ReNew to Acquire Orange’s Portfolio in $950 Million Deal to Bulk Up Before IPO Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy ReNew power is in in active discussions with Orange Renewable to acquire its portfolio of a little over 600 MW of predominantly wind and a smattering of solar assets for Rs 6175 crore ($950 million) of enterprise valuation, and has already submitted a non binding offer and is conducting diligence. Sumant Sinha led ReNew Power […] Read more
Tata Power Solar Commissions 3 MW Solar Power Plant at Noamundi Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 3 MW Solar Power Plant is the first solar plant will help in reducing CO2 emission by about 3000 tonnes per annum. With due consideration towards Tata Steel’s initiatives towards reducing carbon footprint, a 3 MW Solar PV Power Plant has been commissioned at Noamundi. This is the 1st Solar Power Plant in any […] Read more
NEXTracker Achieves 1 GW of Solar Tracker Sales in India Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy NEXTracker’s projects commissioned or under construction with Sterling & Wilson, Adani Green Energy, SkyPower, CleanMax Solar, Suzlon, and ReNew Power are milestones that demonstrate the rapidly growing adoption of solar trackers in India. NEXTracker has announced that it has sold over 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar trackers to utility-scale power plants in India. This achievement […] Read more
GST Arrests the Slide and May Lead to a Temporary Standstill in Demand: Guru Inder Mohan Singh, Director & COO, Amplus Solar Updated On Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Since Discom supply rates have not been impacted by GST, attractiveness of solar would reduce, and hence private demand, and specifically distributed solar would be impacted said Guru Inder Mohan Singh, Director & COO, Amplus Solar 1. Share your views on GST, how the new Goods and Services Tax rates impact clean energy drive in […] Read more
Solar Mounting Structures: Racking Matters Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Globally, solar installations have been growing at an impressive pace. A large share of growth has been contributed from India, and with 100GW of target by 2022 in its hand, India is on the verge of becoming the world’s biggest solar nation. Continuous reduction in the solar system prices with respect to higher grid rates […] Read more
Halving Global Carbon Emissions by 2040 is Within Our Reach, but Govt., Investors and Businesses Must Act Now: ETC Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Falling costs of renewables and batteries make cost-effective, clean electricity, unstoppable and essential to the transition to a low-carbon, energy-abundant world. The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) in its latest report said that halving global carbon emissions by 2040 is within our reach. According ETC Governments, investors and businesses must seize the opportunity to halve carbon […] Read more
IDFC Alternatives acquires three solar projects from Punj Lloyd Updated On Mon, Oct 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy The India infrastructure fund of IDFC Alternatives has bought three solar projects in Rajasthan and Punjab from Punj Lloyd Infrastructure as part of the company’s plan to set up a strong foothold in the renewable energy space through acquisitions — as much as 1 GW in a year or so. IDFC Alternatives signed the deal […] Read more
IRPRI’s 4 Day Residential Training Programme concludes Updated On Sat, Jul 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy IPPAI Regulatory & Policy Research Institute, with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) organized a four-day residential, training program on “Reducing Power Costs through Optimisation: A to Z of Power Trading; Mandatory Trading of RECs & ESCerts”.The training program that started on 29th June concluded today (2nd July) in IRPRI Resort, Belgundi, Belgaum, Karnataka. The course […] Read more
Firms not doing well will not impact India’s solar programmes: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Apr 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal at an event organized by industry body CII said that some firms not doing well will not impact the programme’s success reports PTI. When asked about the debt problems faced by SunEdison, Goyal said “there are always certain cases of firms failing all over the world in every industry. There […] Read more
