APDCL Invites RFS For Two Solar Projects With Cumulative Capacity of 150 MW Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has invited the request for selection (RFS) for two solar projects / tenders with a cumulative capacity of 150 MW including 100 MW of grid-connected floating solar PV projects and 50 MW of grid-connected ground-mounted solar PV projects. The last date for submitting the online bid for both tenders […] Read more
Germany’s Kfw, India’s SBI Ink EUR 150 million Pact for Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy A financing arrangement for 150 million EUROS (EUR) has been reached by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the State Bank of India (SBI) to fund solar projects in India. Germany-based KfW finances investments and reform initiatives in a wide variety of sectors, including water supply, energy, and financial systems development. For the German Federal Ministry […] Read more
Offers For 3500 MW Pour In For PTC India Call For 1000 MW RE From Developers Updated On Wed, Nov 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy PTC India, the listed power trading firm, has announced that it has received a strong response to its call for expressions of interest from relevant players to supply 1000 MW of renewable energy for onward sales through market linked products. The 500 MW plus 500 MW greenshoe option was part pf Phase 1 of PTC […] Read more
Oman Begins Tendering for 500-MW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Nov 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Middle Eastern countries of Saudi Arabia and UAE are going bullish on renewable energy, Oman doesn’t like the idea of staying behind by far. In a key development, Oman Power and Water Procurement Co. (OPWP) has come up with a tender to select the independent power producers (IPPs) for the development of a […] Read more
SECI Invites RFS for 1200 MW ISTS-Connected Hybrid Power Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has invited a request for selection (RfS for 1200 MW) for setting up 1200 MW ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects along with an energy storage system (ESS), with the primary objective of supplying wind-solar hybrid Power to SECI. The last date for submitting the online bid is December […] Read more
Germany’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Come Up in Open-Pit Lignite Mine Site Updated On Wed, Nov 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The government officials in eastern German Cottbus have paved way for the development of the largest floating solar power plant in Germany. The solar plant will come up on the Cottbus Ostsee lake which is a man-made lake created out of a former open-pit lignite mine. The announcement of the upcoming solar power project has […] Read more
Farm Fires Impact On Solar Generation In North India Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s the beginning of winter, and yet again, almost as regularly as the South West monsoons leaving the country, we have the onset of air pollution, especially over North India. As AQI (Air Quality Index) levels rise, air purifiers are brought in, while others hope the measures taken by their local governments will help. For […] Read more
Omkareshwar 300 MW Floating Solar Tender Oversubscribed by 700 MW Updated On Mon, Oct 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy Rewa Ultra Mega’s Solar Ltd (RUMSL)- a joint venture between SECI and MUVN, that is to develop 300 MW floating solar project at the Omkareshwar Reservoir at Madhya Pradesh has been oversubscribed. The oversubscription is by 700 MW. The cumulative capacity of the project is 600 MW. That makes it the frontrunner to be the […] Read more
Predictably, Government Shuts Loophole For Concessional Import Of Solar Modules Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy In a move that many felt was widely anticipated, but where the delay on acting had given rise to hopes too, the government has finally moved to shut down the option of importing solar modules using a provision in the Project Import Regulations, 1986 that allowed complete power plants to be imported at concessional rates. […] Read more
