Kenya’s 1st Utility Scale IPP Solar Proj to Kick-off Construction Post Financial Close Updated On Mon, Jun 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Meanwhile, it is expected that the plant will reach commercial operation in mid-2020 as the construction work likely to take around twelve months. With an aim to power Africa’s growth trajectory, Globeleq is mulling to begin the construction of Kenya’s one of the first IPP-owned utility scale solar power plants post the financial close. This 40 […] Read more
CERC Finalises 5th Amendment For Deviation Settlement Mechanism Updated On Fri, May 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy The commission has accepted all the proposals put forward in the draft fifth amendment of the deviation settlement mechanism regulations. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finalised the fifth amendment to its deviation settlement mechanism regulations. The CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2019, will come into effect from June […] Read more
ISA’s big Solar Pump Move Finally Rolls Off Updated On Thu, May 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy With EESL issuing a tender for 272579 Solar Water Pumps on behalf of the ISA and its member countries, the biggest project so far with the ISA is finally underway. One of the biggest initiatives the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biggest international achievement, were plans to drive down prices of solar […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Solar Takes Top Spot as Global Solar EPC Service Provider Updated On Tue, May 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The company was also ranked as the largest Solar EPC solutions provider in India with a market share of 16.6%, 3 times the size of its closest competitor. Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited, a subsidiary of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, has been ranked as the world’s largest Solar EPC service provider by IHSMarkit in its […] Read more
Global Single-Phase Inverter Market Records 11.2% Increase in 2018: Report Updated On Tue, May 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new report, global shipments of single-phase inverter increased by 11.2 percent in 2018. Boosted by a strong residential PV demand. IHS Markit released its annual PV inverter market report in early May. According to the report, the world grid-connected PV inverter shipments remained almost flat in 2018. However, while the world grid-connected […] Read more
Belectric Commissions 1.9 MWh Battery Storage Facility for Audi Updated On Tue, May 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy German EPC player, Belectric has announced that a new battery storage facility was officially inaugurated at the EUREF Campus, a green innovation cluster in Berlin. The company was contracted to build the battery storage facility for Audi, with its 20 batteries sourced from test vehicles belonging to the car manufacturer. The system is part of […] Read more
Canadian Solar Modules Light-up Medical Center in a Country with 5% Electrification Updated On Sat, May 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy This is how the use of solar can provide greatly needed electricity in a country like Sierra Leone which is having just 1 per cent electrification rate in rural areas. With an aim to support in a social cause for the society, solar PV modules maker Canadian Solar has donated its MaxPower CS6U-P 330W solar modules […] Read more
Scatec Solar Brings on MT Energy For 485 MW Solar Projects in Vietnam Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar is envisioned to provide the project’s equity funding. In addition, the company will be the turn-key EPC provider and will be providing Operation & Maintenance as well as Asset Management services to the projects. Norway-based Scatec Solar has partnered with MT Energy, a Vietnamese energy company, to develop, finance, construct and operate large-scale […] Read more
EDF & Masdar Consortium Wins 800 MW Hybrid Solar Project in Morocco Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy EDF, Masdar and Green of Africa Consortium has won 800 MW hybrid solar project in Morocco. The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has announced – after a competitive international bidding process – that the consortium of EDF (through its subsidiary EDF Renewables), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, and Green of Africa, Moroccan […] Read more
