EBRD Grants $37 Mn Loan for Expansion of Wind Project in Turkey Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy EBRD has approved a loan worth USD 37 million for financing the expansion of the Kiyikoy wind project in the northwest of Turkey. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan worth USD 37 million giving a boost to renewable energy production in Turkey by financing the expansion of the Kiyikoy […] Read more
KUSUM Scheme Expanded in new Budget to Cover 20 Lakh Farmers Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the expansion of PM KUSUM Scheme under which 20 lakh farmers will now be provided with funds to set up standalone solar pumps. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2019, while presenting the latest budget has announced the expansion of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM […] Read more
Budget 2020 and Renewables. An Evolving Story Updated On Sun, Feb 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy In the longest budget speech in history, the Finance Minister , Ms Nirmala Sitharaman managed to find a mention of the renewable sector, especially solar, at the beginning, middle and end, as it turned out. While the mention in the beginning was for the energy needs of farmers and the role of solar power, the […] Read more
EY Announces Commitment to be Carbon Neutral by end of 2020 Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy EY has announced that it plans to become carbon neutral by the end of 2020, by both reducing and offsetting its carbon emissions. EY has announced that it plans to become carbon neutral by the end of 2020, by both reducing and offsetting its carbon emissions. The commitment reflects the firms’ focus towards becoming a […] Read more
Yellow Door Energy Signs two Agreements With Saudi Arabia’s APICORP Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Yellow Door Energy will install solar panels at APICORP’s headquarters in Dammam and retrofit the building with energy-efficient technologies. In line with its commitment to promote long-term sustainability and green initiatives, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, have announced that it signed two agreements with Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a […] Read more
Cenfura, C4D to Tokenise Renewable Assets in South Africa Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Cenfura and C4D will tokenise microgrid assets in South Africa, the partnership will construct and operate solar and battery storage-based microgrid assets Cenfura has entered into an agreement with C4D to tokenise microgrid assets in South Africa. The partnership will construct and operate the solar PV and battery storage-based microgrid assets in 6,500 gated communities across South […] Read more
Banque des Territoires Takes a 50% Stake in Total’s French Renewable Portfolio Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Total and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement for the latter to take a 50% stake in Total Quadran’s solar and wind energy assets in France Total, through Total Quadran – its renewable electricity production subsidiary in France, and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement upon which Banque des Territoires takes a 50% […] Read more
Orix Corporation to Issue its First Green Bond in Japan Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy The ORIX Corporation (ORIX) has decided to issue its first Green Bond (unsecured straight bonds) in the domestic market of Japan. The ORIX Corporation (ORIX) has decided to issue its first Green Bond (unsecured straight bonds) in the domestic market of Japan. Green bonds are bonds issued by companies to finance green projects (such as […] Read more
Boson Robotics Sees Opportunity in India Updated On Sat, Jan 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the biggest challenges in maintaining a solar farm is the issue of cleaning. Keeping the panels clean can make a huge difference to productivity of solar power, especially at utility scale. That has led to the emergence of firms specialising in the job. It wasn’t long though, before a Chinese firm started to […] Read more
