4.5 mn People in Africa to Benefit With Off-Grid Power by 2025 Updated On Mon, Jul 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy AfDB has approved an innovative financing program for DESCOs, which would see 4.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa gain access to solar power by 2025. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an innovative multinational financing program for Distributed Energy Service Companies (DESCOs), which would see 900,000 households in sub-Saharan […] Read more
Switching up Renewables and With it Energy Poverty: Study Updated On Mon, Jul 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new study, switching to renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but at the expense of increased energy poverty. According to a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the Portland State University (PSU), switching to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels can help reduce carbon emissions but at the expense of increased […] Read more
Singapore Floats Tender for 50 MW Floating Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Jul 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Public Utilities Board of Singapore has invited bids from eligible parties for the development of a 50 MW floating solar plant on the Tangeh Reservoir. The Public Utilities Board of Singapore (PUB), the country’s national water agency has invited bids from eligible parties for the development of a 50 MW floating solar plant on […] Read more
E.ON To Switch On Renewable Energy for 3 Mn UK Customers Updated On Wed, Jul 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy German energy company E.ON will automatically switch its millions of UK customers to energy from 100% renewable sources at no extra cost. Termed as UK’s of the biggest switch towards green energy, German energy utility firm E.ON has announced to switch its three million UK customers to energy from 100% renewable sources at no extra […] Read more
Shell Installs UK’s First 150kW EV Charger Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Shell is claiming to have the UK’s first 150kW EV charger on a forecourt, available for use at Shell’s Battersea Service Station in London. Royal Dutch Shell is claiming to have the UK’s first 150kW electric vehicle (EV) charger on a forecourt. The new charger is a part of Shell Recharge, Shell’s on-forecourt Electric Vehicle […] Read more
ABB to Provide Charging Infrastructure for Public E-Buses in Singapore Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy ABB has won contracts to provide charging infrastructure for 40 single-deck E-Buses that will hit the roads of Singapore in early 2020. ABB has won contracts to provide electric bus charging infrastructure to charge 40 single-deck electric buses (E-Buses) that will hit the roads of Singapore in early 2020. The orders were received from BYD Singapore and ST […] Read more
Total Eren Begins Work on 128 MW Solar Projects in Kazakhstan Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Total Eren has announced the beginning of construction of two solar PV projects in Kazakhstan totalling a capacity of 128 MW. Total Eren, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) based in Paris, has announced that it has begun the construction of two solar PV projects in Kazakhstan totalling a capacity of 128 MW. […] Read more
Budget 2019: Solar Industry Seeks Quick Reforms from Modi 2.0 Updated On Thu, Jul 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy When the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government was voted back to power in a landslide victory in the recently concluded general polls, expectations of the corporate world and especially from the renewable industry grew mile high from the Union Budget 2019 which will be presented on 5th July. Now with the continuation of the […] Read more
Grid-Tied Solar Capacity Approaching 30 GW: RK Singh Updated On Thu, Jul 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The cumulative grid-connected installed solar power capacity in India is approaching the 30 GW mark, as per the data revealed by RK Singh. The cumulative grid-connected installed solar power capacity in India is approaching the 30 GW mark sooner rather than later with the installed capacity at the end of May 2019, being 29,409 MW, […] Read more
