NTPC Sets In Motion Commercial Operations Of 15 MW Kawas Solar Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned NTPC has started commercial operations of its 15 MW solar capacity at Kawas Solar Project in Gujarat on June 15. A statement released by the company reads, “…second part capacity of 15 MW out of 56 MW Kawas Solar PV Project at Kawas is declared on commercial operation with effect from 00:00 hours of […] Read more
Exim Bank Invites EPC Players To Bid For 100 MW Solar Project In Bangladesh Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The project is located ay Madarganj in Bangladesh’s Jamalpur district. It comes even as India has been supporting solar project development in other neighbouring countries, notably in Sri Lanka. The last day for bid submission is July 6, 2022. Divided in two parts, the the scope of work in the first part comprises EPC of […] Read more
J&K approves 200 MW rooftop solar project in Jammu city Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Administrative Council (AC) headed by LG Manoj Sinha, has approved the development of 200 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants in Jammu City. These plants hope to take the optimal advantage of the solar irradiance in the high resource region of Jammu and Kashmir. They will come up as part of the ‘Solar […] Read more
Rajasthan Gives Land To Adani For 1,000 MW Solar Project Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The highest capacity installer in terms of solar power projects considering both installed and pipeline capacity, Rajasthan, continues to build on it smart turnaround since 2019. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led cabinet meeting decided to allot government land of a size of almost 2,400 hectares for the development of solar power projects. The solar power […] Read more
World’s Largest Solar Plus Storage Project Coming up in Philippines Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Philippines is set for a major renewable energy expansion in the near future. In a fresh development, Philippines-based billionaire and the second richest man of the country – Enrique Razone – will be developing the largest such solar power project in the country. According to the official statement, the mega solar power facility will […] Read more
NSEFI Partners with SolarPower Europe For India Specific ‘solar deployment guidelines’ Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and SolarPower Europe have jointly published the best practice guidelines for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of solar power projects in India. The effort is supported by the ‘EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership.’ The published material – ‘EPC Best Practice Guidelines: India Edition’ – is a […] Read more
South Africa Moves A Step Closer to 540 MW Solar and 1.1 GW Storage With Scatec PPA Signing Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Oslo, Norway headquartered, Scatec ASA has signed a power purchase agreement for three co-located solar and storage projects under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) alongside the South African government. The PPA will run for 20 years. This agreement also included 540MW of solar power capacity. With this, South Africa is one […] Read more
Eastern Railways Iconic Jamalpur Workshop To Go Solar Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy In its ambitious push to become a ‘Carbon Neutral Railway,’ the Eastern Railway is also leaning heavily on solar power. Coming up next is a 3.7 MWp roof top and shed solar power plant at its Jamalpur Workshop for 25 years. The Jamalpur Workshop, or Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop was established on 8 February 1862 as […] Read more
Energy Storage To Keep Pace With RE Installation In India – Fitch Ratings Updated On Tue, Jun 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The success of renewable energy in any market largely depends on the energy storage capacity given the intermittency nature of it. The credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has said in its new report that power storage demand in India will expand at a rapid pace to stabilise the increasing variability on both the power supply […] Read more