NTPC & NPCIL Look To Add Two More Nuclear Power Plants Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s largest power producer National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is mulling to develop a big nuclear project in India to give a thrust to clean energy. Earlier in August, the central PSU had announced that it is making its debut in the nuclear power segment by constructing two reactors in Haryana’s Gorakhpur. According to […] Read more
Oman Looks For More Wind Power Projects at Long Coastline Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Sultanate of Oman is assessing the long coastal parts of Sadah in Dhofar Governorate and Ras Madrakah in Al Wusta Governorate for the development of wind farm projects. This is being viewed as part of the drive of Oman Government to step up the development of renewable energy to raise green energy in the […] Read more
O2 Power Acquires Emmvee Group’s Solar Plant Portfolio of 55 MW Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi-based renewable energy producer, O2 Power has announced the acquisition of several solar power plants from Bangalore-based solar modules manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaic Power. According to the company, these plants are located in Karnataka and Telangana and have a combined installed capacity of 55MW. A portion of this capacity is used to power state DISCOMs, and […] Read more
Odisha’s New Renewable Policies for 2022–30 Eye Green Energy Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), an independent non-profit environmental research and innovation organisation, has started a discourse on creating the roadmap with an emphasis on the creation of green energy and jobs as Odisha prepares to create its new renewable policies for 2022–30. By the end of this year, the current […] Read more
IEEFA Study Makes Case For More Trading, Larger Power Pooling To Cut Costs Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The transition to a resilient electricity grid with increasing amounts of cheaper, variable renewable energy will require reforms to the scheduling and dispatch of power, some of which can potentially help electricity distribution companies (DISCOMS) save billions of dollars, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). “India added […] Read more
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