Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing? Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ashish Anand, a Chandigarh-based businessman reached out to us four months back. With an independent house in the city, he was keen to explore the idea of a solar rooftop for his house. As always, we put him in touch with relevant state sources, and for good measure, a couple of vendors who install solar […] Read more
MoP Extends Deadline for Comments on Draft Electricity Bill 2020 Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy MoP has extended the deadline for submission of comments/ suggestions by the industry stakeholders on the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020. The Ministry of Power (MoP) has written to all interested stakeholders i.e. CEA, CERC, state governments, Discoms, etc. informing them of the extension in the deadline for submission of comments/ suggestions on the draft […] Read more
Vattenfall Sells Rights to 240 MW Wind Farm in Scotland Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vattenfall has taken the FID to construct the 240 MW South Kyle Wind Farm in Scotland, which will be able to power approximately 170,000 UK homes on completion Vattenfall has taken the final investment decision to construct the 240 MW South Kyle Wind Farm, which will be able to power approximately 170,000 UK homes, saving […] Read more
58.1 GW of Renewables Added Since 2014, FDI Reaches $6.1 Bn Updated On Fri, Apr 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy During the last 6 years, the cumulative renewables installed capacity has grown by about 72 percent to 138.9 GW, receiving USD 6.1 billion in FDI The Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that during the last 6 years, the cumulative renewables installed capacity in the country has grown […] Read more
BayWa Secures Financing for its 133.6 MW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Apr 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy BayWa has secured tax equity and construction financing for its 133.6 MW Fern Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa r.e. has announced that it has secured tax equity and construction financing for its Fern Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. RBC Capital Markets syndicated a tax […] Read more
REINVEST 2020 Is Reimagined, MNRE Invites Bids for Virtual Event This Year Updated On Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy As we had reported earlier, the Reinvest 2020 event is set to go digital (virtual) this year, with the MNRE determined not to allow the Covid-19 pandemic to push the event any further. The event, which has struggled at times since its first edition in 2015, managing just one more event in 2018, is clearly […] Read more
150 GW of RE Projects at Risk Due to Coronavirus Updated On Wed, Apr 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy In the fast developing situation arising out of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on renewables worldwide, we have seen many estimates, and updations to those estimates. The latest one is Wood Mackenzie’s (Woodmac) research that shows up to 150 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar projects across the Asia Pacific at risk. These projects […] Read more
Decoding The healthy Response to NHPC 2000 MW Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Apr 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy On the face of it, the response to the NHPC (formerly National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) 2 GW tender is more than a little surprising. Not only has the tender sailed through, it has done so with flying colours, by any stretch of imagination. Five well established players in the form of SoftBank-backed SB Energy, Axis […] Read more
Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Out. Renewables in Focus Updated On Mon, Apr 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy True to the promise made last week, the Power Ministry has released the draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2020 on 17.4.2020. The draft has given stakeholders 21 days in which to send in their suggestions. The act is of particular significance for the renewable sector, as it promises to tighten up enforcement of orders made […] Read more
