Himachal Sign Pacts Worth 1000 Cr to Set up 250 MW of Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Sep 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy Himachal Pradesh has signed two pacts for setting up of two solar power plants worth 250 MW with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore. Himachal Pradesh on September 3, 2019, signed two pacts for setting up two solar power plants worth 250 MW with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore. The first pact with an estimated outlay […] Read more
ADB Pledges $12 bn to India’s New Flagship Initiatives Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy ADB President, Takehiko Nakao recently met with Narendra Modi and pledged to support the government’s new flagship initiatives led by the Prime Minister. Asian Development Bank (ADB) President, Takehiko Nakao recently met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pledged to support the government’s new flagship initiatives led by the Prime Minister. Modi and Nakao discussed […] Read more
Railways to Go 100% Electric in 10 Years: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to curb its carbon footprint, Piyush Goyal has announced that the Indian Railways will go 100 percent electric in the next 10 years Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the government has decided to put a deadline for 100 percent electrification of the railways. He says that the government plans to complete […] Read more
International Solar Alliance Expands With Hungary Updated On Wed, Aug 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy After Haiti, Hungary announces to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during Jaishankar’s visit to the country. Hungary may be followed by 3 more central European countries which are a part of V4 Hungary has announced to join the International Solar Alliance during Indian foreign minister visit to the Visegrad group. During the visit, the […] Read more
EV’s Have Charmed The Government – Will The Markets Follow? Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy On July 5, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Union budget for 2019, expectations were somewhat muted in the understanding that with an interim budget already presented, there was little scope for big announcements. As it turned out, the minister did make a few announcements on the taxation front as well as […] Read more
South Carolina’s Largest Solar Project Begins Operation Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Cubico and Cypress Creek have announced the successful energisation of 106 MW Palmetto Plains, South Carolina’s largest solar project in operation. Cubico Sustainable Investments, a global investor in renewable energy backed by two of Canada’s largest pension funds, and Cypress Creek Renewables, a leading national solar and storage company, recently announced the successful energisation of […] Read more
Up to 85 GW of RE Demand Exists Within US Corporates Through 2030 Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new report, up to 85 GW of renewable energy demand exists within the largest US companies through 2030 According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on the ‘Commercial and Industrial Wind Energy Demand in the United States’, Wood Mackenzie estimates that up to 85 […] Read more
Environment Ministry Trims Lease Rent on Wind Projects Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt charged mandatorily from wind power companies. In a bid to boost investments in wind power projects and provide clean energy at cheaper rates, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt (MW) charged mandatorily from […] Read more
Cost of Renewables in China to Match Coal Power by 2026: Report Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy According to new research, the cost of renewables is already cheaper than gas-fired power in China, and will match and better coal power by 2026 As China moves towards a subsidy-free era for wind and solar projects beginning in 2021, the economics of renewable power have come into the spotlight. According to new research China provincial […] Read more