AfDB Group Okays $18.17 Mn for Kopere Solar Project in Kenya Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Moreover, the bank is also in the process of securing a USD 11.6 million concessional loan from the Climate Investment Fund’s Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP). The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 18.17 million senior loan to 40 MWac (50MWp) Kopere Solar Power Project in Kenya. The Kopere project, which falls under Kenya’s Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) […] Read more
Rising Global Temperature will Hit Countries like India Hard: Dr Harsh Vardhan Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The Minister tweeted on the sidelines of the 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Union Environment Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan said that rising global temperature will hit countries like India hard. A 1.5C rise in global temp will impact disadvantaged and vulnerable sections […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Democratising Power Generation – One Roof at a Time Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar was the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. Capacity adwdition in rooftop solar stood at around 870 megawatt (MW) in 2017, a far cry from the ambitious target of 5,000 MW for FY 2017-18. As of December 2017, cumulative rooftop solar installed […] Read more
Unregistered Solar Rooftops in Capetown to Face Penalty Updated On Tue, Nov 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The city administration has taken this decision after witnessing a huge spike in solar rooftops installed in Cape Town posing a safety and a legal risk. Residents of Cape Two who are using rooftop solar installations will have to pay a hefty fine if they fail to get their solar installation registered by February next […] Read more
MYSUN Waives Off Site Survey Fee Across Delhi- NCR Updated On Thu, Nov 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The campaign was launched on November 8, 2018 in which MYSUN is influencing Residential, Commercial and Industrial customers to go solar. MYSUN, India’s leading online solar rooftop company has announced the waiver of site surveys fee in order to encourage people to go solar. The initiative is to empower people in NCR to go green […] Read more
Ameresco Finishes Three Solar Facilities in Ashland Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Town partnered with Ameresco to develop the solar PV projects under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company and the Town of Ashland held a ribbon-cutting at the Town’s capped landfill to celebrate the completion of the three solar facilities. The Town partnered with Ameresco […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL Becomes 1st Utility to Get PEER Gold Certificate in Asia Updated On Mon, Nov 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL) has become the first company in the entire Asian continent to receive PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) Gold Certificate from Green Business Certificate Institute (GBCI). GBCI is the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. The award was presented by Milli […] Read more
Solar Panels for Bottling Giant Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy Soft drink bottling giant Coca-Cola Amatil is preparing for a 10,000 solar panel rollout across its operations. Energy company Verdia is responsible for the power upgrade, which will consist of a 3.5-megawatt solar PV system. The solar power system will be installed across three sites, in three different states over the span of eight to […] Read more
PROINSO and Surya Energi Indotama Mini-Grid Expertise Recognised at Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy PROINSO, a global leader in the solar energy market, and its partner PT Surya Energi Indotama (SEI) have won the Solar Power Portal Award 2018 in the category “Community Solar Installation of the Year” for the 492kWp mini-grid project in Indonesia. PROINSO and its partner PT Surya Energi Indotama have completed over 40MWh of mini-grid projects in […] Read more
