Wärtsilä India Appoints Venkatesh R as Managing Director & Director, Energy Business, India Updated On Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Wärtsilä India, a subsidiary of the technology group Wärtsilä Corporation, has appointed Mr. Venkatesh R as the new Managing Director & Director, Energy Business, India. Mr. Venkatesh comes with 30 years of experience in the Marine and Energy sectors. During his career in Wärtsilä for over 25 years, he has worked in India, Singapore and […] Read more
Airtel Commissions Captive Solar Plant for its Data Centres in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Bharti Airtel has commissioned a 14 MWp captive solar plant to meet the energy requirements of its core and edge data centres in Uttar Pradesh As part of its mission to rapidly grow its green energy footprint, Bharti Airtel, one of India’s premier digital communications solutions providers, has announced that it has commissioned a 14 […] Read more
Masdar Agrees to Expand Uzbekistan Wind Farm Capacity to 1.5 GW Updated On Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Masdar has signed an agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm project up to 1.5 GW. Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an Implementation Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Awarded Order from RWE for 1.4 GW Sofia offshore Wind Project Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded the firm order from RWE for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project. Sofia represents a giant leap for the company; located 195 km off the UK’s north eastern coast on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, the project will be the first to install the company’s flagship 14 MW Direct Drive offshore wind turbine. At 593 […] Read more
State NBFCs – PFC & REC Reduce Lending Rates by up to 2 Percentage Points Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy State-owned non-banking financial corporations Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC will reduce lending rates by up to two percentage points from April 1, 2021. “PFC and REC as group companies have been aligning operations to realise synergies. As part of such effort, PFC and REC have now decided together to reduce lending rates up to two percentage points,” PFC said in a statement. […] Read more
Apple Commits to More Clean Energy, With Energy Storage Marking a new Frontier Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Apple has announced that it is investing in a major energy storage project in California to pilot new solutions for renewable infrastructure. Apple has announced that over 110 of its manufacturing partners around the world are moving to 100 percent renewable energy for their Apple production, with nearly 8 gigawatts (GW) of planned clean energy […] Read more
RERC Invites CSR Funding to Energise Schools in Rajasthan With Solar Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy In a follow up to its draft order issued on February 10, regarding provision of solar plants at schools that are off grid or have very poor grid connectivity, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), in an order on March 25, has responded to suggestions as well as queries from stakeholders. The order has followed […] Read more
DGTR Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation on Fluoro Backsheets for PV Modules Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Fluoro Backsheets used in the manufacturing of solar modules exported from China The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has notified that upon successful application by Renewsys India, it has initiated an investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping of Fluoro Backsheets used […] Read more
Rooftop Solar + Storage From Batteries and EVs in India’s near-future: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Policymakers must build the framework required for combining rooftop solar with battery storage and EVs to meet India’s 2030 targets Policymakers and regulators must build the framework required for combining rooftop solar with battery storage and electric vehicles (EVs) to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a sustainable, energy-secure future, according to a new […] Read more