L&T Begins Construction at 300 MW Jeddah Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy L&T has secured the go-ahead to begin construction of the 300 MW Jeddah Solar PV Power Plant in Saudi Arabia. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced that the renewable arm of its power transmission and distribution business has secured the go-ahead to begin construction of the 300 MW Jeddah Solar PV Power Plant in Saudi […] Read more
Adani Green Continues Brisk Start to 2021, With 50 MW Solar Plant in UP’s Chitrakoot Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an official statement today, Adani Solar Energy Chitrakoot One Limited (ASECOL), a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), said that it has commissioned a 50 MW solar power plant in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh (UP). “The plant has a 25-year-long Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) at Rs 3.07/kwh,” […] Read more
China vs US: The New Battle for Energy Supremacy Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy At his first news conference since taking office, US President Joe Biden had said in March that he would outspend China on innovation and infrastructure so that the latter’s dream of superseding the US to become the most powerful and wealthiest country would not come to fruition, at least not on “his watch.” The President’s […] Read more
Statkraft Completes Second Irish Energy Storage Project Updated On Fri, Apr 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Norwegian utility entered a contract with EirGrid and has commenced providing reserves to the national electricity grid in the event of a sudden drop-off in supply. Statkraft Ireland Managing Director, Kevin O’Donovan said “we are delighted to have completed construction of our second battery project just one year after we energised Kilathmoy, the first […] Read more
Nordex Wins Orders Worth 259 MW in Turkey and Germany Updated On Fri, Apr 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Nordex Group has announced two new project wins in Turkey and Germany for a combined 259 MW of wind energy capacity. The first order has been received from the Caba Group for 39 – N133/4800 turbines from the Delta4000 series for the second construction phase of the “Istanbul” wind farm. The order also includes […] Read more
At ₹3.85, CERC Approves 7% Hike in APPC for Open Access Solar in 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In its order notified last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for open access at ₹3.85/kWh. This implies that for wind or solar generators that are regional entities and selling power under open access, which is not accounted for RPO compliance of obligated entities, and […] Read more
Norway’s $1.3 Trillion Sovereign Fund Makes First Green Infra Investment Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, a pioneer and probably the largest in the world has announced its first investment into renewable energy infrastructure on April 7. The fund, which was in the news for its decision to stop and exit from all investments in fossil fuel-based firms, sold the last of its holdings in such […] Read more
Backlog of Unsigned PSAs Risk Slowing India’s Renewable Energy Growth Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Delays in signing PSAs are a bottleneck in the growth of renewable energy capacity in India, jeopardising the 175 GW by 2022 target Delays in signing power sale agreements (PSAs) are a bottleneck in the growth of renewable energy capacity in India, jeopardising the government’s renewable energy target of 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, dampening […] Read more
Wärtsilä Selected by RWE for 80 MWh Energy Storage Project Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system in Georgia, USA from RWE Renewables. The technology group Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system to the […] Read more
