Will CoronaVirus Prove To Be The Force Majeure Of 2020 for Indian solar? Updated On Sat, Feb 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable, and especially the solar sector, has had a tough time since 2018. In 2018, it was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which upended calculations of bid winners, especially those who signed their PPA’s just before the GST came in. If that wasn’t enough, it was followed by the Safeguard Duty, which muddied […] Read more
Q3 results. Sterling and Wilson Continues To Answer More Questions Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the fracas over repayment of loans to promoters barely dying down, Sterling and Wilson’s rocky start to its relationship with the markets was supposed to become steadier. Instead, the firm found itself preparing for a barrage of questions, after underwhelming results. Readers might recall the punishment the firm’s stock price took, when it was […] Read more
As Cancellations Surge, India’s Solar ‘Pipeline’ Drying Up Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy News from the much celebrated 2 GW auction of NTPC in 2018, where top developers had bid for prices as low as Rs 2.59 is not good. 70 percent of the capacity won by developers, namely, Acme Solar, Shapoorji Pallonji, and Azure Power, have opted out of the deal, citing regulatory delays. The option of […] Read more
The Solar Rush in the Middle East Picks Pace Updated On Thu, Jan 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in 2013, when the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, was launched near Dubai with 13 megawatts of capacity, like in most projects in the region, the ambitions were grand. In 15 years, it was expected to expand to 3,000 MW, with a target to supply the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Loses The Perception Battle Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy As India has emerged to become the world’s third-largest solar market, it was but natural to expect firms based on the country to make a name in EPC work too. Sterling and Wilson did just that, and more. Riding on the boom in Indian solar and the strong group background in the construction sector, the […] Read more
Sterling & Wilson Solar IPO Records 9% Subscription on Day 1 Updated On Wed, Aug 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy The IPO of Sterling & Wilson Solar was subscribed 9 percent on the first day of bidding on August 6, 2019. The initial public offer (IPO) of Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd was subscribed 9 percent on the first day of bidding on August 6, 2019. The IPO through which the company plans to raise about Rs […] Read more
NTPC Issues IFB for 20 MW Floating Solar Project in UP Updated On Tue, Aug 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy NTPC has invited bids for the development of 20 MW floating solar power project at the reservoir of NTPC Auraiya Gas Power Plant in Uttar Pradesh. NTPC has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) from eligible parties for the development of 20 MW floating solar power project at the reservoir of NTPC Auraiya Gas Power […] Read more
Kenya’s 1st Utility Scale IPP Solar Proj to Kick-off Construction Post Financial Close Updated On Mon, Jun 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Meanwhile, it is expected that the plant will reach commercial operation in mid-2020 as the construction work likely to take around twelve months. With an aim to power Africa’s growth trajectory, Globeleq is mulling to begin the construction of Kenya’s one of the first IPP-owned utility scale solar power plants post the financial close. This 40 […] Read more
An Innovative Plan to Drive Higher Solar Rooftop in Chandigarh takes Shape Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy CREST, or the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society, a society under the department of science and technology, Chandigarh Administration, has come up with a model to drive higher solar use. Expanding the RESCO model to residential houses. The planned move by CREST is really interesting because it tries to tackle one of the […] Read more
