Shining Bright. India’s Solar Start Ups Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Start Up India movement in 2015 on August 15, perhaps even he wouldn’t have imagined the role startups were going to play in India’s clean energy transition. After all, the energy sector, with its tremendous policy overhang, large capital commitments, and the need for a long term perspective […] Read more
Examining the Biggest Polluters: Report Card of Aviation Industry Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions and, hence, one of the biggest polluters driving global climate change. The kind of energy that will be required to launch a 300-ton plane into the sky at 500 mph (805 kmph) will naturally be large. This makes air travel one of the most […] Read more
Norway’s Scatec to Set Up 3 GW Wind Energy Project in Egypt Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to a statement made by a spokesperson of the Egyptian Presidency, Norway’s renewable energy producer Scatec will be playing a greater role in Egypt for the renewable energy development. Spokesperson Bassam Essam Rady has said that the cooperation between Egypt and Scatec will be to develop new and renewable energy projects and also to […] Read more
Govt OMCs to Run Retail Fuel Stations on Solar by ’24 Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian Government-owned companies are increasingly employing renewable sources of energy to decarbonise operations and add to the country’s target of achieving the net zero target by 2070. In a fresh announcement, Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has said that state run-oil marketing companies (OMCs) will operate their complete network of petrol […] Read more
KMF Invites Proposals for 100 MW Solar Project in Open Access Group Captive Mode Updated On Thu, Sep 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producer’s Limited (KMF) has invited proposals to provide project management consultancy services to assist the federation in setting up an approximately 100 MW group captive open access solar power project. The last date for submitting the online bid is October 4, 2022, and the bids will be opened on October 7, 2022. […] Read more
S&P Global Launches REC Price Assessments for Brazil-India Turkey Updated On Wed, Sep 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy S&P Global Commodity Insights has announced an independent suite of price assessments for International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) in Brazil, India, and Turkey. The key objective behind the I-RECs is to provide market participants and energy consumers a higher level of transparency in the global market for valuing renewable-origin power generation. I-RECs certificates are a […] Read more
UAE Govt’s Masdar Announces Financial Close on Uzbekistan’s 500 MW Wind Project Updated On Mon, Sep 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy UAE-based global renewable energy developer Masdar has announced in Tashkent that it has achieved financial close on the 500 MW Zarafshan wind project in Uzbekistan, which is the country’s first utility-scale wind farm. Masdar entered into bilateral agreements with the Government of Uzbekistan in 2020 to develop, build and operate the Zarafshan wind farm, the […] Read more
Bangladesh Operationalises 30 MW Solar Power Project in Pabna Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Giving a reasonable push to the renewable energy development in the country, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has revealed in a filing before Dhaka Stock Exchange that a solar power project with a capacity of 30 MW is operationalised in the northern region of Bangladesh. Intraco Solar Power Ltd. (ISPL) has developed the said […] Read more
Botswana Power Corporation Awards Scatec ASA First Large Scale Solar Contract Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway-based renewable energy leader Scatec has said that it has signed a binding 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with and the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for the construction of a solar PV facility with a contracted capacity of 50 megawatt. The solar facility will be set up in Selibe Phikwe, a former mining town located […] Read more
