Serentica Doubles Down On Clean Energy Targets With 10 GW Andhra Plans Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Serentica Renewables, a leading renewable energy company in India, has announced its plans to establish renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) in Andhra Pradesh. The firm has emerged as one of the fastest growing green energy developers in India, moving to a focus on Round the clock (RTC) and other […] Read more
Can India See Large Wind Turbines Beyond 6 MW? Updated On Wed, Nov 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy The upper ceiling of large wind turbines in India is on the rise. Irrespective of the deployment of the same in capacities upto 8 MW to 10 MW in foreign countries like China, India’s tryst with these large structures is limited by costs for now. Going by the government numbers, there are more than eight […] Read more
Global RE Growth Hits New Highs Amid Falling Costs: IEA Report Updated On Tue, Nov 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Globally, renewable energy shows no signs of slowing down. In the first half of 2024, solar PV additions rose by 36%, electric vehicle sales increased by 25%, and wind power capacity additions kept pace with last year’s deployment, said report. International Energy Agency (IEA) recent report on Clean Energy Market Monitoring indicated that clean energy […] Read more
PM KUSUM: Rajasthan DISCOM Invites Participation Under Component C Updated On Mon, Nov 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Rajasthan DISCOM Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JJVNL), in its latest tender, seeks to implement feeder-level solarization under Component C of PMKUSUM. This component involves ground-mounted solar installations, where land cost is the second most significant expense after solar PV panel costs in the total project budget. The last date for bids submission till 2nd […] Read more
IFC Partners With ACWA Power to Support Uzbekistan’s Energy Transition Updated On Wed, Oct 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy IFC announced today a $240 million Islamic Equity Bridge Loan (EBL) financing for ACWA Power to support the development of Uzbekistan’s renewable energy sector on the sidelines of the 8th Future Investment Institute conference at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. IFC’s financing will support the construction and operation of two projects, with a cumulative capacity of […] Read more
PPA of 15 years Among Key Changes Proposed in TBCB Norms By India’s Power Ministry Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy In Draft guidelines for Tariff based competitive bidding involving solar, wind, Hybrid, FDRE and Energy storage projects, India’s Ministry of Power has come out with a slew of proposed changes. The draft document has been released for feedback and suggestions, with a last day of submissions being 15 days from publishing of the guidelines, ie, […] Read more
EverGreen, Datta Infra & Others Bag NTPC’s 1.2GW Hybrid Tender Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC Limited has announced the results of its 1200 MW wind-solar hybrid tender. The power giant awarded contracts to four renewable project developers: Sembcorp Green Infra, Adani Renewable Energy, Green Prairie Energy III (EverGreen), Adyant Ensersol (Datta Infra), and ReNew Solar. As per the auction results, Sembcorp, Adani Renewable, and ReNew Power secured projects at […] Read more
Is India Ready To Welcome Its Largest Ever Wind Turbines? Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Dongfang Electric Corporation, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, made waves in the global wind market this month by launching the world’s largest wind turbine, with a capacity of 26 MW. This massive turbine was specifically designed for a wind project near Fujian in China. Chinese manufacturers are widely recognized for producing some of the largest […] Read more
NVVN’s 500MWh Storage Tender Breaks New Ground With Record Low Tariffs Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam’s (NVVN) first standalone energy storage tender has broken new ground with record low tariffs. While the bids come with viability gap funding, even after accounting for that, the winning bids are lower than the lowest seen so far at Rs 3.41/unit by SECI. The tender with a total capacity 500 MW/ […] Read more