Actis Buys 400MW Solar Assets Of Kolkata-Based Atha Group Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development, Actis LLP has emerged successful in the bid to obtain solar power based assets of 400 MW from Kolkata-based Atha Group. The equity value had been pegged at $100 million. As per reports, sale purchase agreement is already inked between the two companies. The deal of the solar power assets is […] Read more
Industry Reacts: Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the Electricity Amendment Bill (2022) finds itself drawing the ire of the opposition parties, some farmer organisations, and even employees from the public sector power sector, who are vehemently opposing it, industry leaders speak exclusively to Saur Energy International to offer their views on the Bill that has become synonymous with controversy. What The […] Read more
Stung By Gas Volatility, GAIL Plans Bigger Clean Energy Footprint Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gas major GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited), which owns the largest gas pipeline network in India besides a presence across the gas value chain, especially the distribution side of it, is quietly adding a larger clean energy component to its future plans. After announcing it’s strong Q1 results for FY 23, the company, which […] Read more
Bangladesh’s IDCOL Raises €80 Million From Germany’s Bank For RE Program Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Infrastructure Development Co. (IDCOL), a Bangladeshi state infrastructure investor, has received a loan of €80 million ($81.4 million) from Germany’s KfW Development Bank to assist enterprises in installing solar plants and solar irrigation pumps. The KfW will sponsor the “Renewable Energy Programme II” project. The interest rate and other terms and conditions are currently being […] Read more
Brazil Adds Over 500 MW Of Wind, Solar Energy In July Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The power sector regulator of Brazil – ANEEL– has announced there has been an addition of about 514.63 MW of solar and wind power capacity to the renewable energy basket in the previous month of July. The data shared by ANEEL revealed that the solar farms had contributed for the majority of the renewable additions […] Read more
Odisha’s Medical Colleges And DHH Buildings To Adopt Solar Rooftop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Seven medical colleges and 32 district headquarters hospitals (DHHs) across the state of Odisha will all get rooftop solar installations. Under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) program of Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA), healthcare facilities and hospitals will be mounted with rooftop solar systems. The Director of Health Services (DHS) and the Director […] Read more
Skyline Clean Energy Fund Acquires Biogas Facility in Canada Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Skyline Clean Energy Fund (SCEF), an Ontario-based investment fund firm for renewable and clean energy production, has purchased a Lethbridge-based biogas factory. Skyline Clean Energy Fund has purchased all the shares in Lethbridge Biogas General Partner Inc. and the units in Lethbridge Biogas LP. 120,000 tonnes of organic waste can be converted into renewable natural […] Read more
Ørsted Collaborates With Vietnamese Energy Player For Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Danish utility and global offshore wind leader Ørsted has declared that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnamese energy contractor PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C). This partnership will pave the way for a collaboration for the development of offshore wind projects in Vietnam and globally between the two […] Read more
The Politics Of Statism Over The Electricity Amendment Bill Needs To Stop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha has been met with widespread resistance, within and outside parliament, with many politicians and former bureaucrats declaring it ‘dangerous’, ‘an assault on state rights’ and much more. For now, it is the Delhi State Government which seems to be leading in its brickbats, […] Read more
