RWE Sells 51% Stake in 4 Texas Wind Farms to Algonquin Subsidiary for $600 Mn Updated On Tue, Dec 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy RWE has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Algonquin Power to sell a 51 percent stake in four of its onshore wind farms in Texas Leading renewable energy company RWE has announced that it has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp to sell a 51 percent stake in […] Read more
Ola Gears Up For Electric Scooter Entry With MOU For Plant in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ola, the largest Indian ride-hailing firm is beginning its journey into EV manufacturing with a plant to make electric scooters in Tamil Nadu, India. The SoftBank- financed company will reportedly invest Rs. 2,400 Crores in setting up the world’s largest scooter manufacturing facility in India which will produce approximately 10,000 jobs in the country. On […] Read more
Fitch Ratings Bumps Up IREDA Credit Ratings Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has upgraded Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited ‘s (IREDA) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and long-term senior unsecured rating to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’. The Outlook is Negative. At the same time, Fitch has upgraded the Short-Term IDR and the short-term senior unsecured rating to ‘F3’ from […] Read more
With Member Law Finally In, CERC Looks To Restart Soon Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the appointments committee of the cabinet finally approving the selection of Pravas Kumar Singh as Member (law) for the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the stage is finally set for restart of operations at the critical regulator, in hibernation since August 28. As we have reported regularly with updates, the body was effectively shut […] Read more
sPower Expands New York Portfolio Through 1-Gigawatt Acquisition Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy sPower, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced today the acquisition of nine solar projects in New York from National Grid Renewables, the renewable energy arm of National Grid’s competitive, unregulated division. The portfolio includes projects in Franklin, Jefferson, Chautauqua, Lewis, and other counties across Upstate New York. This portfolio is estimated to […] Read more
Power, Water, Transport, Communication the Four Sectors for Industry Development: Gadkari Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari has called water, power, transport and communication as the four most important sectors for industry development. “India has a lot of surplus power and are working towards more sustainable means like solar energy. Water is also available. Communication is doing very well and the country is […] Read more
MNRE Seeks Comments on Draft Tender for Component-B of KUSUM Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has requested comments on the draft tender prepared by EESL for the installation of standalone solar pumps under component-B of KUSUM. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the PM-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme under which standalone solar pumps are being installed with government financial support. During FY […] Read more
Britishvolt Finalises Site For Britain’s First Battery Gigaplant Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Britishvolt, which had signed an MOU for the country’s first Gigaplant sometime back, has finally identified a site at Blyth, Northumberland for the plant. With an investment of 2.6 billion Euros, construction is expected to start in the second quarter of 2021. The massive plant is seen as vital to supporting the UK’s push for […] Read more
763.47 MW Added in November, India’s Total RE Capacity Surpasses 90 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy (RE) capacity has surpassed the 90 GW mark, with 763.47 MW of new capacity added during the penultimate month of 2020. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for the Cabinet for the month of November 2020, detailing all the events and development that took place […] Read more
