India is Now Aiming For 227 GW of RE Capacity by 2022: Venkaiah Naidu Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy India has defined an ambitious target of deploying 175GW of renewable power by 2022. This target is now further raised to 227 GW of renewable energy capacity, considering that we are well on our way to exceeding the previously set target, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said. Addressing the fourth Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress […] Read more
EDP Deploys Portugal’s First MW-Scale Solar Plus Storage Project Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Portuguese power utility company, EDP has announced that it will deploy its largest solar photovoltaic farm with energy storage in Portugal. The company has signed an agreement with battery maker Exide Technologies. It provides for the deployment of two photovoltaic solar production units, with a total capacity of 3.8 MW, for self-consumption in its facilities […] Read more
Israel’s Megalim Concentrated Solar Power Plant Begins Operations Updated On Thu, Apr 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Megalim solar thermal power plant, a joint venture of BrightSource, GE Renewable Energy and the Noy Fund, said on 10 April, that it has begun commercial operation in Israel. The Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station, located in Israel’s Negev desert, is one of the largest projects of its type in the world. It is […] Read more
Telecom Secretary Proposes Joint Task Force with MNRE to Push Green Tech in the Sector Updated On Fri, Apr 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan has proposed setting up a joint task force with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to promote green technology in the sector. “It is critical that we should set up a joint task force between the two ministries (Telecom and MNRE) to ensure that we work on this together. The […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Sets Generic Tariff For Solar Projects at Rs 3.04/kWh Updated On Thu, Apr 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has in its latest order set the generic tariff for procurement of solar PV power in the state to Rs 3.04 per kWh. The tariff will apply to the procurement from all solar PV projects of capacity 1 MW and above. The control period of this order will […] Read more
More than 300 GW of New Wind Capacity to be Added in Next 5 Years : GWEC Updated On Wed, Apr 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy GWEC forecasts over 300 GW of wind capacity to be added in the next 5 years, with growth to come from emerging markets and offshore wind. According to a new report, 2018 was a positive year for the wind industry, with 51.3 GW of new installations. With market-based mechanisms, such as auctions, tenders and Green […] Read more
Kochi Metro Plans to Double its Solar Power Usage to 40 Percent Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The panels will be installed at four hectares of the marshy land at the Muttom Yard, adjacent to the Muttom Station on the KMRL metro line. The second phase powering of Kochi Metro with solar power will soon be inaugurated with the installation of panels at Muttom yard. The latest capacity additions are expected to bump the metro rail corps solar […] Read more
Plunging Costs of Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Verge of Displacing Coal, Gas Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Two technologies that were immature and expensive only a few years ago but are now at the center of the unfolding low-carbon energy transition have seen spectacular gains in cost-competitiveness in the last year. The latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF shows that the benchmark levelised cost of electricity, or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has […] Read more
AfDB Approves $20 Mn Facility For Green Mini-Grid Program in Congo Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The African Development Bank (Afdb) Board has approved the allocation of $20 million in loans to the Democratic Republic of Congo, to support renewable-based, mini-grid solutions to the off-grid cities of Isiro, Bumba and Genema. The DR Congo Green Mini-Grid Program will serve as the pilot to an innovative private-led electrification approach to deploy renewable-based […] Read more
