Carnegie Mellon University Signs Multiyear RE Agreements With Engie Updated On Tue, Oct 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Carnegie Mellon University and Engie have agreed on multiyear energy agreements in which the university will purchase energy from a wind farm, and secure RECs Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Engie Resources, the North American subsidiary of French multinational electric utility Engie have announced a series of multiyear energy agreements through 2024 in which the […] Read more
Gujarat Rooftop Solar Scheme Targeting 2 Lakh Households in First Year Updated On Mon, Sep 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Gujarat energy minister Saurabh Patel has said that the state government’s rooftop solar panel scheme aims to cover two lakh households by March 31 next year. Under the scheme, people can install solar panels for electricity generation on the roof of their houses, and if there is surplus electricity, they can sell it to the power grid. […] Read more
Will Rooftop Solar Rescue India’s Faltering Solar Target – Plus: 5 States Where The Numbers Will Matter Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Zero. That’s the number of fresh utility scale solar and wind projects commissioned in August 2019 through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), India’s premier agency for executing them. While the corporation is not seeing a zero month for the first time, the fact remains that in 2016-17, when momentum was picking up sharply, not […] Read more
Delhi can Become EV Capital of India With More Capital: Report Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Delhi will need to deploy electric passenger vehicles, EV for last-mile connectivity and several public charging stations in the next year to realise its dream of clean, green and people-centric mobility solutions. To realise its dream to have clean, green and people-centric mobility solutions, Delhi may need to deploy nearly 35,000 electric and accessible passenger vehicles, at […] Read more
Telangana to Tender for 1000 MW Solar Power in Next 2 Months Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy As part of its target to achieve 5000 MW solar power, the Telangana government will soon float tenders to produce 1000 MW of solar energy As part of its target to achieve 5000 MW solar power, the Telangana government will float tenders in the next two months to produce 1000 MW of solar energy, a […] Read more
ADB Approves $350 mn Loan to Reform the Energy Sector in Pakistan Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy ADB has decided to shortly approve a loan worth USD 350 million for reforms and financial sustainability programmes in the Pakistan energy sector. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to shortly approve a loan worth USD 350 million for reforms and financial sustainability programmes that aims to address fiscal, governance, technical and policy deficits […] Read more
MNRE Postpones its Flagship Event ‘RE-Invest’ Indefinitely Updated On Fri, Sep 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE postpones the 3rd Global RE-Invest Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Narendra Modi on October 30. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced via a notification that it has postponed the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors’ (RE-Invest) Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October […] Read more
Ørsted’s Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power Updated On Wed, Sep 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ørsted has announced that the second phase of Formosa 1, Taiwan’s soon-to-be first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, produced first power. Danish wind energy major and the leading offshore wind energy firm in the world, Ørsted has announced that on September 5, 2019, the company’s second phase of Formosa 1, Taiwan’s soon-to-be first commercial-scale offshore wind […] Read more
EV’s Have Charmed The Government – Will The Markets Follow? Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy On July 5, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Union budget for 2019, expectations were somewhat muted in the understanding that with an interim budget already presented, there was little scope for big announcements. As it turned out, the minister did make a few announcements on the taxation front as well as […] Read more