Kahramaa Closes Financing for World’s 2nd Cheapest Solar Power Project Updated On Fri, Jul 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Kahramaa has announced the successful financial closure for the Siraj-1 solar power plant project, the first of its kind project in Qatar Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has announced the successful financial closure and completion of all needed financial arrangements with its international financiers for the Siraj-1 solar power plant project, the first […] Read more
Apple Commits to 100% Carbon Neutral for Supply Chain and Products Updated On Thu, Jul 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Apple has unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. Apple has unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is already carbon neutral for its global corporate operations, […] Read more
Solar Installations in Q1 2020 Slowed Down in India, China and US: Report Updated On Mon, Jul 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to a new report, Q1 of 2020 has been a particularly lousy installation period for solar panels with just 15.8 GW getting installed. According to a new report, quarter 1 (Q1) of 2020 has been a particularly lousy installation period for solar panels with only one quarter in the past 9, being lower with […] Read more
20% Duty on Solar Power Equipment to cut Imports: Anurag Thakur Updated On Sat, Jul 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government is considering a 20% basic customs duty on solar equipment to discourage imports, particularly from China, Anurag Thakur has said. The government is considering a proposal by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to impose 20 percent basic customs duty on solar modules to provide an edge to domestic manufacturers and discourage imports, […] Read more
BHEL Tenders for O&M of 3 Solar Projects in SCCL Telangana Updated On Wed, Jul 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy BHEL has issued three tenders, seeking bid from eligible companies for undertaking the O&M work for 3 solar projects worth 79 MW for SCCL in Telangana. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued three tenders, seeking bid from eligible companies for undertaking the operation and maintenance (O&M) work for three solar projects worth a combined […] Read more
UK to Relax Legislations Making it Easier to Construct Large-Scale Batteries Updated On Wed, Jul 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The UK Government will be relaxing the planning legislation to make it easier to construct large-scale storage batteries to store renewable energy The UK Government has announced that it will be relaxing the planning legislation to make it easier to construct large-scale storage batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the […] Read more
Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 […] Read more
The Missing Element in the Proposed Electricity Act Reforms Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy India is the third largest producer and consumer of electricity worldwide. But it still has one of the lowest per capita power consumption (1,181 kWh) as compared to the world’s average per capita power consumption, which stands high at nearly 2,700 kWh. Because of this, our nation faces the challenge of ensuring sound financial health […] Read more
PFC, REC may Restrict Funding for Projects Using Chinese Equipment Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government’s economic response against China may see public-sector financiers like PFC, REC restricting funding of projects that use equipment from the country The government’s economic response against China may see public sector financiers restricting funding of projects that use equipment from the neighbouring country. The practice would first be adopted in the power sector, […] Read more
