Amritsar To Be ‘Solar City’ As Punjab Launches Action Plan Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Punjab government has announced that the cultural city of Amritsar will be now developed as a ‘Solar City’ of the north-western state as state’s Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora launched the Punjab State Energy Action Plan. The action plan is being implemented to ensure promotion of energy efficiency in buildings, industries, municipalities, agriculture, transport […] 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
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
Yes Bank Announces ‘YES KIRAN’ Solar Financing Scheme For MSMEs Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Private sector bank – Yes Bank, which has come back to life after an RBI led intervention – has come up with a novel lending proposition that will help expand the solar power systems in the country in decentralised manner. Yes Bank has announced the launch of its new lending scheme called ‘YES KIRAN’ under […] Read more
Total Eren, Others Collaborate for Indonesian Wind Plus Storage Project Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indonesian power utility PLN (Persero) has collaborated with Total Eren SA in the construction of a 70 MW wind power plant project in Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This is also the first renewable project in Indonesia equipped with a 10 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) technology. Adaro Power and Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Investasi […] Read more
Hitachi, Quanta Bag EPC Contract for 3.5 GW SunZia Project Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy players Quanta Services and Hitachi Energy have been selected by Pattern Energy Group, a firm that delves into renewable energy and transmission infrastructure, to build its SunZia transmission and wind project. This is the largest renewable project of the USA being built with $8 billion of direct capital investment. Pattern Energy held that […] Read more
Renewable Startups Now Have Better Funding Avenues: Abhishek Pillai, Solar Ladder Updated On Thu, May 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Abhishek Pillai is one of the three co-founders who started Solar Ladder, a supply chain startup, four years ago. The three co-founders laid the firm’s foundation around the end of their London School of Economics course. The firm has around 250+ solar EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) installers on board four years later. It also […] Read more
MNRE Allows Time Extension For Solar/Hybrid Projects Only In ‘Genuine Cases’ Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a fresh order to act against erring renewable energy project developers who willfully delay clean energy projects and ask for relaxations on commissioning dates. In its latest Order, the ministry said it gave the renewable energy implementing agencies like SECI, NTPC, and NHPC the power […] Read more
BayWa r.e. Raises $115 Million Afresh For Solar+Storage Projects Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy North American solar developer BayWa r.e. has secured a $115-million credit facility with global financial services firm Nomura to support the development of utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects in the United States. BayWa r.e. said that the credit facility will initially support projects totaling 1.1 GW of solar and 188 MWh of battery storage in […] Read more
