Fitch Ratings Bumps Up IREDA Credit Ratings Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has upgraded Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited ‘s (IREDA) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and long-term senior unsecured rating to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’. The Outlook is Negative. At the same time, Fitch has upgraded the Short-Term IDR and the short-term senior unsecured rating to ‘F3’ from […] Read more
Power, Water, Transport, Communication the Four Sectors for Industry Development: Gadkari Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari has called water, power, transport and communication as the four most important sectors for industry development. “India has a lot of surplus power and are working towards more sustainable means like solar energy. Water is also available. Communication is doing very well and the country is […] Read more
China Adds 40 GW Of Solar To Grid In 2020 Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy China has brought about 40 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power into operation in 2020, taking its total installed solar capacity to 240 GW. As per Wang Bohua, vice-chairman of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), China’s total solar capacity had increased more than fivefold since 2015 and could double in the next five years […] Read more
MNRE Seeks Comments on Draft Tender for Component-B of KUSUM Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has requested comments on the draft tender prepared by EESL for the installation of standalone solar pumps under component-B of KUSUM. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the PM-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme under which standalone solar pumps are being installed with government financial support. During FY […] Read more
Amazon Adds 26 new Solar and Wind Projects, Takes 2020 Total Beyond 4 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amazon has added 26 new wind and solar projects totaling 3.4 GW of electricity production capacity to its corporate purchase portfolio. Global e-commerce major, Amazon has announced that it has added 26 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity to its corporate purchase portfolio. With the latest […] Read more
Husk Power 1st Minigrid Firm to Power 100 Communities, 5000 Micro-Enterprise Customers Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Husk Power has achieved two industry firsts: surpassing 100 community minigrids and serving more than 5,000 micro-enterprise customers. Husk Power Systems, a leading rural energy company operating renewable minigrids in Asia and Africa, has announced that it has achieved two industry firsts: surpassing 100 community minigrids and serving more than 5,000 micro-enterprise customers. Despite the […] Read more
Okinawa Shifts To ‘Lithium Only’ For Its Two Wheelers Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy NCR based electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech private Limited (Okinawa) announced today (Thursday) that it is stopping the sale of lead-acid battery-based scooters. The company will focus only on lithium-ion battery-based variants from now on, said the firm in a statement. Incidentally, under the FAME2 guidelines for two-wheeler subsidies, electric vehicles based on lead-acid batteries […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
SECI Extends EOI for Empanelment of Agencies for Work in E-Mobility Space Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for the identification & implementation of business opportunities in the e-mobility space The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for the identification and implementation of business opportunities in the electric mobility (e-mobility) space in line with the national […] Read more