Plug Power led Consortium Pledges $320 Mn to new Clean Hydrogen Fund Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Plug Power, Chart Industries, and Baker Hughes intend to become cornerstone investors in the formation of the FiveT Hydrogen Fund Plug Power, Chart Industries, and Baker Hughes have announced their intention to become cornerstone investors in the formation of the FiveT Hydrogen Fund, a unique new clean-hydrogen-only private infrastructure fund dedicated to delivering clean hydrogen infrastructure projects […] Read more
ReNew Power Successfully Prices USD 585 Million of Green Bonds Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy ReNew Power has announced the successful pricing of USD 585 million of 4.5 percent US dollar-denominated senior secured “green bonds” ReNew Power Private Limited, one of India’s leading renewable energy company, has announced the successful pricing of USD 585 million of 4.5 percent US dollar-denominated senior secured “green bonds” due 2028 on March 31, 2021, to be issued by certain of its […] Read more
GCF Approves USD 137 Mn FMO Investment in India’s Green Growth Equity Fund Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Board of GCF has approved the proposal by FMO to accelerate private and public sector investment in India’s green infrastructure projects. The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved Dutch development bank FMO’s proposal to accelerate private and public sector investment in India’s green infrastructure projects. Through the Green Growth Equity Fund […] Read more
Sunnova Completes Acquisition of SunStreet—Lennar’s Solar Platform for Homebuilders Updated On Mon, Apr 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sunnova Energy International Inc. (“Sunnova”), one of the leading U.S. residential solar and storage service providers, announced today that it completed its previously announced acquisition of SunStreet Energy Group, LLC, Lennar Corporation’s (“Lennar”) (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) residential solar platform (“SunStreet”), and has become Lennar’s exclusive residential solar and storage service provider for new home […] Read more
Masdar Agrees to Expand Uzbekistan Wind Farm Capacity to 1.5 GW Updated On Sat, Apr 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Masdar has signed an agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm project up to 1.5 GW. Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an Implementation Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm […] Read more
Global Solar Installations to Grow 27% to Reach 181 GW in 2021: IHS Updated On Tue, Mar 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a report by IHS Markit, the new global solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are expected to grow by 27 percent this year to a record 181 gigawatts (GW), led by China, the United States, and India. However, new solar PV installations were at 142 GW in the year 2020. Although this year the prices […] Read more
Maharashtra Seamless Goes Green With 21 MW Solar Plant from Waaree Updated On Fri, Mar 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Waaree Energies, India’s largest solar module manufacturer and a leader in the EPC segment, has announced the commissioning of 21 MWp ground-mounted solar project in Solapur, Maharashtra. The open access project was executed for Maharashtra Seamless Ltd for captive consumption. This plant is developed to help MSL achieve its endeavor to go carbon neutral. Developed […] Read more
The BCD Calculus: Will It Deliver The Right Outcomes? Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy As expected, once it did arrive, India’s Basic Customs Duty (BCD) plan for solar cells and equipment has managed to create just the sort of furore that the government claims it seeks to avoid. After all, for once, this was a decision that was long in coming, with intent having been announced last year itself, […] Read more
RERC Yields to Objections, Extends Net-Metering Benefits Till June 30 Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy RERC has now announced that all rooftop solar Net-Metering agreements upto June 30, 2021, will be honoured for their contract durations. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has announced that after receiving comments and objections from stakeholders on its draft Regulations for Grid-Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems, 2020, it will now work again on […] Read more