Canadian Solar Secures USD 120 mn Financing for Brazilian Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has secured a USD 120 million project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil for its Francisco Sa and Jaiba solar power projects Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced that it has secured 487 million Brazilian reais (USD 120 million) non-recourse project financing from Banco do Nordeste […] Read more
Restrictive Guidelines Under Govt Schemes to Impact System Integrators: Report Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new analysis, there are two critical restrictive guidelines for integrators in the new KUSUM and SRISTI schemes by the MNRE According to a new analysis by JMK Research and Analytics, there are two critical restrictive guidelines in the new schemes that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently launched. […] Read more
EV’s Have Charmed The Government – Will The Markets Follow? Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy On July 5, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Union budget for 2019, expectations were somewhat muted in the understanding that with an interim budget already presented, there was little scope for big announcements. As it turned out, the minister did make a few announcements on the taxation front as well as […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL, IFC Collaborate to Assess Battery Storage Demand Updated On Sat, Aug 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The motive behind the move is to ensure sustainable and reliable power distribution and to formulate a business model for storage deployment in distribution utilities. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL), a distribution arm of Tata Power, has entered into an agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, […] Read more
Why Solis Inverters became the Preferred Choice of Airports PV Power Station at Home and Abroad Updated On Sat, Aug 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Efficient and convenient air traffic is one of the prerequisites for the development of modern society and economy, especially for the development of high-tech industry. In addition to its own benefits, the civil aviation transportation industry has obvious comprehensive benefits in promoting the development of resources, producing “airport economic zone”, promoting the development of regional […] Read more
Environment Ministry Trims Lease Rent on Wind Projects Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt charged mandatorily from wind power companies. In a bid to boost investments in wind power projects and provide clean energy at cheaper rates, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax the lease rent of Rs 30,000 per megawatt (MW) charged mandatorily from […] Read more
MNRE Issues Guidelines for Phase-II of 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued the implementation guidelines for the second phase of the 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme, with the focus this time on Discoms for better execution The Government of India (MNRE) has set the target of achieving 100 GW of solar power capacity in the country by the year 2022 of which 40 GW […] Read more
Storage Solutions Can Change the Outlook of India’s Telecom Industry: Atul Arya Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Storage solutions can change the outlook of India’s telecom industry by enabling integration of renewable energy and providing future expansion of rural telecom reach, for small cell cities and energy management services on the cloud, believes Atul Arya, head energy systems, Panasonic India, an Indian arm of Japanese electronics major. In conversation with Manu Tayal, […] Read more
Connecticut Issues RfP for 2 GW Offshore Wind Power Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released an RfP for offshore wind power procurement up to 2 GW. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a request for proposals (RfP) for offshore wind power for the procurement of energy derived from offshore wind projects. This RfP seeks […] Read more