Everything You Wanted To Know About India’s Biggest Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Fri, Apr 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Made For, Of and By India One of the biggest aspects of the PM Surya Ghar Scheme is the focus on mass markets, by limiting subsidies to systems upto 3kW in size. It is also meant to be a catalyst for India’s domestic manufacturing base for solar equipment, which has struggled to counter Chinese imports […] Read more
Abu Dhabi Seeks RFP For 1.5 GW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Apr 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for a 1.5GW solar PV plant in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi follows a model where RFP’s are offered to firms from a closed pool of previously accepted developers that had bid for the Khazna project in September last year. The […] Read more
Recurrent Energy Secures $70 Million Financing For 152 MW Brazil Solar Project Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Solar and energy storage assets firm Recurrent Energy has announced that it has secured $70 million of non-recourse project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (BNB) for its Jaiba III solar project in Brazil. The 152 MW Jaiba III project will be financed over 22 years spanning both construction and operation phases. Linked […] Read more
Premier Energies Secures 140 MW PV Modules Order In Bangladesh Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Premier Energies subsidiary Premier Energies Photovoltaic has secured a 140 MW PV modules supply order from Amara Raja Infra for a solar project in Bangladesh. The project is being executed on an EPC basis by Hyderabad-based Amara Raja Infra. The module supply is expected to be completed by April 2025. Premier Energies has witnessed a […] Read more
Avaada Energy Wins 250 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Project From NTPC Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian renewable energy company Avaada Energy recently announced winning a 250 MW solar-wind hybrid power project in a tender issued by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). Earlier, NTPC had issued a tender for the selection of hybrid power generators to supply 1000 MW of power through ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid projects. Avaada Energy secured a 50 […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar: MNRE Proposes Rating Of Rooftop Solar Vendors Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE) today published the draft guidelines under the newly announced PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The new draft norms proposed the concept of rating the vendors installing rooftop solar systems for the residential consumers. The ministry said that the vendors would be rated based on the feedback of […] Read more
Elin Energy Begins Solar Manufacturing Facility In US Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Elin Energy, the European PV panel maker, has announced the commissioning of its first manufacturing facility in the United States. Elin is currently leasing the site in Twinwood Business Park from Welcome Group, a Houston-based leader in single-tenant real estate development and property management. Production began on March 5. The facility will produce only modules. […] Read more
Mishap At Omkareshwar Brings Forth Worries On Large Floating Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The pictures, and videos of the damage caused at India’s largest floating solar plant, at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, have brought forth a range of worries about the issues involved with floating solar, besides the best way to resolve them. The answer lies in better research and transparency about these projects., considered critical to regional […] Read more
European Commission Signs Solar Charter To Boost Manufacturing Resilience Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The European Commission has signed the European Solar Charter to support Europe’s solar manufacturing base. In the charter, the signatories commit to the support of Europe’s solar manufacturing base. The charter was signed in Brussels and was drafted by the European Commission. Last year, 56 GW of solar PV were installed in the European Union […] Read more