Atlas Renewable Energy Gets $210 million For 438 MW Solar Project in Brazil Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global renewable player Atlas Renewable Energy has secured a loan of $210 million from Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to finance its Boa Sorte solar project which is of 438 MW in capacity. Atlas said that this marks the first time that BNDES has executed a US dollar-indexed loan to a […] Read more
UAE’s Masdar to Develop 1 GW Renewable Energy Projects in Kyrgyzstan Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy UAE renewable energy conglomerate Masdar has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy, Kyrgyzstan, to develop a pipeline of renewable projects in the Central Asian country, with a capacity of up to 1 gigawatt (GW). Masdar will first develop a 200 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant which is scheduled to […] Read more
UK’s Hive Energy to Invest $4Billion for 4 GW of Solar + Storage in Turkey Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The United Kingdom-based Hive Energy has said that it will be investing $4 billion for the development of solar power projects with energy storage facilities in Turkey. As per reports, the firm will be constructing the projects through joint ventures with two partners based out of Turkey itself. Hive Energy is headquartered in Hampshire in […] Read more
German Institution DEG Funds Solar Micro-Grids Development in Nigeria Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Investment is picking up in Africa and the developed world seems to be making efforts to ensure that the continent is not bereft of access to green energy. The ace development finance institution of Germany, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), is now funding the USA-based Husk Power Systems with $750,000 to build eight community solar […] Read more
Tunisia Comes Up With Solar Power Tenders Of 1 GW Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tunisia is catching up on its renewable energy targets to decarbonise its economy and add to the global efforts for tackling the challenge of climate change. In a fresh development, Tunisia’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies has launched two new tenders for the development of solar PV projects of cumulative capacity of 1 […] Read more
Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
African Development Bank to Fund 100 MW Tunisian Solar Project Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The African Development Bank is playing a critical role in the development of renewable sources of energy in Africa to ensure that the resource-starved region can have access to power while sustaining the natural environment. In a recent development, the African Development Bank Group has approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
Nepal Invites Tenders for 100 MW Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Dec 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility, has invited bids for the selection of independent power producers (IPPs) for the development of 100 MW of grid-connected solar PV capacity. These projects will come up at 16 designated sites in the Himalayan country. According to the notification, the last day for the players to submit […] Read more