MNRE Issues Order For Complaints Regarding Public Procurement in RE Sector Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued an order yesterday to address the complaint order regarding the public procurement of the purchase preference concerning the renewable energy (RE) sector. The complaint order is a previous order dated February 09, 2021, which superseded the earlier order dated September 23, 2020, on the subject. MNRE, […] Read more
Tata Motors & Tata Power Inaugurate India’s Largest Solar Carport in Pune Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Motors and Tata Power today jointly inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune. The 6.2 MWp solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh of electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tons of carbon emissions annually and 1.6 lakh tons […] Read more
UNOPS S3i, IFU & ACME Co-invest in 250 MW Solar Park in Rajasthan Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy An announcement revealed yesterday that Denmark’s state-owned fund IFU and United Nations Office for Project Services’ S3i have acquired 39% and 10% stake respectively in Acme Solar Holdings Ltd’s 250 MW solar project in Rajasthan. Acme Solar, a leading Solar IPP in India, holds the majority 51% stake in the project, which has a total […] Read more
ICRA Places 4 GW Projects At Risk Of Escalations Due To Higher Import Costs Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The hiked prices of imported solar PV modules by nearly 15-20% over the last 4-5 months, may impact the returns of solar power project developers. According to a recent release by the independent rating agency ICRA, the price rise in imported solar modules has been mainly caused due to anincrease in the price of polysilicon, […] Read more
India Extends $100 Million Credit To Sri Lanka For Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an agreement yesterday, India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Sri Lanka for various solar energy projects. This financial help will aid the Lankan government to boost their solar energy sector by ensuring the country’s 70 percent power requirements are fulfilled by renewable energy sources by 2030. The agreement […] Read more
Australia’s H2 Trade May be Worth US$90 billion in 2050: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Low-carbon hydrogen could become a US$50 billion to US$90 billion export industry for Australia in 2050, says Wood Mackenzie. Australia rates consistently in the top echelons for solar irradiance and has vast potential for largescale carbon capture and storage (CCS). It has showed the world the path forward with its stationary battery storage flexibility at […] Read more
Heliogen Raises $108 M for Deploying RE Tech for Heat, Power, Green H2 Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based Heliogen, a renewable energy technology company, recently announced that it has raised $108 million in two funding rounds to accelerate the global deployment of its Sunlight Refinery™, a turnkey concentrated solar energy system that aims to make carbon-free energy for high-temperature heat, power, and green hydrogen accessible and more cost-effective than fossil fuels for the […] Read more
JSW Steel, CSIR-NCL, Scotland Join ‘India H2 Alliance’ Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The India H2 Alliance has expanded its membership with the inclusion of JSW Steel, which joins the IH2A energy transition coalition as the Steel and Cement Work Group lead, along with two government agencies – CSIR-National Chemicals Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) and Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of the Scottish Government; and three national sustainability […] Read more
IFC and Rockefeller Foundation to Co-finance RE Development in Africa Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) yesterday announced a new partnership to finance renewable energy development in Sub-Saharan Africa and some other regions. The joint venture aims to deploy $150 million of RF’s catalytic capital in blended finance to mobilize up to $2 […] Read more