NSEFI Suggests Amendments in Gujarat Solar Policy to Boost Investments Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy NSEFI has welcomed the Gujarat Solar Policy 2021 and submitted suggestions which it believes will further boost investment in the sector National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has welcomed the Government of Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2021, where the Capacity Restriction of 50 percent of Contracted Demand has been withdrawn. However to promote the […] Read more
Sterlite Power Raises Rs 200 Crore, Focus on Greening the Grid Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sterlite Power has raised Rs 200 crore in debt financing from Allianz GI, representing the firm’s 1st infrastructure sector deal in India. Sterlite Power, a leading global power transmission player, has announced that it has raised Rs 200 crore in debt financing from Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) – a leading investment managers firm with […] Read more
AMP Capital Joins Sterlite Power To Establish Transmission Platform Updated On Tue, Dec 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy The two firms will invest USD 150 Million each in the development of four transmission projects Global investment manager AMP Capital has established a 50/50 partnership with Sterlite Power Transmission Limited (Sterlite Power) for the development of energy transmission projects in India. This marks the first investment in India for AMP Capital’s global infrastructure equity […] Read more
Increasing Stakes in Intrastate Transmission Will Drive RE Growth in India: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy IEEFA recommends increasing competition in the intrastate transmission sector to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intrastate transmission infrastructure, to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India. “As the share of increasingly low cost but variable renewable energy grows, development […] Read more
Africa’s Largest Floating Solar of 250 MW In Ghana Starts First Section Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy A 5 MW section has been connected to the grid at a floating solar plant on the reservoir of the Bui hydroelectric dam in Ghana. With this, the plant makes a small step towards its eventual goal for a 250 MW plant Linked to the transmission system of the 404 MW Bui hydropower dam, the […] Read more
sPower Expands New York Portfolio Through 1-Gigawatt Acquisition Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy sPower, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced today the acquisition of nine solar projects in New York from National Grid Renewables, the renewable energy arm of National Grid’s competitive, unregulated division. The portfolio includes projects in Franklin, Jefferson, Chautauqua, Lewis, and other counties across Upstate New York. This portfolio is estimated to […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
MNRE Shares Concept Note on Plan for one Solar City in Each State/ UT Updated On Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has shared a concept note per which each State should have at least one solar city where all houses have rooftop solar energy plants and all electricity needs of the city are fully met from solar energy or other renewable energy sources. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has shared a concept […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS Intends to File PGR to Challenge Validity of Patent in REC Group Lawsuit Updated On Sat, Dec 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q CELLS USA has replied to a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Delaware filed by REC Group (REC), a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corp. Hanwha Q CELLS has claimed that REC’s alleged complaints and the patent are without technical and legal merit. They stated that the technology mentioned […] Read more
