Grid Imbalance Becoming An Issue For RE in Australia-Woodmac Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac), the global research firm has highlighted the hurdles renewables energy growth is facing in Australia. The firm says that while the renewable energy project pipeline in the National Electricity Market (NEM) remains massive at 67 gigawatts (GW) capacity (6GW under construction and 61GW in announced projects), the current conversion rate to firm […] Read more
All 102 Turbines Installed at 714 MW East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s GIG have successfully installed every one of the 102 turbines on the 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have announced that they have successfully installed every one of the 102 turbines on the 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm – […] Read more
India’s Electricity Demand to Shrink 1%, Discoms Losses to Rise by Rs 200 Bn: ICRA Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amidst the lockdown imposed across the country due to coronavirus, the demand slowdown is likely to lead to a de-growth of 1.0 percent in electricity demand for the full year of FY2021, as predicted by a leading credit rating agency, ICRA. The rating agency analysed after considering the full lockdown till May 3, 2020, partial […] Read more
No Spike in Power Demand With Partial Easing of Lockdown Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy The partial relaxation in lockdown from April 20 onwards could not perk up power demand, which remained almost static so far mainly due to cool weather. The partial relaxation in lockdown for certain economic activities from April 20 onwards could not perk up power demand, which remained almost static so far mainly due to cool weather. According […] Read more
Ørsted and Nestlé Sign15-Year Offshore Wind PPA Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Nestlé UK has signed a 15-year PPA with Ørsted to buy green power output worth 31 MW from the 573 MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm. Nestlé UK, the UK subsidiary of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, Nestlé, has signed a 15-year indexed fixed-price power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted, […] Read more
Inox Wind Opens All Manufacturing Facilities with Permission from Local Authority Updated On Mon, Apr 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Inox wind, a leading Wind Energy Solutions provider in India, has reopened its manufacturing facilities across the country. After lockdown order issued by the government in the wake of containment of coronavirus pandemic, Kailash Tarachandani-led company had earlier on March 26, 2020 suspend operations at all its three manufacturing sites situated at Ahmedabad, Barwani and […] Read more
MNRE Has A New Secretary, Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi Updated On Sun, Apr 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, a 1987 batch IAS (Indian administrative service) officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as the new secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Mr Chaturvedi will take over from Anand Kumar, himself an IAS from the 1984 Kerala cadre. Mr Chaturvedi was earlier the Additional Chief Secretary […] Read more
L&T Construction Bags Rs 1,000 – Rs 2,500 Cr Orders from Indian Railways’ SPV for Electrification Updated On Fri, Apr 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Conglomerate Larsen & Toubro’s construction arm, L&T Construction, has won significant contracts worth Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore for the electrification works from DFCCIL, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Indian Railways. The company has won this order through its Railways Strategic Business Unit in consortium with Kyosan Electric Manufacturing, a Japanese company […] Read more
Sterlite Power Commissions 765KV Khandwa Substation in MP Updated On Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Few days after commissioning of Rs 1,027 crore Gurgaon Palwal Transmission Project (GPTL), Sterlite Power has now commissioned 765kV Khandwa substation in Madhya Pradesh (MP). This Khandwa substation is part of the company’s Khargone Transmission Limited (KTL) project, which will play an important role in stepping down the high voltage 1,320 MW power from Khargone […] Read more
