ACWA Power Gets $123 Million Loan For 200MW Egyptian Solar Project Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s renewables developer ACWA Power has secured a financial package of $123 million to develop 200MW Kom Ombo utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt. Financing institutions for the solar project of ACWA Power include EBRD, OPEC Fund OPEC Fund, African Development Bank (AfDB), Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), GCF, APICORP and Arab Bank. […] Read more
The Top 5: Risks to Renewable Energy from Climate Change Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Climate change has already started posing real-world challenges. It is not just affecting adversely the developmental plans but is also disrupting the livelihoods of a considerable section of the human population in the regions prone to climate change disasters such as floods, droughts, sea level rise, etc. Renewable energy (RE) has given a push developmental […] Read more
HERC Approves Green Energy Open Access Rules, Ensures Not Levying Reliability Charges Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in its latest order, approved changes to the draft Green Energy Open Access Rules. This comes after hearing pleas from the electricity generators, power distribution companies, and other stakeholders. The Ministry of Power, earlier on June 6, 2022, came up with its Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy […] Read more
ACWA Power Gets $174 Million Loan From ADB For Uzbekistan Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s ace renewable energy developer ACWA Power has received $174 million worth of loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Bash wind power and Dzhankeldy wind power plants – both located in the Bukhara region in Uzbekistan. As per ABD, the ACWA Power financing comprises loans amounting to $40.5 million for […] Read more
OCI Solar Power Sells 110 MW Texas Solar Project to Mitsui Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Just as Joe Biden administration is pushing up the renewables in the USA through legislative and administrative exercise, Texas based utility-scale developer OCI Solar Power has announced that it has sold a 110 MW construction-ready, solar photovoltaic project to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The solar power project is located in Hill County, Texas named ‘Three […] Read more
SECI Records 59% Rise in RE Power Trading, Revenue Crosses Rs 10,000 Cr For The First Time Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Monday said it recorded a 59 percent jump in the renewable energy power trading volume in Financial Year 2022-23. The arm of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in a media release, said that it traded over 35 Billion Units (BU) during the period. It also reported […] Read more
Haryana Solicits Bids for Procurement of 500 MW Solar Power Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy Haryana Power Purchase Center, which is a joint venture between UHBVN (Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam) and DHBVN (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam) has issued a tender and invited bids for 500 MW solar electricity from Haryana-based grid connected solar projects. The last date to submit the bids online is May 24, 2023. The bids […] Read more
Octopus Energy Eyes 20-GW Renewable By Decade End As It Opens 7 New Wind Farms Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK based renewable energy player Octopus Energy has set a new target of 20GW that it wants to achieve by 2030 as it announced to have opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022 in various countries. Octopus Energy manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally. The seven […] Read more
51-MW Wind Energy Brought Online by JSW Energy in Tamil Nadu Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s one of the leading renewable energy company JSW Energy has announced that it has commissioned a 51 megawatt (MW) wind power project at Tuticorin in the state of Tamil Nadu. It said in its regulatory filing that the wind project has been commissioned by one of its subsidiaries called JSW Renew Energy Two Limited. […] Read more