Rockefeller Foundation Refutes Washington Post Story On India’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Mini-Grids Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Last week, July 31st to be exact, a story in the Washington Post on India’s rural solar mini-grids grabbed a lot of attention. Authored by Karishma Mehrotra, the paper’s South Asia correspondent, the story headlined “India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid” was a clear indictment of India’s solar […] Read more
Electronica Finance Limited Signs US$15 Mn Deal with ResponsAbility Investments AG Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Electronica Finance Limited (EFL), a Pune-based Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) specialising in financing MSMEs with a focus on financial inclusion and energy efficient machine financing, has signed a US$15 million deal from Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF), managed by responsAbility Investments AG. The finance provided under the deal will be for six years and the […] Read more
Spain’s Acciona to Establish New Wind Farm of 330 MW Capacity in Victoria Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Spanish firm that delves into the development and management of infrastructure and renewable energy Acciona Energia has set sights on setting up a new 330 MW wind farm, which will come up in regional Nyaninuk, Victoria. The proposal looks at constructing 58 wind turbines. These would generate 330 MW of renewable energy in regions of […] Read more
Manager – Project Management Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Provides technical and commercial support for NEXTracker customers worldwide, ensuring a best in class customer experience and providing product and systems expertise to maximize customer value Supports all activities that drive Customer Satisfaction and order fulfilment Have strong customer care experience and be able to effectively communicate resolutions for customer concerns Support NEXTracker product procurement […] Read more
C&I Segment: Group Captive Mode to Drive Installations in FY24-FY25-CareEdge Ratings Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report from CARE Ratings predicts sunny times for solar power through Group captive mode in India’s C&I segment. Commercial & Industrial (C&I) consumers in India have the option to purchase power either through a third-party power plant or through a captive/group captive power plant besides procuring power from the designated utility in their region. […] Read more
Tongwei Becomes First Chinese PV Maker in Fortune 500 List Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy China’s Tongwei Group, a powerhouse in the solar manufacturing space made its debut on the Fortune 500 list of 2023 with a revenue of CNY 2148.82 billion and ranked 476th, becoming the first photovoltaic company in the world to enter the Fortune Global 500. At the same time, Tongwei Group ranked 34th on the Return on […] Read more
NTPC Gung Ho On Renewables Targets, Sees Bigger Opportunities Open Up Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy National Power Utility NTPC Limited has been in the news for all the right reasons recently. A soaring stock price has been driven by rising power demand, which has meant higher utilisation of NTPC’s coal power fleet, even as NTPC itself has extracted almost 65% higher coal during the year gone by. That, plus a […] Read more
India’s Installed Power Capacity Twice Its Peak Demand: Singh Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh said today that India’s total installed electricity generation capacity is now almost double its peak demand. He also boasted that due to the transformation of the Indian power sector, the export of power to neighboring countries became a reality. The minister said, “Today, India has an installed capacity of 421,000 […] Read more
Jharkhand Releases Tender For O&M of 212 Mini-Grids Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has now issued tenders to outsource the Comprehensive Maintenance Contract & Operation (CMCO) of 212 solar mini-grids/microgrids installed in seven districts of the state. The state nodal agency has asked the prospective bidders to submit their bids by the end of August 22. JREDA will open the technical bids […] Read more
