South Africa’s Eskom Plans $7.2 B Investment in Wind & Solar Updated On Tue, Aug 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy South African electricity public utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is planning to invest 106 billion rand, or $7.2 billion, in wind and solar power by the end of the decade. Eskom, which accounts for two-fifths of the nation’s greenhouse gas output, may execute its plan either independently or through a partnership. A few months ago, South […] Read more
Storage Integrator FlexGen Bags $150 M Investment from Apollo Funds Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Apollo Global Management, an alternative asset management group, has announced a $150 million equity commitment to FlexGen Power Systems, a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the US and globally. Apollo’s investment will be made in partnership with FlexGen’s existing investors, Altira Group and the founding investment group led […] Read more
RE Investment in India Bounces Back from COVID-19 Slowdown: IEEFA Updated On Mon, Aug 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable energy investment is rising again in India following the slowdown in the previous financial year due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). In the first four months of this financial year (FY), from April to July 2021, investment […] Read more
Sri Lanka To Increase Rooftop Solar Investments, Cease Fresh Coal Plants Updated On Wed, Aug 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy After announcing its 2030 goals of achieving 70% electricity through renewables, Sri Lanka is now accelerating its investments in rooftop solar and planning to rule out new coal power investments. Sri Lanka‘s renewable energy sources currently are primarily HydroPower, which accounts for 35% of its electricity from renewables in 2019. The country has total generation […] Read more
CleanMax Gets ₹1,650 Cr Equity Investment from Augment Infrastructure Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based clean energy company CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has revealed that US investment firm Augment Infrastructure will acquire a majority stake in it for Rs 1,650 crore. Augment is purchasing the existing stake of Yellow Bell Investment Ltd (an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing) […] Read more
India’s EV Sector Attracts Rs. 25,000 Crore Investments Till July 2021 Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian EV sector recorded Investments of approx. Rs. 25,000 crore during the first seven months of this year. The second wave of Covid-19 was highly destructive to almost every sector of the country. However, the electric vehicle (EV) and e-mobility sector says a different story, as it has witnessed numerous financial deals and investments. India’s e-mobility […] Read more
CI NMF Commits $100 M to RE Investments with Amp Energy India Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy RE-focussed fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed an investment agreement through its Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund I (CI NMF) with Amp Energy India Private Limited. The agreement enables joint equity investments in excess of USD 200 million in renewable energy projects in India, with the potential for future expansion. Amp India […] Read more
Azure Power Secures $163 Million Investment for 300 MW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Jul 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy NYSE listed Azure Power, has secured a USD 163 million investment led by Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). This investment is five-year syndicated financing for a 300 MW solar plant to be developed in Rajasthan. With this, Azure follows Adani Green energy in getting MUFG on board. MUFG is the third renewables project financing […] Read more
Triton EV Signs MoU for 2,100 Crores Investment in Telangana Updated On Fri, Jun 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Triton Electric Vehicle, LLC, the US-based electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of a leading solar panel and battery engineering firm, Triton Solar, has announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state of Telangana to set up its manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs. 2,100 Crores. The EV major has announced that it will […] Read more
