Iberdrola Commissions Europe’s Largest Solar Plant With 590 MW Capacity Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 590 MW “Francisco Pizarro” PV project in Extremadura, southwest Spain, the biggest solar facility in Europe, has been put into operation by Spanish energy company Iberdrola. This is the largest solar plant installation to be ever built by Iberdrola. The €300 million ($310 million) project is situated between the Cáceres communities of Torrecillas de […] Read more
Rays Power Commissions 150 MW Solar Plant In Karnataka Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Haryana-based Solar Power Company, Rays Power Infra has announced the inauguration of a 150 MW solar plant (grid-connected) in Raichur and Koppal, Karnataka. Rays Power claims that this project will approximately produce 2,40,000 MW of green energy per year and the entire project has been executed by Rays Power Infra’s in-house EPC team within the […] Read more
Industry Reacts: Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the Electricity Amendment Bill (2022) finds itself drawing the ire of the opposition parties, some farmer organisations, and even employees from the public sector power sector, who are vehemently opposing it, industry leaders speak exclusively to Saur Energy International to offer their views on the Bill that has become synonymous with controversy. What The […] Read more
The Politics Of Statism Over The Electricity Amendment Bill Needs To Stop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha has been met with widespread resistance, within and outside parliament, with many politicians and former bureaucrats declaring it ‘dangerous’, ‘an assault on state rights’ and much more. For now, it is the Delhi State Government which seems to be leading in its brickbats, […] Read more
BASF To Supply Clean Energy To Over 20 Sites Across USA Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading US chemical player BASF has revealed that it has entered into a virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for wind and solar power totaling 250 megawatts (MW) for the supply of clean energy to its sits in USA. They are designed to offset the carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used at more than 20 of BASF’s […] Read more
MSEDCL Invites Expression Of Interest For 298 MW Solar Power Supply Updated On Thu, Aug 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the procurement of a cumulative 298 MW of solar power from de-centralised solar projects. All these solar projects should be a minimum capacity of 0.5 MW and a maximum capacity of 2 MW under component-A of the PM-KUSUM scheme to […] Read more
Policy Muddle, Economy Trip Up US Clean Energy Growth In Q2, Says Industry Association Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to a report from the American Clean Power Association (ACPA), a US body of mostly energy developers, the rate of clean energy deployment slowed substantially in the second quarter. The association’s report blames policy headwinds, economic factors and trade issues for impacting project development and increasing the backlog of new project delays. The report […] Read more
93% of MSEDCL Tender For 535 MW Solar Power Goes To Railways Firm Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In an interesting development, Braithwaite India and Co. Limited, a firm under the Ministry of Railways, has got an allotment of 500 MW out of a 535 MW of bids accepted by MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited), under the ‘Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana’ from 2 to 10 MW capacity projects. For the […] Read more
Enel Completes First ‘Wind Plus Storage’ Project Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Enel Green Power North America has announced the completion of its first large-scale hybrid wind project, Azure Sky Wind + Storage, as well as the addition of battery storage facilities at the operating Roadrunner and High Lonesome renewable project sites, helping ensure energy availability for Texans amid high demand periods. “We’re committed to connecting Texans […] Read more
