Norway’s Norfund Commits Investment In Solar Energy Project in Rajasthan Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Norwegian Climate Investment Fund has said that it has entered into an agreement to take a 49% stake in a 420 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan, India, that is developed by Italy-based energy provider, Enel. With the investment, Norfund has within a short time put a total of NOK 1.8 billion to work […] Read more
North America’s EDF Renewables Operationalises Palen Solar Site With Storage Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) has announced that its Palen Solar site is fully operational and delivering green energy to the grid. The site consists of four projects totaling 620 megawatts (MWdc) of solar PV plus 200 MWh of battery energy storage. The official statement of EDF held that the projects, which utilize horizontal single-axis […] Read more
GUVNL Issues Request for Selection For Pilot Projects in Gujarat Updated On Mon, Aug 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has invited a Request for Selection (RfS) for setting up of Pilot Projects of 500 MW/1000 MWh Standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems in Gujarat under Tariff-Based Global Competitive Bidding (Phase-I). The last date to submit the bid is “Applicable as per NIT on the ISN-ETS portal”. This GUVNL 500 […] Read more
Odisha’s Medical Colleges And DHH Buildings To Adopt Solar Rooftop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Seven medical colleges and 32 district headquarters hospitals (DHHs) across the state of Odisha will all get rooftop solar installations. Under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) program of Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA), healthcare facilities and hospitals will be mounted with rooftop solar systems. The Director of Health Services (DHS) and the Director […] Read more
Green Jobs Are Finally A Mainstream Reality In India, Thanks To Solar Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The news of India’s ambitious solar and renewable energy targets has thrown up the possibility of as many as one million jobs in another three years’ time. These jobs matter, not only to an economy always seeking opportunities for its citizens, but also to ease the faster acceptance and spread of renewable energy, especially solar. […] Read more
MSEDCL’s 500MW Solar Tender Awarded to SJVN, Tata Power & Others Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) had announced an auction to purchase power from 500MW solar tender of grid-connected intrastate solar projects (Phase-VII). SJVN Green Energy, Juniper Green Energy, Tata Power Renewable Energy, Sukhbir Agro Energy, and Avaada Energy were announced as the winners. The tender was released by MSEDCL in June of this year. […] Read more
Parliamentary Committee Disappointed With Ministry Over Delay In Solar Park Projects Updated On Wed, Aug 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Earlier this year, the Government had implemented a slew of schemes to pave the way for the establishment of 50 solar parks of aggregate capacity of 40,000 MW. Needless to say, this would have brought cheer to solar power project developers while taking up the country’s solar power capacity by several notches. A few months […] Read more
Shocking To See How The Small-Scale, Decentralized Rooftop Solar Market Was Ignored Updated On Tue, Aug 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Pyse is a web-based investment platform that allows retail investors to invest their savings in sustainable projects that create social and environmental impact. The company is helmed by two young entrepreneurs Kaustubh Padakannaya and Vinay Mantha, who are using their tech background to solve climate change. Kaustubh Padakannaya is an impact-focused entrepreneur that works at […] Read more
Turmoil Ahead In Solar, As Key Suppliers Continue To Raise Solar Input Prices Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Consider this. The price of Polysilicon, the earliest processed input in the solar supply chain, averaged CNY (Chinese Yuan) 76/kg in 2020. In 2021, thanks to a series of incidents at key manufacturing plants and rising demand, prices averaged CNY 117/kg. However, prices as of July 24 have climbed to well over CNY 260/kg, after […] Read more
