Dr. Rahul Walawalkar-IESA Appointed to CERC’s Central Advisory Committee Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy CERC has selected Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President of IESA to be a part of the Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the power regulator The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the power sector regulator in India has appointed Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance on energy storage & e-mobility to […] Read more
ReNew Power Successfully Prices USD 585 Million of Green Bonds Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy ReNew Power has announced the successful pricing of USD 585 million of 4.5 percent US dollar-denominated senior secured “green bonds” ReNew Power Private Limited, one of India’s leading renewable energy company, has announced the successful pricing of USD 585 million of 4.5 percent US dollar-denominated senior secured “green bonds” due 2028 on March 31, 2021, to be issued by certain of its […] Read more
SunCable’s 14 GW Plan Inches Ahead With Move for Solar Mfg Plant in Darwin Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sun Cable, the Singapore-based consortium handling the world’s largest electricity infrastructure project, aka the $22 billion Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL), revealed this week that it had lodged an application with the Northern Territory’s Development Consent Authority for a facility in the region’s capital, Darwin. The said facility will manufacture Maverick solar array systems designed by […] Read more
EBRD supports KESH’s first floating solar photovoltaic plant in Albania Updated On Mon, Apr 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Albania is making rapid progress with its plans to meet renewable energy targets, with the construction of a 12.9 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm thanks to a €9.1 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The farm will be the first floating solar plant of this size in Albania and […] Read more
Electric Vehicles Market Share to Exceed 50% From 2033: Rystad Updated On Mon, Apr 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The share of electric vehicles in global passenger car sales is set to quadruple in 2026 from 4.6% last year and exceed 50% from 2033 onwards. The market penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing rapidly as a result of the accelerating energy transition, and demand for batteries is expected to skyrocket going forward for […] Read more
J-POWER USA Starts Work to Convert Retired Coal Facility Into new Solar and Storage Facilities Updated On Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy J-POWER USA Development Co., Ltd. (“J-POWER USA“) and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, LLC (“Fortress”) have agreed to jointly pursue development of Birchwood Solar, a 50 MWac solar plant and Birchwood Storage, a 190 MWac, energy storage facility. These projects would convert Birchwood Power, a coal plant which has been in operation since November, 1996 […] 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