UPNEDA Revises Norms in 150 MW Solar RFS Under PM KUSUM Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy UPNEDA (Uttar Pradesh New Energy Development Agency) had issued a tender for procurement of power through tariff based competitive bidding process from grid connected solar power plants connected to selected segregated agriculture feeder of distribution substation cumulative capacity of 150 MW for sale of power to UPPCL at various locations in Uttar Pradesh through RESCO […] Read more
Global Solar Investments Increased By 2% In Last 8 Years: Report Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) stated that global investment in solar increased by an average of around 2 percent over the last eight years. It added that, on the contrary, fossil fuels are still receiving a major share at nearly a trillion dollars annually. The report put the investment in the global energy sector […] Read more
US May See 619 GW Of Renewable Power Between 2023-2030: Report Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from BloombergNEF forecast a staggering 619 gigawatts (GW) of solar, wind and storage to come online between 2023 and 2030 in the United States. The report forecasts that this will raise energy capacity by 19 GW from the previous outlook. While structural constraints, such as permitting and grid connections, and a higher […] Read more
Cosmic Aims To Tap Offshore Market To Offer OEM Services: Shravan Gupta, Cosmic PV Power Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy How has the journey of Cosmic been in the last two years? In the last two years, our journey was quite fascinating. We are growing at a 100 percent growth rate. The growth rate was even higher when the Approved List of Module Manufacturing (ALMM) provisions were in place which safeguarded the interests of Indian […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender for Supply of 3000 MW Firm & Dispatchable Renewable Power Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC has issued a tender for the selection of renewable energy power generators for the supply of 3000 MW firm and dispatchable power from ISTS-connected renewable energy power projects anywhere in India (NTPC-tranche-II) on Build-Own-Operate basis anywhere in India. The last date for receipt of bids comprising both technical and financial bid is December 12, […] Read more
TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […] Read more
US Five Offshore Wind Projects Can Power 1.75 million Homes: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Biden-Harris administration recently approved the ‘Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind’ (CVOW) commercial project. This is the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. This announcement supports the administration’s goal of deploying 30 Gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Some other projects approved under this are the […] Read more
What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme. Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […] Read more
NTPC REL Calls EPC Developers for 650 MW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has issued a tender inviting online bids from bidders on single stage two envelope (that is, envelope-I: techno-commercial bid and envelope-II: price bid) basis for EPC package for development of 650 MW (2 X 325 MW) grid connected solar PV projects at Bikaner, Rajasthan. The last date and time […] Read more