Natixis CIB Closes $364m Financing For Chilean Solar Projects Updated On Wed, May 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has closed a $364 million financing for a portfolio of a solar PV utility-scale and PMGD plants in Chile. These solar projects are owned and operated by Solek Holding and the portfolio has a combined capacity of about 284-MWdc. Natixis CIB acted as sole debt structuring advisor for […] Read more
TrinaTracker Bags 510 MW Solar Tracker Order for Uzbekistan Solar Projects Updated On Wed, May 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Smart solar tracker solution provider, TrinaTracker has announced that it has signed an agreement with Dongfang Electric International Corporation (DEC International) to provide 510 MW solar trackers for solar power projects in Uzbekistan. TrinaTracker is owned by Trina Solar. The contract signing ceremony was held during the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai. According to […] Read more
India’s Solar O&M Market: A tale of increased domination of new evolving technologies Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy If you track the Indian solar sector or are a regular SaurEnergy reader, you might remember the increasing frequency of news reports on the topic of robotic cleaning of solar panels. Be it Ecoppia, Airtouch (incidentally, both are Israeli firms), or the domestic Skilancer Solar and many more, robotic cleaning has created a disruption in […] Read more
Sunpure Wins Contract to Supply Cleaning Robots for Qatar’s Large-Scale Solar Plant Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar EPC and O&M firm, Sunpure has won a contract from South Korean Samsung C&T- an engineering and construction firm for the supply of PV cleaning robots for Qatar’s largest solar plant—the industrial cities solar power project (IC Solar). The cumulative capacity for the two solar PV plants that Sunpure will provide services for is […] Read more
New Solar Plant in Chandigarh To Meet Complete Power Demand of UT Secretariat Building Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The city of Chandigarh is set to welcome a solar energy plant with capacity worth 800 kW in Artificial Lake Parking. The project cost is pegged at over Rs 4.66 Cr. It will also entail operation and maintenance for a span of ten years. The said plant will generate 96000 Kwh units every year, promising […] Read more
5 Solar Energy Myths That Need To Be Buried For Good Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Despite the many benefits that solar energy offers, it continues to be shrouded in myth. However, in the recent past, particularly the last five years, solar has overcome challenges, and many myths, like few heralded energy sources before it. Saur Energy deflates the most common myths around solar. We hope these have not kept you […] Read more
NTPC Issues Request for Proposal for SPDs for 60 MW Solar Project in Republic of Cuba Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC has floated a tender for the selection of solar power developers for 60 MW solar PV project in the Republic of Cuba. The last date and time for receipt of bids comprising both the technical bid and the price bid is July 20, 2023. The technical bid opens on July 21, 2023. The project […] Read more
Pharma Firm Sami-Sabinsa Procures Solar Power for Karnataka Operations from O2 Power Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pharma player Sami-Sabinsa Group has signed a long-term mutual agreement with clean energy major O2 Renewable Energy for the purchase of 150 million units (MU) of renewable power over a 25-year period. Sami-Sabinsa is a research-oriented firm that uses sustainable nutraceutical/ cosmeceutical ingredients. O2 Renewable Energy is a subsidiary of Singapore-based renewable energy developer O2 […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender for O&M of Solar Plants up to 50 MW Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has issued a tender for outsourcing its operation and maintenance of solar power plants up to 50 Megawatt (MW). The leading power producer of India has kept the closing date for the bid to June 29, 2023. The bidders can submit their bids by June 29, 2023. It […] Read more
