Canadian Solar Modules Light-up Medical Center in a Country with 5% Electrification Updated On Sat, May 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy This is how the use of solar can provide greatly needed electricity in a country like Sierra Leone which is having just 1 per cent electrification rate in rural areas. With an aim to support in a social cause for the society, solar PV modules maker Canadian Solar has donated its MaxPower CS6U-P 330W solar modules […] Read more
Scatec Solar Brings on MT Energy For 485 MW Solar Projects in Vietnam Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar is envisioned to provide the project’s equity funding. In addition, the company will be the turn-key EPC provider and will be providing Operation & Maintenance as well as Asset Management services to the projects. Norway-based Scatec Solar has partnered with MT Energy, a Vietnamese energy company, to develop, finance, construct and operate large-scale […] Read more
EDF & Masdar Consortium Wins 800 MW Hybrid Solar Project in Morocco Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy EDF, Masdar and Green of Africa Consortium has won 800 MW hybrid solar project in Morocco. The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has announced – after a competitive international bidding process – that the consortium of EDF (through its subsidiary EDF Renewables), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, and Green of Africa, Moroccan […] Read more
Global Access to Electricity is Growing, but Falling Short of Sustainable Energy Goals Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 remains possible but will require more sustained efforts, particularly to reach some of the world’s poorest […] Read more
India Finally Investing More in Solar than Coal: IEA Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Renewable energy investments in India are finally outpacing its expenditure on fossil fuel power generation says IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed in a new report on worldwide energy investment that the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, and home to more than one-sixth of humanity India […] Read more
Four Renewable Energy Companies Show The Way in Cape Town Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy South Africa’s Cape Town’s clean energy ambition needs an overhaul and according to South Africa outlet, these 4 companies are one to watch out for. South Africa’s famous city, Cape Town has set an ambitious goal of having renewable power account for 20% of its energy mix by 2020, which a number of companies will […] Read more
Missing The Sunshine – Mini Grids in India Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Even as the solar story develops in India, there is a part of the sector that has quietly been working and making an impact in its own way. Yes, Mini Grids and even micro grids, in the limited opportunities they have had in the country, have made a strong case for themselves. Serving areas that […] Read more
Danish Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund Closes on $700 Mn Updated On Mon, May 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) new fund, the New Markets Fund I, which will invest in renewable energy infrastructure targeting fast-growing major new economies primarily in Asia and Latin America, reached the first close of USD 700 million. “Obtaining first close commitments of USD 700m from a group of leading Nordic investors is an important proof […] Read more
Global Energy Investment Stabilised in 2018 with Oil & Coal Supply Bouncing Back Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has revealed that the global energy investment stabilised in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables. The International Energy Agency’s latest annual review, published in its World Energy Investment Report 2019, reported a […] Read more
