CFM Partners With Ampyr for 138 MW Wind Energy Project in India Updated On Thu, Jul 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy CFM has partnered up with Ampyr Energy for the development, construction and ownership of 138 MW wind projects located in the state of Karnataka, India. Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the manager of the Climate Investor One (CI1) financing facility, has announced that it has partnered up with renewable energy developer Ampyr Energy for the development, […] Read more
NextEnergy Acquires First Asset in India, Solar Plant From IBC SOLAR Updated On Wed, Jul 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy NextPower III, NextEnergy Capital’s third institutional solar fund, has completed its first acquisition in India – a 27.4 MWp plant in Odisha from IBC SOLAR NextPower III, NextEnergy Capital’s third institutional solar fund, has announced that it has completed its first acquisition in India. The fund has acquired a 27.4 MWp plant in Odisha from […] Read more
L&T Infrastructure Finance Closes $100 Million ECB Loan From AIIB Updated On Wed, Jul 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy L&T Infrastructure Finance has received the first tranche of 50 million dollars of the total 100 million external commercial borrowing loan from the AIIB. L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (LTIF) has received the first tranche of 50 million dollars of the total 100 million external commercial borrowing loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), […] Read more
ADB Becomes Observer for the Network for Greening the Financial System Updated On Tue, Jul 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADB has joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer on June 23, 2020. NGFS, launched at the Paris One Planet Summit on December 12, 2017, […] Read more
RWE Closes Deal With E.ON, Takes Over Operations at innogy Updated On Fri, Jul 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The final step in one of the largest transactions in German industrial history has been completed with RWE taking over the innogy activities from E.ON The final step in one of the largest transactions in German industrial history has been completed with the major asset swap between RWE and E.ON, with which RWE took over […] Read more
The Case for Mini Grids Stronger Than Ever, Says Global Report Updated On Thu, Jul 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report launched yesterday (July 1), State of The Global Mini-Grids Market Report 2020 has delved deeply into the present, potential, and obstacles to further growth of mini-grids around the world. For its research and conclusions, the report focused on mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and small island nations. Created for the Mini Grids […] Read more
Let’s Make India The Recycling Hub Of The World: Rajat Verma Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy As India takes slow and steady steps towards e-mobility, the big opportunity you won’t hear about is recycling of batteries. Especially critical considering the high cost of Lithium-Ion batteries, and the sourcing risk for raw materials. Enter Rajat Verma, Founder at Lohum Cleantech. The firm is into manufacturing of 1st and 2nd life battery packs […] Read more
Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 […] Read more
A World Solar Bank and India’s Solar Ambitions. Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the past week, talk of a World Solar Bank, midwifed by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Modi’s biggest foreign policy initiative has picked pace again. The ISA, whose overarching mandate can be considered the raising of 1 trillion dollars to build, spread and sustain solar energy worldwide, with special attention to the […] Read more