Sri Lanka Offers An Opportunity For India In Solar Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sri Lanka, which joined the renewable energy bandwagon much later than many others, thanks to its extended civil war and the brush with bankruptcy till recently, is finally ready to move ahead on its targets. The island nation targets taking the share of renewable energy to 70% of its requirements, from a share of just […] Read more
Arevon Secures $1.1 Billion Funding For California Solar And Storage Project Updated On Wed, Feb 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-headquartered renewable energy developer Arevon Energy has announced that it has secured more than $1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for its Eland 2 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. The 374 megawatts (MWdc) solar project coupled with 150 MW/600-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage is under early-stage construction and is anticipated to come online […] Read more
MNRE Notifies Guideline For 13 GW RE, 12GWh BESS Projects In Ladakh Updated On Tue, Feb 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its notification shared the recent President’s sanction for the implementation of a 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh (IST GEC – II). The long awaited project comprises of 13 GW renewable energy capacity along with a 12GWh Battery Energy Storage system (BESS) in Ladakh. The government […] Read more
Adani Green Operationalizes 551 MW Solar Capacity At Khavda Updated On Wed, Feb 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), a renewable energy (RE) company and a solar PV developer, has recently operationalized 551 MW solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, to supplying power to the national grid. AGEL achieved this target within 12 months from the commencing work on the Khavda RE park. It started with the development of basic […] Read more
Solar Thermal Technologies In Focus At Conference Backed By MNRE, NSEFI Updated On Wed, Feb 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy New Delhi hosted the International Conference on Solar Thermal Technologies on Feb 12 and 13. Organised by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), the conference focused on ways to integrate Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) storage with Renewable Technologies. Driven by dropping costs and […] Read more
COVER STORY: Increased Govt Thrust Set To Give Rooftop Solar Financing A Fillip Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Days after the announcement of PM Suryodaya Yojana on January 22, its impact was felt in different parts of the country. Several states, ministries, energy regulators and companies seem to be in a race to enable faster adoption of rooftop solar. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy already announced increasing subsidies for residential rooftop […] Read more
IEEFA Cites Jharkhand Solar Policy To Support Blended Finance For DRE Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report by Institute for Energy Economics and Finance (IEEFA) has put the spotlight on the role of blended finance as a medium to support transition to renewable energy in developing countries. The report defines blended finance as a medium to support scaling up financing for assets such as mini grids that have the […] Read more
Yearly Review: India Added More Coal Power Than Wind In 2023 Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest analysis of the government’s monthly capacity addition reports revealed that India added more coal power than wind energy in the calendar year 2023. A comparison of the monthly installed capacity reports of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) by Saur Energy revealed that India added 4 Gigawatt (GW) of net coal power in 2023. […] Read more
China’s LONGi Inks Deal With Spain’s Naturgy To Supply 1 Million Solar Modules Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy China-based solar technology firm LONGi and Spain-based energy utility firm Naturgy have signed a new module shipment agreement for Naturgy’s 2024 solar projects in Spain. As part of the agreement, LONGi will deliver just over one million modules from its Hi-MO 5 series, with a total output volume of 574 MWp. These bifacial modules will […] Read more