Carbon Tax Waiver may put Renewables Growth in India at Risk: Fitch Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Fitch Solutions believes that the centre’s proposed carbon tax waiver on coal may pose substantial downside risks to India’s renewable sector growth. Fitch Solutions has said that it believes that the centre’s proposed carbon tax waiver on coal may pose substantial downside risks to India’s renewable sector growth. In a bid to alleviate significant debt levels in the power industry, India has proposed […] Read more
Denmark Sets Record With Wind Meeting 47% of its Energy Demands Updated On Fri, Jan 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Denmark got half its power from wind and solar last year, wind alone accounted for 47 percent of Danish electricity demand in 2019, setting a new record. Denmark got half its power from wind and solar last year in what its grid operator hailed as an important milestone in its hugely ambitious energy transition push. […] Read more
MNRE Drafts Scheme for Round-the-Clock Supply of Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Jan 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued a new draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock power from renewable energy projects, complemented with thermal power projects to Discoms The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a new draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy (solar, wind or small hydro) power projects. […] Read more
Can Surplus Renewables Production in West Rajasthan Build A Big Battery? Updated On Thu, Jan 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in 2017, when Tesla set out to make the 129 MW lithium ion based battery installation in Australia at the Hornsdale Wind Farm, many people scoffed at its usefulness. However, it proved its role as a load balancer to stabilize the grid in case of sudden drops in power generation elsewhere. So much so […] Read more
Renewable Energy Certificates Sales Down 10% in December Updated On Mon, Dec 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sales of Renewable Energy Certificates fell around 10 percent to 5.04 lakh units in December as compared to 5.59 lakh yoy due to lower supply Sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) fell around 10 percent to 5.04 lakh units in December as compared to 5.59 lakh in the same month a year ago due to lower supply, according to official data […] Read more
SECI Invites EoI for Buying & Blending Power with Renewable Energy Updated On Fri, Dec 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date and time for submission of response to this Eol is January 31, 2020 till 5:30 pm. With an aim to blend power generated from various sources with renewable energy (RE), state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from various power generators. As per the SECI […] Read more
IFC Invests in BT Leasing to Boost Sustainable Energy Finance in Romania Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy IFC is providing EUR 18.5 million in financing to BT Leasing to increase access to finance for SMEs and sustainable energy projects in Romania The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing EUR 18.5 million in financing to BT Leasing Transilvania to increase access to finance for small and […] Read more
Vector Green In The Big League With Rattan India’s Renewables Acquisition Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based Vector Green Energy Private Limited, now owned by the US based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a global infrastructure investor with over $60 billion in assets worldwide, has formally entered the big league with the completion of its latest acquisition of about 275 MW pf solar assets belonging to Rattan India.. The firm, a wholly […] Read more
Eni and Falck Renewables JV to Develop 1 GW RE Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Eni and Falck Renewables have signed a strategic agreement for the joint development (JV) of renewable energy projects in the United States. Italian major Eni and Falck Renewables have signed a strategic agreement for the joint development (JV) of renewable energy projects in the United States. The agreement involves the creation of a venture owned […] Read more
