This Tribal Hamlet In Kerala Gets Electricity After 74 Years from Micro-Hybrids Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy For 75 years, a hamlet in Attapaddi, Kerala was shrouded in the dark, deprived of the basic human need- electricity. Forest fires, wild animal attacks and remoteness were some of the factors that prevented the establishment of renewable energy projects here. The tribal population, which dominates the hamlet, had been extremely possessive of its culture […] Read more
First 69 Wind Turbines Installed at 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Park Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The first of 69 of 11 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park in the North Sea. Manufacturer of wind turbines, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Dutch maritime contracting firm Van Oord marked the completion of the 11 MW turbine at Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN). The […] Read more
EUR 30 Billion Contracts by TenneT for 60 GW North Sea Offshore Wind Plans Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Netherlands based transmission system giant TenneT, Hitachi Energy/Petrofac and the three consortium partnerships GE/Sembcorp (SMOP), GE/McDermott and Siemens Energy/Dragados have signed contracts in Berlin, Germany, to seal Europe’s largest-ever tender award for energy transition infrastructure. The total volume of the contracts for the components of the 14 systems amounts to around €30 billion. The […] Read more
GUVNL Awards 200MW Solar Project To Avaada Energy With A Tariff Of Rs 2.75/KwH Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has now awarded a 200 MW solar power project to Avaada Energy, an arm of Avaada Group. The project contract was given at a tariff of Rs 2.75 per Kilo-Watt-Hour (KwH). GUVNL awarded the project to the renewable energy company through competitive bidding, followed by an e-reverse auction. […] Read more
Department Of Science & Technology Invites Bids To Establish Hydrogen Valley Innovation Cluster Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union government’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) has now sought an Expression of Interest (EOI) to establish Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters in India. The department, through the tender, has asked the interested parties to bid to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the issue and take up the project. “The purpose of […] Read more
BPCL Targets 240 MW Renewables Expansion This Fiscal Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Public sector fuel marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is mulling for the development of 240-MW of renewable power capacity this fiscal year of 2023-24. A senior official of BPCL held that the renewable expansion of the firm will be achieved at the cost of Rs 1600 crore. BPCL was in line for divestment by […] Read more
Waiting To Take Off-The PM-KUSUM Story Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satveer Singh is a 51-year-old wheat farmer based at Mohanpura village in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Around a year ago, he enrolled online with the state government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme. As a result, the solar developers installed a seven-Horse Power (HP) solar irrigation pump […] Read more
ANERT Issues RFS for EPC & Mfg Agency for Implementation of 2 MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has issued an RFS (Request for Selection) for agency for the implementation of 2 MW solar power plant at Travancore Titanium Products Ltd, Kochuveli, Thiruvananthapuram under Solar City Project funded by Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd. The last date to submit the bids is 26 April, […] Read more
Power Ministry Notifies Initiation of Bidding For North Eastern Region Expansion ISTS Project Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, issued documents related to the initiation of the bidding process for the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project under the North Eastern Region Expansion Project-XVI scheme. It comes after the REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Power, sought global bids for setting up the ISTS […] Read more