Power Sales Volume up 40%, 20% Rise in Profit in Q4 for IEX Updated On Sat, May 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Power sales volume jumped nearly 40% at IEX to 13,835 MU in the January-March period, following which its March quarter consolidated net profit witnessed a significant rise. Power sales volume jumped nearly 40 percent at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) to 13,835 million units (MU) in the January-March period, following which its March quarter consolidated net profit witnessed a significant rise. […] Read more
3.35 GW of Wind Capacity Auctioned in the Q1 2020; 1.2 GW in India Updated On Fri, May 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy GWEC has published its first quarter wind auction database, reporting that a total of 3.35 GW of wind power capacity was auctioned in the period. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published its first quarter wind auction database under its Market Intelligence’s services. The database reveals that from January to April 2020, a total […] Read more
Discoms to get Loans at low Rates to pay Back Gencos: RK Singh Updated On Fri, May 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Discoms will be offered loans at cheaper rates by state-owned power sector financing companies for clearing their dues towards Gencos, RK Singh has said. Financially stressed Discoms will be offered loans at cheaper rates of 8.5 to 9 percent for a 10-year period by state-owned power sector financing companies PFC and REC for clearing their dues towards power generation companies (Gencos), Power and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh […] Read more
Nearly 600,000 Clean Energy Jobs Lost in the US due to Pandemic: Report Updated On Thu, May 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report has revealed that April saw at least 447,200 new clean energy jobs lost, bringing the total to 594,300 since the beginning of the pandemic. A report tracking the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on US employment has revealed that April brought clean energy job losses triple those seen in March, for an […] Read more
Philippines Central Bank Offers Support for Energy Transition and Renewables: IEEFA Updated On Mon, May 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Philippines’ Central Bank has approved a Sustainable Finance Framework to offer new support for energy transition and renewables. The Philippines’ Central Bank (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) has approved a Sustainable Finance Framework to safeguard the financial system from the evolving material hazards from climate change and energy transition risk including stranded assets, the Institute […] Read more
Domestic Solar Manufacturing Could Benefit From Pandemic Updated On Mon, May 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Supply disruption from China and the decline in domestic solar capacity addition due to the pandemic offers a golden opportunity to local solar manufacturing The supply disruption from China due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent decline in domestic solar capacity addition offers a golden opportunity to ramp up local manufacturing of solar modules and […] Read more
Uber Leads $170 Mn Investment in Electric Scooter Rental Firm Lime Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electric scooter and bike-sharing firm Lime has announced that it has raised USD 170 million in an investment round led by Uber and Alphabet Electric scooter and bike-sharing firm Lime has announced that it has raised USD 170 million in an investment round led by Uber. Other investors include Alphabet, its venture capital arm GV, […] Read more
Wind Power Will be a key Building Block for Economic Recovery: Industry Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Corporates and wind associations have released a statement highlighting wind power’s role in the global economic recovery following the COVID-19 crisis The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) along with key signatories representing all the major wind industry corporates and associations across the world have released a statement highlighting wind power’s role in the global economic […] Read more
Neoen Secures 352 MWp Landmark PPA With CleanCo Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Neoen has signed a 352 MWp PPA with CleanCo Queensland in one of Australia’s most substantial renewable energy agreements to date. Neoen, one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing producers of exclusively renewable energy, has signed a 352 MWp power purchase agreement (PPA) with CleanCo Queensland in one of Australia’s most substantial renewable energy agreements […] Read more