Afghanistan Government Invites EoI for 2 GW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Interested investors are invited to submit their expression of interest along with the profile of their company on or before December 20, 2018. The Ministry of Energy and Water of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has issued a notification inviting expressions of interest from developers to construct grid connected solar PV projects of a total […] Read more
UK Government Gives £100 million for Renewable Energy Projects in Africa Updated On Tue, Dec 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy The new investment triples funds for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), to support up to 40 more renewable energy projects over the next 5 years UK Government has earmarked a fund of £100 million for the development of renewable energy projects in Africa. The new investment triples funds for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform […] Read more
MAHAGENCO Floats Two Solar Tenders for Grid-Connected Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy To be developed under the public private partnership, the solar projects will provide power to the agricultural needs of the various sub-stations in the region. The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) has recently drawn two tenders for grid-connected solar projects of 50 MW each totaling a 100 MW to be developed in the western […] Read more
BlackRock Sells 14 French Solar Projects to International Consortium Updated On Wed, Dec 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The move will mark the first realization for BlackRock’s renewable power platform and offers Samsung, Samchully AMC and Schroders an attractive foothold into the European renewables power market. BlackRock Real Assets has reached an agreement with the Consortium of Samsung Securities as the financial investor, Samchully Asset Management as the asset manager with Schroder AIDA […] Read more
Rise of Renewable Energy to Put Competitive Pressure on Coal Plants: Fitch Updated On Thu, Nov 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The report further said that the share of renewable energy sector will be further boosted by falling technology cost and increasing availability of cheaper finance. Despite the dominance of coal as a major source of electricity, a steady shift towards renewable energy is slated create competitive pressure on some thermal power plants, especially in developing […] Read more
European Commission Approves 600 Million Euros in State Aid to French Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The approval has been given under EU State aid rules which prohibits financial support by the government towards a business entity unless it is justified The European Commission has given its approval to a measure of providing stat sponsored financial support of 600 million euros innovative solar power installations in France. The approval has been […] Read more
PROINSO Offers Free Access of Plant Monitoring Software to Indian Clients Updated On Wed, Nov 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy This offer is exclusive to PROINSO’s customers in India and can help save up to USD 500 per project. UK-headquartered PROINSO has partnered with Inspire Clean Energy (ICE) to offer its project clients one year of free access to the market-leading solar PV plant monitoring software. This offer is exclusive to PROINSO’s customers in India […] Read more
Solar FlexRack Completes Shipments of New TDP 2.0 Solar Trackers to 17 MW of Solar Projects in Georgia Updated On Thu, Nov 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar FlexRack™, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, announced today it has completed shipments of its new TDP 2.0 Solar Trackers to SolAmerica Energy to be installed in eight solar projects located across the state of Georgia. The new Solar FlexRack 2.0 Tracker with BalanceTrac introduces a technology […] Read more
Rupee fall puts Rs 28,000 crore solar projects at risk Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy With safeguard duty, this can crank up tariffs by 30 paise/unit for future projects Nearly half of the solar power capacities under implementation worth ~Rs 28,000 crore face viability risk because of the continuous fall in the rupee, which has made imported solar modules costlier and increased the cost of setting up solar plants. These […] Read more
