Chiripal Group Bets Big On Solar Manufacturing For Long Term Sustainability Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat based diversified industrial group Chiripal Group, which has existing interests in textiles, petrochemicals, education, polyfilms and financing, Chiripal Renewables recently founded Grew Energy Pvt Ltd, a company that will produce solar components. With this entry into the renewable energy industry the group has acknowledged the scale of the opportunity in renewable energy, particularly solar […] Read more
In Key Judgement, CERC Lays To Rest GST Impact On O&M Costs For Developers Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a significant order last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finally or seemingly put to rest all doubts on the applicability of the ‘Change in law’ provisions on O&M costs for developers. The Central regulatory authority did this even as it clubbed multiple petitions around the issue from various developers, and after […] Read more
US Probe Identifies 4 Firms For Avoiding Trade Laws Against China Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Commerce has identified Canadian Solar, BYD Hong Kong, Trina Solar and Vina Solar as firms possibly guilty of trying to evade US trade laws when it comes to import of Chinese origin solar cells and modules to the US. Announcing its preliminary determinations in a recent circumvention case tied to solar cells […] Read more
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”) signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two largest utility-scale solar power projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs). […] Read more
Big Win For Sungrow In Brazil With 580 MW Solutions for Voltalia Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global market leader in the supply of photovoltaic inverters, is supplying the PV inverters for the Serra do Mel 1&2 Photovoltaic Complex, owned by French energy major Voltalia, with operations in 20 countries. The Brazilian project is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The photovoltaic plants located in Rio Grande […] Read more
MSEDCL Discovers Price of Rs 2.90/kWh In 500 MW Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has discovered a best price of Rs 2.90/kWh for 100 MW out of the 500 MW it auctioned to secure 500 MW of long-term power from grid-connected intrastate solar projects. SolarArise was the lowest bidder, while state owned SJVN Green Energy, and Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Renewable […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Bags 255 MW of Hybrid Projects For Delhi Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s all within the group as Group Firm Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) bagged the 255 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid auction from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The supplies are meant for the Delhi market, where TPDDL is one of the 3 discoms operating, besides the two BSES discoms. The winning bid of Rs 3 […] Read more
India’s L&T & Japan’s SMBC Conclude $107 Mn Sustainability Linked Loan Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and India’s multinational conglomerate company Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) recently successfully finalised a three-year, $107 million sustainability-linked loan. SMBC was the sustainability coordinator and lender. In a statement, L&T noted that its continuous dedication to its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […] Read more
NREL Confirms Spike In Solar and Storage Costs In US Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the premier government entity tasked with tracking and projecting impact of technology changes in the renewables space, has come out with its annual benchmarking report on prices. And the findings are no surprise, to those who have been in the market. Using 2021 prices, NREL estimates that utility-scale PV […] Read more
