Govt Releases New Bidding Norms For Hybrid Projects Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has now developed its latest bidding guidelines for solar and wind hybrid projects. It will apply to all intra-state hybrid projects with a capacity of 10 MW and more and to all those with 50 MW or more capacity. The norms said that the rated power capacity of one resource (wind […] Read more
A New, Promising CSP Goes Into Trials From SolarFlux Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy US based Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced the start of field trials of an improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator. The trials are intended to demonstrate the solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability of the updated FOCUS concentrator. The trials build on the previous successful field trials of an advanced prototype of […] Read more
ReNew Energy Q1 Analyst Meet- Focus On Derisking, Valuations Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy On the second anniversary of its NASDAQ listing, ReNew Energy Global had a very positive outlook to share with analysts. Be it the growth in portfolio by almost 3 GW, almost all of it comitted through PPAs, or the drop in average collection period from over 200 to 114 days, or a clear growth path […] Read more
Sunsure Energy Signs Open Access Solar PPA with Dabur India Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Sunsure Energy, a renewable energy producer, has signed an open access solar PPA with Dabur India Limited, a Science-based Ayurveda major. Under this PPA, Dabur will be able to offset a significant part of the total power needs of its Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) factory. The PPA was signed in the presence of Dabur India Limited […] Read more
Telangana Looks To Power Over 5200 Schools With Solar Rooftop Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Telangana Government is striving to relieve government-run schools from the financial burden of electricity bills. The government will be introducing more solar power plants on the rooftops of its schools of different capacities. The plan involves installing solar power plants in a total of 5,267 schools, which includes 4,600 government and local body high […] Read more
Parminder Chopra Becomes CMD at PFC, First Woman to Lead India’s Largest NBFC Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Parminder Chopra has been appointed as the CMD at Power Finance Corporation (PFC). She was earlier the Director (Finance) at PFC. She has becomes the first women to steer the country’s largest NBFC. Parminder brings to the table over three decades of experience in the sectors of finance and power. The firm said, “During her […] Read more
US Energy Firm Origis Energy Raises $750 Million For Solar, Storage Plans Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Origis Energy, one of America’s leading renewable energy platforms, announced on Aug 16 that it has closed a $750 million construction warehouse funding facility. The facility will fund large scale solar and energy storage project construction totaling approximately 2 gigawatts (GW) across 15 states over the next three years. The move follows the announcement of […] Read more
Solar Pumps, Refrigerators To The Rescue In Benin, West Africa Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the Kalalé District of Benin, West Africa, basic health services are hard to come by. Historically, a lack of electrical infrastructure in this region has meant no power to pump clean water or refrigerate vaccines. That has now changed due to a recently completed project by the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), with funding from the Millennium Challenge […] Read more
Chinese Tracker Major Arctech Bags GW Scale Deal In Uzbekistan Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Central Asia continues to deliver big foor Chinese equipment majors. Arctech, which claims to be the world’s leading solar tracking, racking, and BIPV provider, has signed a solar tracker supply contract with China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited (CEEC) in Uzbekistan, in Qashqadaryo Viloyati and Buxoro with a total capacity of 1GW. The CEEC team is […] Read more