MNRE Will Invite Bids From States For 8,000 MW Power From Stranded Thermal Plants Updated On Mon, Jun 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy RK Singh, Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), said on June 26 that the government will invite bids from the states to sell electricity generated from 8,000 megawatt (MW) thermal capacities without PPAs after aggregating the demands. About 8,000 MW of thermal capacities across the states in India are without any […] Read more
SUN Mobility & Amazon Launch Battery Swapping Network in Maharashtra Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-based Energy infrastructure and services provider, SUN Mobility has announced the launch of its battery-swapping network for electric vehicles in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company is installing these battery swapping stations in collaboration with Amazon India. With the first set of stations placed at Amazon’s sites in Mumbai and Pune, SUN Mobility plans to deploy over […] Read more
Reliance On The Lookout For New Technologies To Make Low-Cost Green Hydrogen A Reality Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Even as India’s leading firm Reliance Industries Ltd, led by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, seeks newer technologies to make electrolyzers in its efforts to produce low-cost green hydrogen in the country, multiple firms have started launching newer versions of their efforts to drop costs. Thus, while Reliance awaits the production-linked incentives the government may offer […] Read more
India Needs $223 Billion To Meet 500 GW RE Target By 2030 Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As per the findings revealed in a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF) in a seminar in New Delhi on June 22, India will need $223 billion of investment to meet the target of wind and solar capacity installations up to 500GW by 2030. A Look At The Numbers In a telling trend, the country has […] Read more
Keen To Enter Into RE, OTPP Offers Rs 2300 Cr For 49% Stake In Mahindra Susten Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy One of the largest pension funds in Canada, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), is looking to acquire a stake of close to 49%, worth Rs 2,300 crore in Mahindra Susten Pvt Ltd, thereby valuing the entity at Rs 4,600 crore, inclusive of debt. An exclusivity clause has been signed between OTPP and Mahindra Susten. With […] Read more
Price Of Solar Panel Material, Polysilicon, Touches $40.62, Highest In A Decade Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Strong demand coupled with production glitches has pushed the price of a key material for solar panels, Polysilicon, to the highest level in more than a decade in China. Now the cost of clean energy is too high for the companies to afford even as the climate goals are in crying need of more renewable […] Read more
State Of Offshore Wind Power in India Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian renewable energy sector has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of over 15.50 per cent in the last five years, with wind sector growth at about 8 per cent. India’s energy use is slated to grow by 3% per annum up to 2040. All this, even as the country has committed to […] Read more
Interconnected European Grid Key to Managing Variations In Solar Irradiance Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Decline In Solar Irradiance Has Sounded A Warning After it witnessed the wettest month in March 2022 in 61 years, Spain experienced the sharpest decline in solar irradiance in 28 years. The findings from a team of experts from solar data firm Solargis reveal that there has been a 50 per cent decline in […] Read more
Togo Gets $40m Loan For 42 MWp Solar Power Project From West African Development Bank Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Togo has received a fresh loan from the West African Development Bank for the development of a 42 MWp solar power plant in Awandjelo area of Northern Togo. The bank is an international Multilateral Development Bank meant for the development of Francophone and Lusophone in West Africa. The loan was approved by the Board of […] Read more