IRENA Council Meets as Agency Renews Call for Recovery Built around Energy Transformation Updated On Wed, Nov 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Representatives from across the world will participate in the 19th and 20th Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this week, amid a backdrop of renewed calls from the Agency to build the post-Covid economic recovery around the energy transformation. Burkina Faso Energy Minister H.E. Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo, will serve as Chair for the […] Read more
Dominion Energy Proposes Largest Slate of New Solar Facilities in Virginia Updated On Wed, Nov 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy Virginia proposed its largest slate yet of new solar projects as the company moves forward to provide customers with more clean energy. The nine solar facilities would bring nearly 500 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy to customers, enough to power around 125,000 homes at peak output. The proposal comes just months after […] Read more
ADB Grants $132.8 Mn Loan to Modernise Power Distribution Network in Meghalaya Updated On Wed, Nov 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a USD 132.8 million loan to improve power quality and upgrade the power distribution network in Meghalaya. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 132.8 million loan to improve power quality and upgrade the power distribution network in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya. The project will construct 23 substations; renovate […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Planning to Install 400 EV Charging Stations Updated On Wed, Nov 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The state government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to set up 400 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state. The state government of Andhra Pradesh, in an attempt to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EV), has decided to set up 400 electric vehicle charging stations across the state. And the TNN reports that […] Read more
NextEra Energy, KKR and Partners to Acquire Interest in 1.1 GW Renewables Portfolio Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy NextEra Energy Resources will sell a 90% interest in a 1 GW renewables portfolio and 100% interest in a 100-MW solar-plus-storage project for approximately USD 1.3 billion in total proceeds NextEra Energy has announced that a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources has entered into agreements to sell a 90 percent interest in a 1,000 megawatt (MW) portfolio […] Read more
Tenders Issued for Solar Systems at 2 Kerala Based Universities Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Two tenders have been issued for setting up of solar PV power plants at the Mahatma Gandhi University Campus in Kottayam, and CUSAT in Kochi, Kerala Two tenders have been issued for setting up of solar PV power plants at two university campuses in Kerala. The first tender is for a 400 kW rooftop solar […] Read more
BSES Launches its Rooftop Solar Program in Safdarjung and Karkardooma Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy BSES Discoms have announced the expansion of their Solar City Program by launching ‘Solarise Safdurjung” and ‘Solarise Karkardooma’. Two Delhi Discoms in BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) claim to be committed to aggressively promoting rooftop solar in South, West, East and Central Delhi. As a result of which, there […] Read more
StatKraft To Aquire Solarcentury In $152 M deal Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Norwegian renewable energy major StatKraft has announced a deal to acquire UK based Solarcentury. The deal, worth a total of $152m (£118m) will involve StatKraft buying the shares from multiple investors, including PE investors, in Solarcentury, the largest solar PV firm in the United Kingdom. The London-based Solarcentury, a well-known name in the solar panel […] Read more
Turnkey Capital Signs LOI to Acquire ‘Affordable Solar Solutions’ Updated On Mon, Nov 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Turnkey Capital has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Affordable Solar Solutions (“Affordable Solar”), a solar photovoltaic (PV) design and installation firm currently servicing the Southeastern U.S. Affordable Solar was founded to address the way that society thinks about and uses energy. With a focus on seeking solutions to the world […] Read more
