Blown: How India Lost The Solar Rooftop Battle Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Back in 2015, when India declared its renewable energy target of 175GW for 2022, with 100 GW as the share of solar power, the euphoria over the sheer ambition papered over a lot of questions. For not only was this target truly ambitious, but to many, it finally declared the government’s resolve to break away […] Read more
Lightsource bp Signs Power Contract for 153 MW Solar Project in Texas Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lightsource bp has secured a proxy generation power purchase agreement (pgPPA) with the Capital Solutions unit of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), in partnership with Nephila Climate. The pgPPA is for electricity generated by Lightsource bp’s 153 megawatt Briar Creek solar farm, located in Navarro County, Texas. A pgPPA is an innovative renewable energy […] Read more
ACWA Power, APICORP Sign on $125 Mn Facility to Accelerate Green Transition Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy APICORP and ACWA Power have signed on a USD 125 million 5-year corporate facility to support ACWA Power’s future growth pipeline. APICORP, a leading multilateral development financial institution, and ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, have announced the signing of a USD 125 million 5-year Shariah-compliant corporate facility to support ACWA Power’s future growth pipeline. […] Read more
Electricity Demand to Grow 6-7% in FY’22; Discom Finances to Remain Challenged: ICRA Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The all India electricity demand is expected to witness a growth of 6-7% in FY’22 against an estimated decline of 2.5% in FY’21, as per ICRA The all India electricity demand is expected to witness a growth of 6 percent – 7 percent in FY2022 against an estimated decline of 2.0 percent – 2.5 percent […] Read more
Radix IoT, REIG Launch REvolution IoT™ Turn-Key IoT Monitoring Portal for Mid-Scale Utility Solar Installations Updated On Wed, Jan 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy REvolution IoT Software Platform is Part of REnergyWare™ DAS/SCADA Monitoring, Management Software, RESource™ Digital Operations and Maintenance Services for Asset Management, Production Insights, Reporting, and Alerting Radix IoT–offering limitless monitoring and management rooted in intelligence–and Renewable Energy Integration Group (REIG)–design, engineering, and DAS/SCADA hardware providers for utility-scale solar developers–have joined forces in launching REvolution IoT™. […] Read more
World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Come up in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Wed, Jan 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy At 600 MW – the world’s largest floating solar energy plant has been proposed to be built on the Omkareshwar Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh. At 600 MW – the world’s largest floating solar energy plant has been proposed to be constructed on the Omkareshwar Dam reservoir on the Narmada river in Khandwa district of […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Seals 100 MW Wind Project, First in Ethiopia Updated On Tue, Jan 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has signed its first wind power project in Ethiopia and will provide full EPC services for the 100 MW project. Siemens Gamesa has signed its first wind power project in Ethiopia with state-owned electricity company Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), as the country begins to expand its green energy capacity to meet ambitious renewable […] Read more
India has Moved From Being Power Deficit to Surplus: RK Singh Updated On Mon, Jan 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh had said that India has moved from being power deficit to become power surplus during the Narendra Modi regime At a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between the J&K government and NHPC for the implementation of 5 power projects (hydropower) in the Union Territory, Union Power Minister RK Singh had said […] Read more
Booming Vietnam Solar Draws Thai Firms To Invest Updated On Wed, Dec 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vietnam, one of the last sizeable markets that are still offering Feed In tariffs (FIT) in solar, has managed to attract international attention due to its plans. The company has a plan in place to build 18 GW of solar energy plants by 2030. Of this proposed 18 GW, 4.5 GW has already been installed […] Read more