Interview with Mohua Mukherjee, Program Ambassador Pro-Bono, International Solar Alliance Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Next Generation Women will have Opportunities to Involve in Different Parts of Solar Value Chain Women of the next generation will have opportunities to be involved in many different parts of the solar value chain, including designing these new, energy-efficient solar gadgets or appliances, as well. We just need to start their familiarity with solar […] Read more
Shell To Power Up 700,000 UK homes with Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Mar 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Royal Dutch Shell will begin supplying renewable electricity to more than 700,000 homes in the UK this week as it powers up plans to become the world’s biggest electricity company. Under the brand Shell Energy, it will become one of UK’s biggest green power suppliers overnight when it replaces First Utility, a year after acquiring […] Read more
CECEP Connects World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant in China Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Chinese state-owned developer CECEP, in collaboration with French floating solar specialists Ciel & Terre, has connected its 70 MW floating solar power plant in Anhui, China to the grid after the project successfully cleared all tests and monitoring. Located on a former coal-mining area, in Yongqiao district, Suzhou city, the floating PV array will mainly […] Read more
723 GW of New Wind Capacity Expected in the Next Decade : WoodMac Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables ‘Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q1 2019’ report predicts the additions of nearly 723 GW of new wind capacity in the decade leading up to 2028. According to the report, 50.2GW of new wind power was added globally in 2018, a 4% increase Year on Year (YoY) and the […] Read more
EXIM Bank Extends 3 LOCs Worth $83.11 Mn to Congo For 3 Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The loan will be utilised for financing three solar photovoltaic power projects with a total capacity of 35 MW in the three provinces — Karawa, Mbandaka and Lusambo. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank0 has, on behalf of the Government of India, extended 3 Lines of Credit (LOC) aggregating USD 83.11 million to the […] Read more
AfDB Pledges $25 Bn to Climate Finance For 2020-25 Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Key Bank projects include the co-financing of the 510 MW Ouarzazate Solar Complex in Morocco, one of the largest solar complexes in the world. The African Development Bank will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said […] Read more
Private Companies Appeal to Political Parties to Put Renewable Energy in Poll Manifestos Updated On Mon, Mar 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy A total of 160 private companies and NGOs have made an appeal to all political parties to include decentralised renewable energy solutions in their manifestos for the general elections. The appeal was signed by Panasonic India, Barefoot Power, CSIR-NEERI, Observer Research Foundation, Prayas Energy Group, and several others. The appeal was sent on behalf of […] Read more
GCF Allocates $440 Mn For 9 Climate Resilience and Low Emission Projects Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 22nd meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently ended with a raft of decisions to strengthen GCF for its first replenishment. The Board during the meeting approved nine new climate resilience and low emission projects totaling $ 440 million in GCF resources and took steps to strengthen operations, reinforce standards and close policy […] Read more
Int’l: Jumeme Starts on Phase-I of Lake Victoria Hybrid Solar Mini-Grid Project Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy In this first scaling phase, 11 new mini-grids are currently being constructed to bring 24/7 electricity supply to a population of more than 80,000 people. RP Global, an independent renewable energy developer and majority shareholder of Jumeme Rural Power Supply Ltd., has announced that construction of the first phase of its ambitious solar-hybrid mini-grid project […] Read more
