South Pacific’s Biggest Solar Plant to Help Tonga Meet Renewable Energy Target Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Spread over three sites, the solar plant will be the second biggest in the Pacific and the second that TPL has established with an independent power producer. The largest solar plant in the south Pacific will be built in Tonga through the country’s second commercially financed public-private partnership (PPP) after an agreement was signed in […] Read more
ADB and LEAP Sign $18.7 Mn Loan Agreement For Financing 5MW Solar Plant in Mongolia Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The loan agreement marks ADB’s first co-financing with LEAP in Mongolia’s renewable energy sector. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) today signed an $18.7 million loan with Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited (SSP) and Tenuun Gerel Construction LLC (TGC) to build, operate, and maintain a 15 MW […] Read more
CECEP Connects World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant in China Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Chinese state-owned developer CECEP, in collaboration with French floating solar specialists Ciel & Terre, has connected its 70 MW floating solar power plant in Anhui, China to the grid after the project successfully cleared all tests and monitoring. Located on a former coal-mining area, in Yongqiao district, Suzhou city, the floating PV array will mainly […] Read more
Iberdrola Commences Work on $340 million Spanish Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Spanish utility Iberdrola has commenced work on a 500-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Badajoz, Spain. It is its first PV project in Europe. The facility, Iberdrola’s first photovoltaic plant in Europe, will use 1.5 million panels spread across a 1,000-hectare site. The company will invest around 300 million (US$340 million) euros in its development. Iberdrola […] Read more
China’s Ambitious Solar Power Space Project is a bet on the future Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy China plans to have a solar power station orbiting the earth at 36,000 km, allowing it to tap the energy of the sun’s rays without interference from the atmosphere or loss of sunlight. According to Chinese media, the country is working on plans to build a solar farm in space. The project is hugely ambitious […] Read more
Atlas Renewable Energy Secures $152 Mn For Financing of 3 Solar Plants in Brazil Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The three projects are estimated to benefit around 470,000 families per year with clean, renewable energy and will avoid the emission of 108,000 tons of CO2 annually. Atlas Renewable Energy, a leader in clean energy in Latin America, announced the completion of long-term financing of three of its solar energy plants in Brazil for a total amount […] Read more
NHPC Issues Tender For 1082 kW Solar Projects in Himachal Pradesh Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date for bid submission is (April 12, 2019 – Online) April 15, 2019. NHPC Ltd. has issued a tender for the implementation of rooftop and small solar power plants of a total capacity of 1082.16 kW in NHPC power stations at Chamera-I (155 kW), Chamera-II (230 kW), Parbati-II (500 kW and 125 kW), […] Read more
Telangana Municipal Corporation: No Solar Panels, No New House Permit Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy In the sort of decisiveness the industry could do within other states, in Telangana, the Municipal Body has made housing permits subject to solar installations. Telangana town municipality in Karimnagar is pulling out all stops to push for Renewable energy in its grid and at the same time finding customers for it. The Municipal Corporation […] Read more
MERC Approves Grid Connectivity For Isolated 1.36 MW Rooftop Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Based on its findings the Commission plans to amend existing regulations/frame new regulations for net metering. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the grid-connectivity requests for a 1.36 MW rooftop solar PV power project by the Supreme Industries Limited. The company had filed a petition regarding the forceful isolation of its 1.36 MW […] Read more
