France’s Proparco Invests $10 Million in Sun King’s Solar Kit Business in Africa Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Proparco, a division of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, invested in a $10 million green bond that will be lent to Sun King, an African solar kit retailer. The Swiss impact investor Symbiotics Group, through its MSMR Bonds platform, issuing the green bond. A total of 309 bonds worth $2.67 billion have already been […] Read more
Follow the Money, As Funding Shifts Completely to Renewables Over Coal in 2021 Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy A study titled “Financiers Prefer Wind And Solar Over Coal” has been released by CFA (Center For Financial Accountability). According to the Coal vs. Renewables Financial Analysis 2022, L&T Finance overtook SBI as the largest financier of renewable energy project financing in 2021. The annual energy finance conference co-hosted by CFA and IIT Madras saw […] Read more
ReNew Power Partners With Jindal Stainless for 300MW Hybrid Project Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy ReNew Power, the largest renewable energy provider in the nation, and Jindal Stainless recently entered into a deal to establish a utility-scale captive renewable energy project for the delivery of electricity to their factory in Jajpur, Odisha. By combining solar and wind energy, the project will produce 700 million units annually. With a high capacity […] Read more
IEX Power Market Update For November Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s premier energy exchange, achieved 7764 MU total volume traded in November 2022, including Green Power trade of 354 MU, and 3.72 lac RECs (equivalent to 372 MU). The total electricity volume traded on the Exchange in November’22 was 7392 MU, an increase of 9% on YoY. However, the overall volume […] Read more
Shell & Hexicon JV Names Vestas for Large Scale Floating Wind Project Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB called MunmuBaram has chosen Vestas as its turbine supplier for a project. The said project is a floating offshore wind project in South Korea and boasts of 1.3 GW. Hexicon AB develops floating offshore wind farms and designs dual turbine floating wind power platforms while Shell is […] Read more
Amazon Debuts Hybrid Projects Globally with 300 MW in Madhya Pradesh & Karnataka Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, Amazon India is set to establish 300 MW hybrid project (wind-solar). The projects would be established alongside Vibrant Energy, a subsidiary of a portfolio business of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG). Amazon said in a statement that this is one of the “biggest wind-solar hybrid corporate power purchase agreements (PPA) […] Read more
India’s L&T & Japan’s SMBC Conclude $107 Mn Sustainability Linked Loan Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and India’s multinational conglomerate company Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) recently successfully finalised a three-year, $107 million sustainability-linked loan. SMBC was the sustainability coordinator and lender. In a statement, L&T noted that its continuous dedication to its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […] Read more
CCPI Report: “Background and Methodology” Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy A study entitled “Background and Methodology” has been released by CCPI (Climate Change Performance Index). Understanding national and international climate policy is challenging since there are so many nations that need to be considered, and each has different baseline stances and interests. Germanwatch created the Climate Change Performance Index to encourage efforts toward an effective […] Read more
FIMER’s EV Charger Now Compatible With Noodoe’s EV Charging CMS Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Italian solar inverter maker FIMER’s FLEXA AC Wallbox EV charger and Noodoe EV, a provider of EV charging stations, has completed integration testing of Noodoe EV’s charger management software (CMS). Because of their presence in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East, EV charging operators and business owners can easily set up […] Read more
