83.38 GW Renewable Energy Installed till Oct: RK Singh Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Out of the country’s 175 GW target for renewable energy by 2022, India has installed a total of 83.38 GW by the end of October this year, said RK Singh. This information was given by R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) New & Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, in a written reply […] Read more
Is the ‘Lucky Country’ Pushing Its Luck with Climate Change? Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Australia, for long the ‘lucky country’ due to a variety of reasons, especially its size, abundance of natural resources and some would say, distance from the rest of the world, is finally feeling the heat from climate change, activists say. Is that true? And How well prepared is Australia to do its bit? Just over […] Read more
Karnataka’s Pavagada Reaches 1850 MW Milestone with 100MW Avaada Commissioning Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The Pavagada Solar Park, a showpiece project for the Government of Karnataka as well as the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for its massive capacity (2050 MW) and the way it managed all stakeholders including land owners, has just reached another milestone. Industry sources say that Avaada Energy has commissioned 100 MW at the park, taking […] Read more
IEA Secures $50 mn Wind Construction Order From RWE Renewables Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy IEA has announced that it has secured an approximately USD 50 million wind energy project award in Oklahoma from RWE Renewables. Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), a leading infrastructure construction company with specialised energy and heavy civil expertise, has announced an approximately USD 50 million wind energy project award in Oklahoma from RWE Renewables. The award is […] Read more
Acciona to Supply 173 GWh Renewable Electricity to Vidrala in Portugal Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Acciona has signed a contract with Vidrala to supply renewable electricity to its 2 glass container plants in Portugal, for an estimated capacity of 173 GWh Acciona has signed a contract with the Vidrala group to supply electricity of renewable origin in 2020 to its two glass container plants in Portugal, for an estimated volume […] Read more
Power Minister Rubbishes News of October Woes for Thermal Plants Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Mr. R.K. Singh, the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy has denied the news of idling in the thermal sector. Is he right? In a somewhat belated response to a series of stories that came out last week about the ‘distress’ in the thermal power sector, Shri R.K. Singh, India’s MNRE Minister has […] Read more
Vineet Mittal’s Avaada Energy bags another $15 million from PROPARCO Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy French development financial institution PROPARCO, has been reported to have made a $15 million equity investment in independent renewable power producer Avaada Energy Private Limited. For the Vineet Mittal led Avaada Energy, the fund raise further buttresses its credentials as an attractive option in India for funding by DFI’s. Earlier this year in April 2019, […] Read more
Milestone: Ørsted Inaugurated Taiwan’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy This 128 MW wind power plant is a joint venture (JV) between Ørsted, Japan’s JERA, financial services provider Macquarie Capital and Taiwan-based Swancor with shareholding of 35 percent, 32.5 percent, 25 percent and 7.5 percent respectively. Danish power company Ørsted has officially inaugurated the Taiwan’s first commercial offshore wind farm named Formosa 1. The commissioning […] Read more
GE Secures 350 MW Order for Wind Project in Texas Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Innergex to supply 139 wind turbines for Innergex’s 350 MW Foard City Wind project in Texas. GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected by Innergex Renewable Energy to supply 139 of its 2.X-127 onshore wind turbines on 89-meter towers for Innergex’s approximately 350 MW Foard […] Read more
