2020 Could Be Africa’s Arrival As A Solar Market With Size Updated On Mon, Dec 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy After a long wait, 2020 could well mark a decisive shift in the energy availability graph for countries in Africa, as multiple approaches and tactics finally make a case for a stronger push. For long, Africa has suffered from the world’s lowest electrification rate. Figures from 2017 state that Its power consumption per capita is […] Read more
ENGIE Africa Consortium Kicks off Operation of Egypt’s Largest Wind Farm Updated On Mon, Nov 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy As per the 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the power generated from the Engie Africa led consortium project will be supplied to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). A consortium led by ENGIE Africa has completed the construction and commissioning of the Egypt’s largest 262.5 MW Ras Ghareb wind farm. The wind project has been […] Read more
Distributed RE Start-Ups Left out to Participate in Schemes Like KUSUM Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy The eligibility criteria of government scheme KUSUM has been the biggest deterrent for the Distributed RE start-ups to participate in the tendering process The latest report by Delhi-based non-government organization Clean Energy Access Network or CLEAN provided some pretty interesting insights about the Decentralized renewable energy (DRE) and small- and medium-sized enterprises doing business in […] Read more
Magenta Group Wins ‘EV Charging enabling Technology Leadership Award’ Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Magenta Group was recently bestowed with the ‘Indian EV Charging Enabling Technology Leadership’, at the Frost & Sullivan India Intelligent Mobility Awards Magenta Group, a pioneer in establishing the Electric Vehicle (EV) ecosystem in India under the ChargeGrid brand, was recently bestowed the ‘Indian EV Charging enabling Technology Leadership award’, at the 2019 Frost & […] Read more
Vivint Solar Secures $325 mn Credit Facility Updated On Wed, Aug 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy Vivint Solar has closed a $325 million revolving warehouse credit facility, which refinanced the aggregation credit facility that was set to mature in 2020. Vivint Solar, Inc a leading full-service residential solar provider, has announced that it has closed a $325 million revolving warehouse credit facility, which refinanced the aggregation credit facility that was set […] Read more
Still Elusive: Jumpstarting Solar Manufacturing in India Updated On Tue, Jul 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rarely misses an opportunity to highlight the success of its renewable energy push, when given an opportunity. And it has good reason to do so. Besides taking installed renewable capacity (wind +solar) from barely 25 GW to an estimated 70 GW plus till now, the government has also […] Read more
Budget 2019: Solar Industry Seeks Quick Reforms from Modi 2.0 Updated On Thu, Jul 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy When the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government was voted back to power in a landslide victory in the recently concluded general polls, expectations of the corporate world and especially from the renewable industry grew mile high from the Union Budget 2019 which will be presented on 5th July. Now with the continuation of the […] Read more
Encourage Capital’s Fund For Indian Rooftop Segment Closes at $40 Mn Updated On Sat, Jun 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Encourage Capital has announced the first closing of a new fund at $40 million, which will invest in Indian commercial rooftop solar segment Encourage Capital, LLC, an impact investment asset manager and advisory firm, has announced the first closing of a new private equity fund, Encourage Solar Finance, L.P. at $40 million. The fund will […] Read more
Kimberly-Clarks Turns On Rooftop Solar Plant at Tuas Facility Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The plant, which has been developed using 7,730 photovoltaic panels mounted on its roof will generate 3.5 Gigawatt-Hours (GWh) of clean energy, enough to power up a thousand 3-bedroom HDB flats for a year. American multinational personal care corporation, Kimberly-Clark has announced the commissioning of its solar installation at its manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore. […] Read more