DR Congo Goes With Solar Off Grid To Power 3 Northern Cities Updated On Sun, Jun 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Africa’s second largest country, and one of its poorest, the Democratic Republic of Congo (not to be confused with the neighboring Republic of Congo) has finally placed a big bet on renewable energy. The government there has finally gone for a $100 million investment off grid hybrid solar projects that will provide power to three cities […] Read more
Canada Launches $800 M RE & Grid Modernisation Program Updated On Fri, Jun 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, recently launched a CAD 964 million (USD 800 mn) program that will support smart renewable energy and grid modernisation projects over four years, aiming to lower emissions and help the country achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. “Our new Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program will increase our […] Read more
Global Energy Investments Far From a Net Zero Pathway: IEA Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy As spending rebounds towards pre-crisis levels, not enough is going into clean energy, especially in emerging market and developing economies, new IEA report finds Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to USD 1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused the Covid-19 pandemic, but spending on clean […] Read more
Wärtsilä’s Energy Storage Projects in Philippines Achieves Final Commission Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Finnish manufacturer and service provider of power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, Wärtsilä Corporation announced the final commissioning of the first two of its multiple energy storage projects in the Philippines. Wärtsilä has had signed many projects with SMC Global Power Holdings Inc. through its subsidiary, Universal Power Solutions Inc., […] Read more
CWP & Mauritania In MOU to Build Green H2 Plant, but will Citizens Benefit? Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy NSW-headquartered renewable energy developer CWP Global recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Mauritania for the development of a 30GW green hydrogen project. CWP claims that the project, called Aman, will be the world’s biggest renewable energy project, exporting green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets. […] Read more
Pakistan Railways Follows The Sun, To Shift Stations To Solar Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Pakistan Railways has finally made a call to shift 155 railway stations to solar energy. The move follows a prod by the federal government to use alternative environment-friendly energy resources. The railways PR Director Nazia Jabeen says that the cost of the project would be Pakistani Rs 450 million. Pakistan, which has an existing installed […] Read more
Norway’s Scatec Wins 540 MW Solar, 1140 MWh Battery Bids In South Africa Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Norway based renewable energy developer Scatec has won preferred bidder status for 540 MW of solar projects alongside 225MW / 1,140MWh of battery storage in South Africa. For Scatec, the bid aligns well with its target of 15 GW of renewable energy with a strong mix of storage by 2025. The tender was run by […] Read more
Indian Railways Inviting Bids For 15MW Solar Project Coupled with BESS Updated On Tue, Jun 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy The joint venture of Indian Railways and Rail India Technical and Economic Service Lmt. (RITES), Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) has invited bids to select developers for setting up a 15MW solar PV power plant with 7MW/14MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS). Indian Railways is planning to set up its first pilot solar PV […] Read more
Chile EDPR Acquires 628 MW Wind and Solar Portfolio in Chilean Market Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy Spain-headquartered renewable energy company EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis) recently announced that it has signed agreements to acquire a 628 MW wind and solar portfolio in Chile, with commercial operations expected to commence between 2023 and 2025. The transaction has been reached through two separate agreements with Atacama Energy and Lader Energy for a total consideration […] Read more
