Engie Acquires African Off-Grid Energy Firm Mobisol Updated On Wed, Sep 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy ENGIE has expanded its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol French multinational electric utility company, ENGIE has expanded its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions in the region. Mobisol has operations in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya and has installed more than […] Read more
Engie Begins Construction of its Biggest Wind Complex Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Engie has begun the construction work on the Campo Largo 2 Wind Farm Brazil, at 361.2 MW the project will be Engie’s worldwide biggest wind energy complex. French multinational electric utility company, Engie has announced that it has begun the construction work on the Campo Largo 2 Wind Farm, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. […] Read more
MSEDCL Seeks Approval for Procuring 500 MW RE With Storage to Fulfill RPO Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MSEDCL has filed a petition with MERC for approval on procurement of 500 MW renewable energy with energy storage facility for 25 years The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation (MSEDCL) has filed a petition with the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for approval on procurement of 500 MW flexible and schedulable power from renewable energy […] Read more
Global Wind Capacity to Grow 780 GW by 2028, Consume 5.5 Mt of Copper Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy A new analysis has predicted that over 780 GW of wind capacity will be installed by 2028 and this will consume in excess of 5.5 million tonnes of copper A new analysis has predicted that over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed between 2018 and […] Read more
Vestas Receives 60 MW Turbine Order for 2 Projects in Finland Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Vestas has bagged an order from OX2 for two wind projects in Western Finland that will be realised on a merchant basis without any direct financial support. Danish wind energy major, Vestas has announced that it has bagged an order from the Nordic developer OX2 backed by the UK investor Infracapital for the wind projects […] Read more
SECI Auctions 440 MW of Wind Projects in 1800 MW Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has awarded 440 MW worth of wind projects in its latest auctions seeking developers for setting up of 1800 MW wind power projects under Tranche-VIII. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded only 440 MW worth of wind projects in its latest auctions. The projects awarded were under the nodal agency’s latest tender seeking […] Read more
India Pitches for Financial Support to Achieve Paris Agreement Targets Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals it had set in 2015 In the run-up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of […] Read more
Delhi’s Power Demand Continues to Grow, More so on Summer Nights Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Delhi’s power demand this summer peaked at nights with cooling load due to the use of AC, coolers contributing to the maximum consumption of electricity The power demand in Delhi this summer peaked at night with “cooling load” due to the use of AC, coolers and fans contributing to the maximum consumption of electricity. Data from […] Read more
REC Sales Drop to Nearly Half in August Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The sales of REC in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to 8.19 lakh units sold in the same month last year. The sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to […] Read more