IFC, NADB Provide $200 mn Loan for Solar Project in Mexico Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy IFC and NADB will provide USD 200 million in green loans to IEnova, to finance four solar power plants with a total capacity of 376 MW across Mexico. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the North American Development Bank (NADB) will provide USD 200 million in green loans […] Read more
Vineet Mittal’s Avaada Energy bags another $15 million from PROPARCO Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy French development financial institution PROPARCO, has been reported to have made a $15 million equity investment in independent renewable power producer Avaada Energy Private Limited. For the Vineet Mittal led Avaada Energy, the fund raise further buttresses its credentials as an attractive option in India for funding by DFI’s. Earlier this year in April 2019, […] Read more
Heliogen Achieves Breakthrough Temperature in Solar Thermal Application Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Heliogen has announced that for the first time commercially, it has concentrated solar thermal energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius. Clean energy company, Heliogen has announced its launch and that it has – for the first time commercially – concentrated solar thermal energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius. The […] Read more
Ivory Coast Joins World Bank’s Scaling Solar Program Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The World Bank Group, through Scaling Solar program, and Ivory Coast have signed an agreement to help develop its supply of affordable, reliable clean energy The World Bank Group, through its Scaling Solar program, and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have signed an agreement to help the African nation develop its supply of […] Read more
LG Chem EV Battery Gigafactory in Poland to be Powered by EBRD Updated On Sat, Nov 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy EBRD has extended a long-term loan of EUR 250 million to support the construction of an EV battery gigafactory in Poland by LG Chem The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it has extended a long-term loan of EUR 250 million to support the construction of an EV battery gigafactory in Wrocław […] Read more
Big Move. £555 Billion European Investment Bank to Stop Lending To Fossil Fuel Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy In what could be called the ‘Venice Effect’ perhaps, the European Investment Bank, (EIB) the lending arm of the European Union has decided to stop funding fossil fuel projects as part of lending policy Yesterday, even as the world was absorbing images of the city of Venice going underwater due to unprecedented flooding caused by […] Read more
Africa at the Centre of Global Energy Transition Until 2040: IEA Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Africa is set to play a key role in shaping the global energy transition as it undergoes the largest process of urbanisation the world has ever seen. Africa is set to become increasingly influential in shaping global energy trends over the next two decades as it undergoes the largest process of urbanisation the world has […] Read more
U GRO Capital, Sunvest Capital Launch Rs.20 Crore Rooftop Solar Funding Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Capital, the key missing link in so many solar rooftop plans, is finally coming to solar too. In another move to fill the vast gap that exists between potential, demand, and actual supply, SME focused finance start up U Grow Capital has joined hands with Sunvest Capital to provide co lending for solar rooftop and […] Read more
McDonald’s Signs its First Large Scale Renewable PPA Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy McDonald’s has announced a 220 MW virtual renewable PPA with Aviator Wind West, a portion of the Aviator Wind project located in Coke County, Texas. McDonald’s, Apex Clean Energy, and Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy, have announced a 220 MW virtual renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) between McDonald’s and Aviator Wind West, a […] Read more
