Bangladesh Opens Up Small, But Profitable Opportunity Next Door For Indian Developers Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Of late, Bangladesh, powered mostly by thermal power and blessed with an unfavourable location for hydropower, has made a serious effort to ramp up its renewable capacity. The country, which has a deficit of power supply that forces it to import from India, hopes that by 2041, 40 per cent of its total power requirements […] Read more
CERC Orders Compensation To Hero Solar SPV Over Surge In GST Rates Updated On Thu, May 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its latest judgment, ordered giving financial compensation to Clean Solar Power (Jodhpur) Private Limited on account of the escalation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates from five percent to 12 percent in 2021. Clean Solar Power is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Hero Solar Energy. The solar […] Read more
Osaka Scoops 350-MW Solar Portfolio From EE North America Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy European Energy subsidiary EE North America has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell a 350-MW utility-scale solar project in Texas to Osaka Gas USA Corporation (OGUSA). The solar power project is expected to be operational in 2025. OGUSA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., one of the largest […] Read more
A Lack of Awareness Among Key Stakeholders About Benefits Of Solar Insurance- Sudhish Ramteke, Anand Rathi Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy As solar has achieved scale and a future of strong growth, insurance firms have also done well to catch up and offer products for the sector. Besides the obvious role of de-risking projects for developers, insurance firms also play a key role in wider understanding and acceptance of the risks involved for other key stakeholders, […] Read more
UP Floats Tender To Outsource Operations & Maintenance Of Solar Mini-Grids Updated On Tue, May 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has now issued a tender to outsource the operations and maintenance of its solar mini-grids. The government plans to give the contract to the interested parties on a revenue-sharing basis. The tender also said that with this, the state agency intends to revive and restore the old […] Read more
Ireland First Offshore Wind Auction: 3.1 GW Awarded in Four Projects Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ireland has awarded four offshore wind energy projects of capacity nearing 3,100 Megawatt (3.1GW) in its first offshore wind auction conducted under Renewable Electricity Support Scheme ‘ORESS 1.’ The 1,300 MW Codling Wind Park will be owned and developed by a joint venture of Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables. RWE has said it will […] Read more
Asia’s Biggest Sewage Pumping Station In Mumbai Capped By A ‘Solar Plant’ Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which is the civic body of Mumbai has announced that it has successfully installed a solar power generation plant over a sewage pumping station (SPS). The Mumbai civic body said that the new solar power installation has come up over the largest SPS which is situated at Mahim Causeway. The […] Read more
Our goal is to raise production capacity to 3 GW yearly: Anurag Garg, Jakson Group Updated On Wed, May 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Please tell us about the manufacturing capacity and expansion plans of Jakson. Presently, we have 580 MW module manufacturing capacity at our Greater Noida Plant in India. We were among the first Indian manufacturers to start with fully automatic (including auto bussing) module manufacturing facility and waterless technology NDC laser cutting machine in 2021-22. The […] Read more
Enel Green Gets Go-Ahead To Operationalise 163 MW Chilean Solar Project Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy developer and operator Enel Chile, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power, has announced that it has received authorization from the National Electricity Coordinator, an authority of Chilean Government, to begin commercial operations after successfully passing all the tests related to its operations. Enel Green said that the 162.8 MW net power photovoltaic plant […] Read more
