Avaada Issues Largest Tranche of AAA Rated Green Bonds for $192 Million Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Avaada Energy, India’s leading solar project developer, today announced that it is raising green bonds for INR 1440 Cr (USD 192 million) in the Indian capital market at 6.75% making it India’s largest AAA rated Green Bond by any renewable energy developer. The bonds are certified by Climate Bonds Standard Board of the Climate Bonds […] Read more
Wind Repowering in India Waits for a Favourable Wind Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The benefits of solar and wind energy as clean alternatives to oil, coal and gas are well established globally. Though many countries started their solar journey early, India’s solar-energy build-up has been consistently gathering momentum over the last decade, with the last five years seeing a sharp spurt. The wind energy sector, on the other […] Read more
Azure picks Ecoppia for hybrid project of 400MW Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Israeli based Ecoppia, a world leader in robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, has announced a significant milestone in India, with the firm signing a ‘first ever’ hybrid project of 400MW with renewable developer Azure Power. This complex project, combined of two types of installations – fixed tilt and Single Axis Trackers (SAT), along with […] Read more
Husk Secures Funding For Solar Microgrids in Rural India Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Patna based Husk Power Systems, the rural clean energy services leader in Africa and Asia and operator of the largest fleet of community solar microgrids in India, today announced the successful close of a Rs.31 crores ($4.2 million) debt financing from the India Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd. Besides the IREDA loan, Husk expects […] Read more
EU Works for Timely Realisation of 300MW Offshore Wind Target Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a report adopted by the European Parliament, the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have charted out a roadmap on faster deployment of offshore wind in the continent to timely arrest global warming and climate change. This is in line with the ‘EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’ that sets out the goals of reaching 60 […] Read more
As Power minister R.K. Singh responds to Telangana CM KCR, power reforms at risk? Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a release yesterday, the Press Information Bureau(PIB), on behalf of the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) has carried a strong rebuttal from Power Minister R.K. Singh, of statements ascribed to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). R.K. Singh has termed as a ‘lie’, a claim attributed to KCR, that the central […] Read more
Swiss Sustainability Fund Guides Hydropower Developers Towards Sustainability Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hydropower project developers and operators can now apply for funding from a ‘sustainability fund’ for independent assessment of their project’s sustainability performance. The sustainability fund is patronized by the Swiss government. Apart from the sovereign’s backing, the fund has the support of a few other eminent institutes – the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and the […] Read more
Brookfield Renewable Buys Urban Grid, Triples US Pipeline to 31GW Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bermuda-headquartered Brookfield Renewable, which owns and operates renewable power assets, has acquired clean power developer Urban Grid and its pipeline of projects comprising approximately 13 GW of utility-scale solar and 7 GW of energy storage capacity for $650 million. The addition of Urban Grid’s projects approximately triples Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. development pipeline to approximately 31 […] Read more
Croatia to Launch Renewable Auctions by Q3 2022 Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Croatia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development is considering announcing auctions for large wind farms and solar power plants by the third quarter of 2022. About a year back, the Ministry had announced preparations for auctions for premiums for large power plants using renewable energy sources, which were then postponed to the autumn season. According […] Read more