ICRA Predicts 16 GW Capacity Addition For RE In FY23 Updated On Tue, Jan 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The outlook for the capacity addition in the renewable energy (RE) sector remains strong with a large project pipeline of over 55 GW and the highly competitive tariffs offered by these projects. The commitment to climate change goals announced by the Prime Minister at the recent COP26 summit, including increasing the non-fossil power capacity to […] Read more
KVG Bank, Bengaluru Firm to Provide Solar Pumps to Karnataka Farmers Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVG Bank) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based MECWIN Technologies Ltd to introduce farmer- friendly solar-powered pump sets through bank’s finance. KVGB general manager P Srinivas Rao and MECWIN Technologies co-founder Shivakumar H M signed the agreement in the presence of KVGB chairman P Gopi Krishna here on Saturday. […] Read more
Tata Power Tops Among India Power Utilities In S&P’s CSA Scores Updated On Fri, Jan 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power companies, secured the highest score among its peers in the Indian Power sector in S&P Global’s recently released Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) results. ESG parameters are becoming increasingly relevant as markets across the world start to consider these for critical issues such as financing. Tata Power has […] Read more
US Based Posigen, Provider Of Solar To Lower Income Households, Gets $100m Funding Updated On Thu, Jan 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy PosiGen, a leading New Orleans, US based provider of renewable energy and efficiency solutions for low-to-moderate income (LMI) households, has confirmed the close of a $100 million preferred equity financing. Magnetar Capital’s Energy & Infrastructure group was the lead investor in the financing and will nominate two new directors to join PosiGen’s Board of Directors. Existing […] Read more
CSP Player Heliogen Rounds off 2021 With Completion Of Merger With Athena Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy For California-based Heliogen Inc., a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, 2021 has been an exciting year, peppered with attractive investments from and valuable collaborations with major companies, especially in the mining and metals industry. Founded in 2013, Heliogen aims to alleviate the intermittency issues of renewable power generation sources. Its technology is designed to […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited Welcomes Reliance As Promoter Updated On Tue, Jan 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a formal confirmation of its deal with Reliance New Energy Solar (RNESL), Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL) has announced the completion of transactions that enables the Reliance group to join as promoter group. This has happened after the Reliance group paid the balance Rs 1583 crore for the buyout of 25.90 percent […] Read more
REC, German Dev Bank to Finance India’s Power Sector and RE Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy REC Limited has entered into an agreement with KfW Development Bank for availing the Official development assistance (ODA) loan of USD 169.5 million under the Indo-German Bilateral Partnership in accordance with the approval granted by the Department of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Government of India, an official release said. The proceeds from […] Read more
Danish Fund IFU To Invest $34 Million Into Cleanmax Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy In yet more funding news, The Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is investing USD 34 million (Rs 260 cr approx.) in CleanMax, which has an aggregated capacity of 750+ MW of installed solar and wind-solar hybrid power. Cleanmax, founded in 20211, has been an early mover in the commercial and industrial segment, and […] Read more
As Solar Grows, Solar Data Demand Scales New Highs Updated On Fri, Dec 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Adoption of high-quality solar resource data for prospecting, evaluation, monitoring and forecasting has increased substantially in 2021 as the global solar PV market has developed. However, there is still a significant amount of untapped value in this data as the industry enters the next phase of its growth in 2022. This is evidenced by demand […] Read more
