Singapore Plans Electricity Imports to Boost Security, Diversify Supply Updated On Mon, Oct 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Singapore plans to import up to 4 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity by 2035, or about 30% of its total supply, trade and industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Monday, to diversify supply and boost energy security. The Asian city-state will start with trials to resolve technical and regulatory issues over cross-border power trading, […] Read more
Sembcorp Bags 180MW Wind Power Project in Karnataka from SECI Updated On Mon, Oct 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Singapore-headquartered Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned subsidiary in India has been formally awarded a 180-megawatt (MW) wind power project in the 11th nationwide wind power auction held recently. The letter of award from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the project has been received by Sembcorp’s renewables subsidiary Green Infra Wind Energy Limited. The project […] Read more
Tata Pwr Attains Milestone of Over 1000 EV Charging Stations across India Updated On Mon, Oct 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power now has a network of more than 1000 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, achieving a major milestone in India’s journey towards green mobility, said the company. In addition to these 1000 EV charging stations, there are close to 10,000 home EV charging points, aimed at making EV charging convenient for […] Read more
MoP Notifies Rules for Timely Recovery of Costs due to ‘Change in Law’ Updated On Mon, Oct 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified a new rule for the sustainability of the electricity sector and promotion of clean energy to meet the India’s commitment towards climate change, states a press release. MoP said that investors and other stakeholders in the power sector were concerned about the timely recovery of the cost due […] Read more
The Time for Battery Storage & Green Hydrogen Is Here, Says IEEFA Note Updated On Fri, Oct 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) states that battery storage and green hydrogen will be vital to India’s energy transition goals, especially the goal of 450 GW of renewables by 2030. “Grid-scale energy storage technologies will play a critical role in India’s decarbonisation journey, helping to integrate the 450 […] Read more
ISA Assembly Concludes With Trillion Dollar Pledge For 2030 Updated On Fri, Oct 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The fourth General assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) concluded on October 21 with a pledge to achieve the 1 trillion dollar funding target for creating new solar capacity by 2030. Presided by Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh, who is also the President of the General assembly, the funding […] Read more
DIF Capital Becomes Majority Shareholder in Solar Platform ib vogt Updated On Thu, Oct 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy DIF Capital Partners (DIF), a global independent infrastructure investment fund manager, through its fund DIF Infrastructure VI, has reached an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in ib vogt GmbH, a developer of utility-scale PV solar, from its current 100% shareholder DVV. ib vogt has a total solar capacity, built or in construction, of over 2.2 […] Read more
Rio Tinto to Spend $7.5 B to Cut Carbon Emissions by 50% by 2030 Updated On Thu, Oct 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, plans to spend $7.5 billion in direct capital expenditure to decarbonise its assets from 2022 to 2030, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. The mining giant has outlined a long-term strategy for the decarbonisation of some of its operations in […] Read more
REC Raises 5 Year Loan Of $75 million From SMBC Updated On Thu, Oct 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy In a first for any NBFC in India, REC Limited has successfully raised a USD 75 million, 5-year Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) linked Syndicated Term Loan on October 7, 2021, with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Singapore Branch appointed as the sole Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner. Along with the loan, REC has also […] Read more
