Solar Imports in India Grew by 47 % In the First Half of FY 2016-17: Mercom Capital Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mercom Capital in its latest report has revealed that Indian solar sector registered import and export activity worth over $1 billion (~Rs.67 billion) in the first half of financial year (FY) 2016-17, compared to $700 million (~Rs.44.5 billion) during the same period in 2015. The research firm notes that during the six-month period, India exported […] Read more
Marathon Capital Announces the Successful Closing of Empower Energies’ DG Solar Fund Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Marathon Capital is pleased to announce the successful closing of the Empower Energies, Inc. (“Empower” or the “Company”) Distributed Generation Fund (“DG Fund”) for commercial and industrial (“C&I”) photovoltaic solar projects originated and developed by Empower and its co-development partners. Marathon Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor and evaluated a variety of tailored, structuring […] Read more
What’s Stored in the Solar Storage Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The war of storage is no novice in the generation of digital transformation. Perhaps, the word storage can be framed with human evolution as we dignified civilization and society further to individual home, hence imagining a home is also a fact of storage where it composites humans and their endeared beholdings. Now, the fact of […] Read more
Jharkhand To Sign PPAs For A Total Of 1.1 Gw Solar Projects By Third Week Of December: Report Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Jharkhand is expected to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a total of 1.1 GW solar projects by the third week of December 2016. These solar PV projects were auctioned early this year but were stalled due to differences between DISCOMs and developers over the quoted tariff. A Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) official […] Read more
DEWA signs PPA with Masdar for third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Abu Dubai Future Energy Company (Masdar), for the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The agreement was signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE […] Read more
Solar developers seems least interested for TANGEDCO’s solar projects Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy In October, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited floated a tender for 500 MW of utility scale solar projects. The tender received limited interest and that too predominantly from smaller developers who have submitted 20 bids totaling just 116 MW. This tender from TANGEDCO follows an allocation of approx. 1200 MW in early 2015 […] Read more
Intersolar steps into one of the most promising, but challenging solar markets Updated On Sat, Nov 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Iranian Deputy Minister for Energy, Dr. Sattar Mahmoudi, and the Managing Director of the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran (SUNA), Dr. Mohammad Sadegh Zadeh, welcomed more than 400 attendees, twice as many as expected, at the first Intersolar Summit Iran in Tehran on November 15, 2016. Main discussions were about grid-integration solutions, financing and […] Read more
Demonetization hits solar power bids in Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Demonetization has hit solar power tenders in Tamil Nadu with many developers unable to put down large volumes of cash needed to purchase the land required. Out of 500MW for which Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) floated tenders early this month, 20 bids for only 116MW have been received. For presenting a bid […] Read more
Industry’s Aspirations on Solar Blueprint Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Every year India faces severe electricity shortage, to meet the rapidly growing demand the country needs a massive addition in capacity. And to sustain the pace of economic growth with a commitment towards the reduction of greenhouse gases, India has to cut its dependency on fossil fuels for electrification. Therefore solar power installations in India […] Read more