RUVNL Floats Tender for 1.5 GW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects with Storage Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam (RUVNL), has invited bids for the establishment of 1.5 GW(AC) ISTS-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Projects with Storage, to be set up anywhere in India. The projects are to have flexibility in scheduling power as required by DISCOMS. The project must have a mandatory energy storage system (ESS) of a minimum of […] Read more
Canadian Solar Mulls Solar & Battery Storage Manufacturing Expansion in China Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Global solar manufacturer Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar has entered into a multi-year investment agreement with the municipal government of Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province, China. Under the agreement, Canadian Solar will add vertically integrated high efficiency wafer, cell, and module capacity in Yangzhou’s clean […] Read more
WEC Energy To Acquire 80% Stake In 250 MW Texas Solar Project Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy US energy conglomerate WEC Energy Group has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire an 80% ownership interest in the Samson I Solar Energy Center. The investment by WEC Energy Group is expected to total approximately $250 million for the 80% ownership interest. WEC Energy said that Samson I is a 250-MW project […] Read more
Juniper & Solarcraft Win 50 MW, EDF & ACME Pokharan 100 MW Each in GUVNL 300 MW Wind Auction Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy In the fresh auction by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) for the power supply of 300-MW grid connected wind energy projects, Juniper Green Energy, WYN Renewables, EDF Renewables, ACME Pokharan Solar and Solarcraft Power India have emerged as winners. As per the results by GUVNL of the Phase-IV wind energy projects, the players also have […] Read more
Five Secrets About Solar & Wind Power You Should Know Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy As Solar and wind are becoming increasingly popular sources of renewable energy, detractors love to point to limitations like intermittency, efficiency as drawbacks. However, even as these drawbacks are being covered with the drop in storage costs and ever higher efficiencies for both these options, many people may not be aware of the reason solar […] Read more
MSEDCL Issues RFS for Procurement of 350 MW Solar Power Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) towards the procurement of 350 MW (AC) solar power from projects that are to be set up in Maharashtra. The competitive bidding process will be followed towards this and will also entail […] Read more
Boost to SMEs, Easy Imports, Cheaper Financing: Solar Expectations from Budget ’23 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2022 made major announcements. Primary among them was the earmarking of Rs 19,500 crore for production linked incentives towards the manufacturing of high efficiency solar photo voltaic modules. While this has been a source of hope for the industry, a major mood dampener has been the imposition of duties on solar cells and modules. […] Read more
Solar EPC: After Strong 2022, Industry Looks Ahead To Continuity in 2023 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Solar EPC market looked good in the year gone-by as several EPC projects, both government and private, took off in 2022. Interestingly, even as large EPC firms with a global footprint like Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy struggled with projects where they were on the hook for fixed price contracts, bearing heavy losses, […] Read more
Pension Manager Railpen Buys BayWa r.e. Solar Farm in UK Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy One of the United Kingdom’s key pension managers – Railpen – has announced that that it has acquired a Cambridgeshire solar project from BayWa r.e. that has furthered its renewable energy expansion. Global renewable energy firm BayWa r.e. previously owned the Bracks solar farm which is a 30 MWp project that will generate clean energy […] Read more
