A World Solar Bank and India’s Solar Ambitions. Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the past week, talk of a World Solar Bank, midwifed by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Modi’s biggest foreign policy initiative has picked pace again. The ISA, whose overarching mandate can be considered the raising of 1 trillion dollars to build, spread and sustain solar energy worldwide, with special attention to the […] Read more
Infigen Nudges Shareholders to Accept $864 mn Takeover bid From Iberdrola Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy The board of Australian wind farm operator Infigen is recommending that shareholders accept an AUD 864 million takeover bid from Spanish utility Iberdrola. The board of Australian wind farm operator Infigen is recommending that shareholders accept an AUD 864 million takeover bid from Spanish utility Iberdrola. The recommendation came after Iberdrola waived conditions for its […] Read more
Macquarie’s GIG and Enso Form JV for Solar and Battery Portfolio in UK Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Macquarie’s GIG and Enso Energy have formed a JV with the aim to create one of the UK’s largest subsidy-free solar and battery storage portfolios. Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Enso Energy have announced they are working together in a UK solar and battery development joint venture (JV). The partnership was established with the […] Read more
DGTR to Conduct Hearing on Safeguard Duty for Solar Cell Imports Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy The DGTR has called an oral hearing on July 3, 2020, to take forward the ongoing probe on the continued imposition of safeguard duty on solar cell imports. The investigation arm of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has called all concerned parties for an oral hearing on […] Read more
SECI Extends Deadline for 14 MW Solar Project with Linked Storage in Ladakh Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned SECI has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender to set up 14 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with linked storage in Ladakh. Previously, the nodal agency had issued a Request for Selection (RfS) for setting up of 14 MW solar power plants with 42 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) (7 MW […] Read more
SCCL’s 81 MW Solar Projects Saw Yet another Extension from SECI Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned coal mining giant Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd’s (SCCL’s) solar projects having an aggregate capacity of 81 MW saw yet another extension for the deadline for submission of bids from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The said tender is a combination of three different solar project tenders including 34 MW (AC) ground-based solar photovoltaic […] Read more
Can India become self-reliant in solar equipment, especially modules and cells, in 5 years? Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy During the current scenario where a wave of ‘AatmaNirbhar’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ is gaining traction amid global economic turmoil on the back of coronavirus pandemic, there is also a need to check that how far we have reached till now, what will be the challenges and how far will be the road ahead in […] Read more
EMT and Iberdrola’s i-DE Agree to Electrify Madrid’s Urban Bus Network Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy EMT and i-DE, Iberdrola’s electrical distribution company, have agreed to work together on the electrification of the urban bus network in Madrid. The Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and i-DE, Iberdrola’s electrical distribution company, have agreed to work together on the electrification of the urban bus network in the city of Madrid, with the aim of consolidating […] Read more
MEDA Tenders for Rooftop Solar Systems at 34 Health Centres in Nagpur Again Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy MEDA has issued its tender for rooftop solar PV power plants under net metering at 34 primary health centres in Nagpur for a second time. The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has issued its tender for the commissioning of grid-connected rooftop solar PV power plants under net metering at 34 primary health centres in Nagpur, […] Read more