Solar Energy

Torrent Power Secures 50 MW Solar Power Plant from SkyPower

Leading Ahmedabad based power player Torrent Power Limited has said that the company has acquired a 50 MW Solar Power Project from SkyPower Group. Torrent informed that the enterprise value for this acquisition is somewhere about Rs 417 crore subject to closing price adjustments, in case there are any and the acquisition is further subject […]

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Malawi solar mini-grid shows promise as way of electrifying rural Africa

A solar mini-grid in rural Malawi, East Africa, is powering maize mills, a sunflower oil facility and will help a welder in a nearby village expand his business, showing that centralised grid systems are not Africa’s only route towards low-carbon power. Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands […]

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Solar panels on Tamil Nadu’s govt office rooftops to produce 10 MW power

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Authority (TNEDA) will install solar panels on rooftops of government office buildings in a bid to generate 10 MW of power, as per recent media reports. The estimated cost of the project is 50 crore and the tender process will be finalised by the end of May. According to TNEDA […]

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Solar power systems installed in Shimla helped save ₹1.85 cr: HP min

Himachal Pradesh urban development minister Suresh Bhardwaj said on Thursday that solar power systems installed in  66 government buildings in Shimla had saved electricity worth Rs 1.85 crore. He said the Smart City mission had given the state a successful model of solar energy. In a press statement issued in Shimla, the minister mentioned, “First, the […]

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America’s Renewable Energy Project Completions Stumble

The Global Marketing Intelligence (GMI) platform of Industrial Info Resources (IIR) has found that the renewable power projects in the United States of America have slowed in the near past due to several reasons. It has said that various factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain problems, lack of skilled workers, tariffs on imported materials and […]

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Siemens Gamesa to sell European RE assets to SSE for €580 million

Renewable Energy major Siemens Gamesa has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Scotland-based SSE Renewables to sell its South European renewables development assets for a total cash consideration of €580 million. The official statement says that the sale includes a pipeline of onshore wind projects that have a total capacity of 3.9 […]

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Atlas Signs PPA with Enel for supply of 1.3 TWh/year of Wind Power

The USA-based Atlas Renewable Energy announced that it has signed a long term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Enel Generación Chile for 1.3 TWh/year with the development of its first wind power project. The portfolio’s three wind projects total 417 MW throughout Chile, helping accelerate its clean energy transition. Atlas Renewable Energy is part of […]

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AMEA Power to build two solar power plants in Morocco

Morocco, which has planned some ambitious renewable energy projects to take advantage of its geographical location, has awarded a contract for the development of two solar power projects to AMEA Power – a UAE energy company. The two solar projects will be part of the first phase of Noor PV II Programme. This programme will […]

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European Commission Ponders Hiking Renewable Energy Target To 45% By 2030

The Ukraine-Russia conflict, and the vagaries of climate change might just have nudged the European Commission when it comes to its renewable energy targets. The European Commission is analyzing if the Union can achieve a higher aim of having 45% of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. Currently the European Commission has proposed […]

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