KKR buying RE firm ContourGlobal for £1.75 billion Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has announced that it is buying ContourGlobal, a renewable energy company. The deal is for £1.75 billion. According to KKR, the company is offering shareholders of ContourGlobal 263.6p for every share. This offer price represents a 36 per cent premium to the last closing price of […] Read more
ACEN, Puri Usaha Group partner to develop RE in Indonesia Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ayala Group’s listed energy platform, ACEN and the Puri Usaha Group have announced that they will work together on a platform for the joint development of renewable energy projects in Indonesia focusing on large-scale solar power plants, battery energy storage systems and green hydrogen projects. ACEN says that the plan is subject to applicable regulatory […] Read more
Rays Power Infra Prepares For The Next Growth Phase With Sale Of Assets At Rs 700 crores Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Rays Power Infra has formally announced its debt free status to the world. This has been achieved with the sale of solar assets in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana to global investors for Rs 700 crores. The announcement was made by Pawan Sharma, Co-Founder, Director, Rays Power Infra. The assets sold had total debt of […] Read more
MNRE Minister Bhagwant Khuba At Intersolar Europe Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Bhagwant Khuba attended the Intersolar Europe 2022 held at Munich, Germany. The Minister delivered key note address at the investment promotion event on “India’s Solar Energy Market”. Bhagwant Khuba in his key note address said that ‘As Hon’ble PM Modiji’s ambitious Panchamrit targets set […] Read more
Ather Closes Series E Fund Raise With $128 Million Round From NIIFL, SOF, Hero Moto Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru based Ather Energy, a leading electric two-wheeler company in India, has confirmed the completion of its Series E round of funding with signing of investment agreements amounting to $128 million with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited’s (NIIFL) Strategic Opportunities Fund (SOF), and Hero MotoCorp, a significant shareholder of Ather, and additional investors. Details […] Read more
Lithium Price Surge Leaves Car Makers Comparing LFP with NCM batteries Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Steep rises in battery raw materials prices since the start of 2021 have favoured a faster shift to LFP batteries for electric vehicles, over NMC batteries. Cobalt and Lithium for example have become dearer by 70% and 700% respectively. The lowest-cost pack has always been lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, the preferred choice of Tesla, Volkswagon and […] Read more
India needs $7.2 billion to promote integrated solar module manufacturing: CEEW-CEF Report Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) said in a report on May 12 that India needs USD 7.2 billion in investments in the next three to four years to boost integrated solar module production. Released yesterday, the report added further that the push to improve local manufacturing could help domestic module manufacturers clock $30 […] Read more
Hanwha invests $320M in cell, module mfg capacity expansion Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has announced a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in the United States and Korea with the aim of providing secure, cleaner energy amid mounting calls for energy security and net-zero emissions. Hanwha said it will seek to spend $170 million […] Read more
Mubadala, ENGIE To Ease EV charging in Abu Dhabi, Middle East Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mubadala Investment Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French energy major ENGIE for the development of a digital platform to enable charging electric vehicles in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East region. ENGIE is a global leader in energy business. The MoU entails that Mubadala and ENGIE will look to develop a […] Read more
