New Commitments for ETAF at COP 27; Developing Countries to Benefit Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development to bolster renewables, three new partners have officially joined the Energy Transition Accelerator Financing Platform (ETAF), IRENA’s global climate finance platform aimed at mobilising capital to scale up renewable project funding in developing countries by 2030. Cooperation agreements with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Masdar and Swiss Re were signed […] Read more
Mexico Targets Greater Cuts in Emissions, Expansion in Renewables Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy The COP27 is motivating governments across the world to declare higher environmental goals; most of the time accompanied by expansion in renewables to decarbonise their economies. In a fresh case, Mexico has announced that it will raise its target for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and also provide much boost to the rollout of renewable […] Read more
Switzerland’s Pexapark, Sweden’s AFRY Develop Valuation Framework for RE Investments Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy AFRY- a Swedish-Finnish supplier of engineering, design, and advisory services that helps accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society- and Pexapark, a firm which facilitates PPAs, have entered into a partnership to develop the market’s first ‘Daily Valuation Curve’. The Daily Valuation Curve looks at providing renewables to investors, developers and portfolio owners with a […] Read more
Vedanta backed Serentica Renewables, Greenko Group In1500 MWhr Industrial Storage Deal Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Vedanta resources backed Serentica Renewables, a decarbonization platform that seeks to accelerate the energy transition for energy-intensive industries, has entered into an agreement with Greenko Group, to source 1500MWhr energy storage capacity through Greenko’s pumped storage projects located in India. As part of this partnership, Serentica will capitalise on Greenko’s energy storage capacity from its […] Read more
Saudi’s SEWA Approves Regulatory Framework For Self-Consumption Of RE Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Saudi Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority (SEWA) has come up with a regulatory framework for renewable energy systems for self-consumption. Chaired by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority, the Board has approved the regulatory framework […] Read more
Will Hydrogen Contribute Toward Energy Transition Of India? Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The first few days of CoP27 have shown quite an enthusiasm for the potential of hydrogen to the energy transition. Government and private leaders have endorsed hydrogen as an opportunity and solution to decarbonise the economy. While the countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are eager to exploit the potential of […] Read more
Singapore’s Sembcorp Signs Pact To Acquire Vector Green Energy For Rs 2780 Crore Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra Limited, has signed an agreement with India Infrastructure Fund II to acquire 100 per cent interest in Vector Green Energy Private Limited for a base equity consideration of approximately Rs 2780 crore (approximately S$474 million). India Infrastructure Fund II is a fund managed […] Read more
KKR’s Subsidiary IndiGrid Records Strong Growth with Q2 FY23 Revenue up 6% YoY Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy IndiGrid [BSE: 540565 | NSE: INDIGRID], which claims to be the first Infrastructure Investment Trust (“InvIT”) in the Indian power sector has announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The consolidated revenue for the quarter was up 6% YoY in Q2 FY23 to ₹ 5,807 million while the consolidated EBITDA also increased […] Read more
Prosus & South Pole Sign Deal with Innovative New Climate Finance Instrument Updated On Thu, Nov 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global technology investor Prosus and South Pole (top provider of climate solutions) have joined forces to use the new D-REC market tool to deliver distributed renewable energy projects in response to growing calls for greater corporate climate action at COP27. High social impact projects in South Africa and India will be their main priorities. Prosus […] Read more