Egypt’s Solar Power Gets $102M Support from World Bank Agency Updated On Thu, Jan 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Egyptian government is moving forward on a mega project that involves private sector companies building solar and wind plants under a FiT scheme. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group has announced a guarantee of $102.6 million for the construction of six power plants in Egypt. The power […] Read more
Alterra Power’s Spartan Solar Project Begins Commercial Operations Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Alterra will manage the project, which sells 100 percent of its power under a 25-year agreement with the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University. Alterra Power Corp. and Inovateus Solar LLC are pleased to announce the 11 MW Spartan solar project commenced full commercial operations. The Spartan project is located at the Michigan State […] Read more
India Can Save Up to Rs 54,000 Crore by Replacing Coal Plants with Renewables: Green Peace India Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power has reached a new record low of Rs 2.44 and the wind at 2.64 dropped below the 3/kWh as per the new tariff bids, said the analysis. Green Peace India has analyzed that the country can reduce air pollution upon the replacement of exorbitant coal plants by renewable and can even save up […] Read more
Central Railway Installs 28 Solar Power Plants Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Mumbai and Solapur divisions have nine solar power plants each, while Pune, Nagpur and Bhusaval have three plants each and one is at the Matunga workshop in Mumbai To promote green/renewable energy in the country, the Central Railway has installed a total 28 solar power plants with a capacity of 924 kilowatt peak (KWp) on […] Read more
Egypt Launches New Solar Power Project Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The new solar power project in Egypt is being executed by the Industrial Modernization Center and the United Nations Development Program In a significant development, Egypt has launched a new solar power project called “Grid-connected Photovoltaic Power Systems – Egypt PV”, which is implemented by the Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) and the United Nations Development […] Read more
Fortum to Buy 35 MW of solar power capacity in Russia Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The Finnish power utility has agreed to acquire three solar power companies from Hevel Group in Russia. Finnish power utility Fortum has agreed to acquire 35 MW of solar power in Russia from local group Hevel. The Finnish company said the seller was Russian solar module maker and project developer Hevel Solar, without disclosing the […] Read more
MNRE Ceases Empanelment Of Channel Partners Under Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Program Updated On Sat, Nov 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy An auction of up to 21GW solar and wind capacities combined to be issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by March 2018. In an official notice dated of 23 November 2017, The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) declared the discontinuation of empanelment of channel partners under grid connected rooftop and […] Read more
Government announces Trajectory to achieve its targets of commissioning 100 GW of Solar generating capacity and 60 GW of Wind power by 2022 Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government to conduct Third Wind Power Auction of 2000 MW Capacity Power Supply Agreements signed by SECI with utilities of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Punjab, Goa and Odisha The Government today announced the trajectory for achieving its targets of commissioning 175 GW of Renewable Energy (RE), 100 GW of solar generating capacity and 60 GW […] Read more
Agra Railway Station to Generate Electricity Using Solar Power Updated On Sat, Nov 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Agra Railway Station division is likely to save Rs 5 lakh and 60,000 kilovolt electricity annually with this initiative. In the railway ministry’s continuing bid to go solar, the railway division here is installing a 375 kW solar power plant consisting of 1,191 rooftop panels at the Agra cantonment railway station. After Allahabad and Kanpur […] Read more
