Equinor Acquires Polish RE Firm Wento With 1.6 GW Solar Portfolio Updated On Thu, May 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Equinor will buy 100 percent of the shares in Polish onshore renewables developer Wento from the private equity firm Enterprise Investors Equinor has completed an agreement to buy 100 percent of the shares in Polish onshore renewables developer Wento from the private equity firm Enterprise Investors for EUR 91 million in enterprise value, before customary […] Read more
Bharti Airtel Increases Stake in Avaada SPV for Captive Solar Project Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bharti Airtel has now acquired an additional 3.33% equity in the Avaada SPV – Avaada MHBuldhana for a reported Rs 2.914 crore. Bharti Airtel has announced that in furtherance to its acquisition of 5.2 percent equity shares in Avaada MHBuldhana Private Limited – a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Avaada Group formed for the […] Read more
Key Downside Risk in the Wake of BCD Announcement is Delays in Signing of PPAs/PSAs: ICRA Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Given the expected increase in solar tariffs amid the imposition of BCD, the delays in the signing of PPAs/PSAs is a key downside risk in the near term ICRA Ratings has said that policy support and tariff competitiveness factors are likely to continue driving investments in the renewable energy (RE) sector. However, on the flip […] Read more
Coal Could Boom in India if Renewables Can’t Keep up With Growth: Rystad Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy A report by Rystad expects Coal in India to come back with a vengeance, growing by 43 percent to 1,523 TWh in 2037. Power generation from coal in India fell to a five-year low of “just” 1,064 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2020 due to the COVID-19 induced slowdown. This was only a dip, however, as coal […] Read more
Masdar Achieves First Close on 1.6 GW RE Portfolio in US With EDF-R Updated On Mon, Feb 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Masdar has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50 percent of a 1.6 GW clean energy portfolio of projects in the US from EDF R Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has announced recently that it has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50 percent of a 1.6-gigawatt […] Read more
Amazon Announces its Largest Single Renewable Energy Project Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Amazon has now announced the Amazon-Shell HKN Offshore Wind Project, the firms’ largest single-site renewable energy project to date. On December 10, 2020, Amazon became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, and it continues to move quickly to power its operations with 100 percent renewable energy. In line with which, the firm has now […] Read more
229.25 RE Capacity Added in First 10 Months of FY21 in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, Jan 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Data from NREDCAP has revealed that in the first 10 months of the FY21, Andhra Pradesh had 229.25 MW of RE capacity connected to its grid. The New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP (NREDCAP) has issued the updated status of renewable energy (RE) projects commissioned in the state of Andhra Pradesh (until January […] Read more
Pepsico Sets new Goal to cut Carbon Emissions by More Than 40% by 2030 Updated On Fri, Jan 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Pepsico has set an ambitious new goal to cut carbon emissions by more than 40% by 2030 – more than doubling its previous climate objective. Climate action can’t wait. Today we’re more than doubling our climate goal and pledging net-zero emissions by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement target. Learn more here: https://t.co/JDxtyOzVFn #ClimateAmbition […] Read more
ENGIE NA Added Nearly 2 GW of Renewable Energy in the US in 2020 Updated On Thu, Jan 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy ENGIE North America has announced that it added nearly 2 GW of renewable energy in the US in 2020, as part of its commitment to deliver 9 GW of renewable energy capacity globally between 2019 and 2021. These new clean energy capacities will offset nearly 2.1 million metric tons of carbon and bring the firm’s […] Read more