Italy’s Eni Accelerates Shift to Decarbonisation with New Solar Plants in Tunisia and Pakistan Updated On Thu, Mar 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Eni S.p.A. an Italian oil and gas major has commenced work on the construction of two new solar photovoltaic projects in Pakistan and Tunisia. The Pakistan plant will be built in close proximity to the Bhit gas field at which Eni is the operator with a 40% stake, through its subsidiary Eni New Energy Pakistan. […] Read more
UK Augments Funding for African RE Projects by £30 million Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Africa, announced additional new funding to give more people and companies across Africa access to affordable, clean energy. Minister Ms. Harriett Baldwin announced that the new funding will see £30 million added to the Transforming Energy Access program, taking total British investment to £100 million, and allowing it to […] Read more
MNRE Seeks Suggestions on Draft Guidelines For Installation of Solar Pumps/Plants By Farmers Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Stakeholders have until March 22, 2019, to send their comments/ suggestions/ views on the draft guidelines. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notice inviting suggestions and comments from stakeholders on the draft guidelines for implementation of the scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid-connected solar power plants. […] Read more
MNRE Introduces New Mode-7 For Development of RE Parks Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy A Payment Security Mechanism will be set up by SECI to ensure continuous payment to the power developers and mitigate any payment risk due to default in payment by Discoms. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in order to address the two most critical elements when developing a renewable energy project/park has issued […] Read more
Telangana Floats Tender For 31.12 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is April 8, 2019. The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has issued a tender for the development of 31.12 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV system scheme in Telangana under Net Metering or Captive through RESCO mode. The solar rooftop systems will be developed on vacant building […] Read more
The Message from Gujarat. The Solar Price Squeeze to stay in 2019 Updated On Tue, Mar 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy After the boom of 2017, solar power developers in India ran into a big, if not completely unexpected problem. Government expectations of price drops, when it came to bidding at auctions. The cancellation of the 1000 MW auction by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), for its Dholera solar park site was on expected lines. […] Read more
Greenko ropes in Siemens for 46% stake in Poovani Project Updated On Tue, Mar 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy German power and energy major Siemens confirmed on Monday that its financial services arm has picked up 46 percent stake in Greenko Group’s 200 MW Poovani wind power project in Tamil Nadu for an undisclosed amount. Its financial subsidiary Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has signed a definitive agreement with Greenko Group for the 46 percent equity investment, making […] Read more
SECI Issues Three NITs to Set-Up Solar Projects in UP, MP, Andhra Updated On Mon, Mar 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy The detailed Request for Selection Document (RfS) for all the three solar power projects in UP, MP and AP respectively will be available for download for interested bidders latest by April 30, 2019. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued three Notice Inviting Tenders (NITs), inviting online bids for the development of solar PV […] Read more
The Solar Sector Needs More Women. Here’s Why Updated On Fri, Mar 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy As Rooftop Solar, Distributed solar and even corporate buying markets develop, its time for the renewable power sector to fix its gender imbalance. On International women’s day, its a good time to put the spotlight on the missing women in the solar power and broader renewable power sector. Among the brightest spots for the Modi […] Read more
