Ceylon Electricity Board Floats Tender for Solar PV Plants Updated On Mon, Sep 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is seeking proposals from potential developers (project proponents) for the construction of ground-mounted and floating solar PV power plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW on a build-own-operate basis with a 20-year operational period. The deadline for proposal submissions is October 27, 2022. Within 10 months of the power […] Read more
First Project With Modules From Credence Solar Nears Launch Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Yet another Gujarat-based firm has embarked on its solar journey. The latest entrant is Rajkot-based Credence Solar Panels Private Limited, a solar panel manufacture with production capacity of 200MW equipped with most modern manufacturing machinery capable of M10 and M12, (540 to 670W in mono and Bifacial) which are now certified and approved by BIS […] Read more
Arctech Launches First Dual Row Solar Tracker Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar tracker manufacturer, Arctech has successfully launched its latest Dual Row Solar Tracker SkyWings. According to the company, SkyWings is the first twin-row solar tracker in the world with a multi-point drive mechanism, made possible by the proprietary bidirectional slew drives. According to Arctech, SkyWings combines the benefit of two-row trackers with the high stiffness made […] Read more
Botswana Power Corporation Awards Scatec ASA First Large Scale Solar Contract Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway-based renewable energy leader Scatec has said that it has signed a binding 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with and the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for the construction of a solar PV facility with a contracted capacity of 50 megawatt. The solar facility will be set up in Selibe Phikwe, a former mining town located […] Read more
Canadian Solar Wins 253 MWp Solar, 1,000 MWh BESS Project in Chile Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar PV modules manufacturer and large scale solar project developer Canadian Solar has announced that the company has been awarded a 253 MWp solar plus 1,000 MWh battery energy storage project called ‘Zaldivar Project’ in Chile’s public tender held by Chile’s Energy National Commission (CNE) in July 2022. The official statement of Canadian Solar held […] Read more
The Bridge to 280 GW Of Solar. Corporate India Steps Up Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy They have the money, resilience, and execution ability that can leave an indelible impact on India’s economy; but can the country’s corporates (C&I sector) open up a new growth engine for India’s solar movement? The time, it seems, has arrived. As always in India, among the stakeholders, there will be many who will want to […] Read more
Denmark’s Largest Energy Firm Ørsted Acquires Its First Solar Farm in Ireland Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Denmark-based international renewable energy player Ørsted has said that it has acquired its first solar project called Ballinrea solar PV in Ireland through an agreement with Dublin’s (Ireland) renewable energy developer Terra Solar. Ørsted said that this takeover is a strategic first step towards the company’s multi-technology deployment in Ireland. Ørsted has committed to invest […] Read more
Pakistan Looks to Add 9000 MW Solar on Priority to Address Energy Crisis Updated On Tue, Aug 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Pakistan government, stung by a persisting power crisis that has brought both outages and spiraling power costs in its wake, has finally changed course to add more solar to its grid. While announcing plans to target 14,000 megawatts of solar capacity this year, the country is seemingly making up for lost time. We have […] Read more
CEA Report: Prices for Polysilicon & Solar Modules Will Start to Fall in 2023 Updated On Tue, Aug 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to data by Clean Energy Associates (CEA), solar module prices for foreign markets are anticipated to decline in parallel with predicted decreases in polysilicon prices as of 2023. Due to higher-than-anticipated European purchase volumes and constrained polysilicon supplies, the quality assurance and supply chain management company disclosed that module costs that had gone up […] Read more