and engineering giant Samsung C&T. Under the contract, Samsung C & T will set up two photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants with a combined capacity of 875 MW. The […] Read more
Maharashtra Experienced 30,000 Power Outages in June 2022: MSEDCL Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy In June of this year, there were over 30000 power outages across the state of Maharashtra, causing consumers to suffer for approximately 51,000 hours. This data was released in the recently published Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) reliability indices, which reflect the state power utility’s service on various parameters, including the total number […] Read more
Estonia’s Eesti Energia Evaluating €1.5 Billion Investment in Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Estonia’s government-owned power producer Eesti Energia is evaluating to invest €2.5 billion over a period of five-years in power generation business. The company officials said that out of the total investment, €1.5 billion is marked for the development of wind and solar parks in Ida-Viru County upto 2026. Estonia is among the European countries that […] Read more
North America’s EDF Renewables Operationalises Palen Solar Site With Storage Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) has announced that its Palen Solar site is fully operational and delivering green energy to the grid. The site consists of four projects totaling 620 megawatts (MWdc) of solar PV plus 200 MWh of battery energy storage. The official statement of EDF held that the projects, which utilize horizontal single-axis […] Read more
POSOCO Asks Power Exchanges To Bar 27 DISCOMs From Trading Until They Clear Dues Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to sources, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) has asked three power exchanges – IEX, PXIL, and HPX – to restrict electricity trading by 27 discoms in 13 states that owe gencos money. POSOCO has issued a directive to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Power Exchange of India (PXIL), and Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX) […] Read more
Saint-Gobain, Cleantech Solar Collaborate for 18.7 MW Solar Power System in Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sustainable construction player Saint-Gobain India has announced that it has partnered with Cleantech Solar to commission an 18.7 MW solar PV system at Cleantech’s solar park in Tamil Nadu. This is to support Saint-Gobain Group’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Saint-Gobain has said that this solar PV system is expected to generate approximately […] Read more
Adani Group Gets Sri Lanka’s Nod for $500 Million Wind Power Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Energy Minister in Sri Lankan Government, Kanchana Wijesekara has announced that India’s Adani Green Energy has been issued provisional approvals for the development of two wind power projects in Northern Province of Sri Lanka. He said in a Tweet on social media that the two wind power plants will attract an investment of over […] Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to Sign $2.4 Billion Wind Project Deal in Uzbekistan Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia based utility developer ACWA Power has said in a disclosure on Tadawul bourse that the company has signed a Heads of Terms (HoT) Agreement with Uzbekistan for the development of a 1500 MW wind energy project. As per the disclosure, the deal will be signed with the Ministry for Energy and Ministry of […] Read more
ReNew Energy Raises $1 Billion Loan For 1300 MW RTC Project Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy ReNew Energy Global plc has announced that it has tied up with 12 international lenders, led by Rabobank- a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company, for the largest External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) project finance loan in the country’s renewable sector, for any single project. The US$ 1-billion loan project has been tied up through […] Read more
