China’s March Towards 3000 GW Renewables By 2030, 2025 Solar Price Trends Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy In news from China, the National Energy Administration (NEA) of the country has confirmed that in 2024, China added 373 GW of renewable capacity. This is a 23 percent year on year rise. Those additions, which accounted for 86% of all power capacity added, also took the share of renewables in total capacity to 56 […] Read more
Module Supply: SECI Awards 400 MWp Module Order to Alpex, Tata Power Solar Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recently announced Alpex Solar and Tata Power Renewable Energy Subsidiary, Tata Power Solar (TP Solar) winners of its 400 Mwp modules tender. The tender intends to supply these solar modules at a Ramagiri project located in Andhra Pradesh. The tender for this project was released in November 2024 […] Read more
Self Certification For Solar Inverters Gets Another Extension From MNRE Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the self-certification deadline for solar PV inverters above 100 kW. The government’s latest notification extended the rule up to December 31st, 2025. The Central Government issued a “Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017” for six products. It included […] Read more
Solar Journey of Africa: 2024 in Review and the Road Ahead Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy Africa is the continent with the world’s largest solar energy potential and investment is the only thing that’s keeping Africa from powering its development using this potential. The solar growth in Africa remained modest in 2024 in the face of structural challenges such as limited financing, regulatory barriers and infrastructure constraints which still impede the […] Read more
Q4 2024 Prices: EU-North America See Fall In Solar, Wind Sees Marginal Uptick Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest report by LevelTen Energy showcases the energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) trend for Q4, 2024 in the global west, i.e., the European and the North American market. The report found that the European solar PPA prices have been steadily declining over the last two years, as the energy sector continues to return to […] Read more
French Wafers To Modules Solar Manufacturer Photowatt To Shut down Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy Photowatt, one of the few European solar manufacturers that offered solar wafers,cells and modules has been shut down after parent firm EDF Renewables decided to switch off further support for the struggling maker. EDF had acquired Photowatt in 2012. The closure comes at a time when solar manufacturing in Europe is pretty much unviable in […] Read more
2024: China Installs 8 GW Solar Projects In Belt & Road Countries Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy Chinese companies installed 24 Gigawatts (GW) capacity in Belt and Road (B&R) countries in 2024, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. This record number doubles the capacity installed in 2023 and is a new high for investment since the initiative was launched in 2013. Notably, renewable energy sources, particularly solar and hydropower, led […] Read more
Sharika Wins Rs. 155.78 Cr Work Order For NHPC’s Rooftop Solar Project Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy NHPC recently awarded Uttar Pradesh-based Sharika Enterprise a 4 MW contract to develop rooftop solar power projects. The company disclosed this in a regulatory filing, stating, “The contract is for the development of rooftop solar power projects with a total capacity of 4 MW on buildings of NHPC.” Sharika said in a regulatory filing, “The […] Read more
Jakson Green & Blueleaf Energy Tie-Up For 1 GW Solar Portfolio Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy Jakson Green (JGPL), a leading new energy transition platform, and Blueleaf Energy (Blueleaf), a pan-Asian renewable energy platform owned by a Macquarie Asset Management managed fund, have announced their strategic partnership with a 1-gigawatt (GW) solar portfolio in Rajasthan, representing an investment of USD 400 million. The partnership will focus on jointly developing and building […] Read more