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Boikanyo solar power plant (50 MWp) begins business operations
The Boikanyo solar photovoltaic or pv power plant is beginning its business procedures in South Africa. The plant in the Northern Cape Province has a capability of 50 MWp. This power is fed into the grid of the state-owned business Eskom.
Aug 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant, Boikanyo solar plant
ACWA Power, EBRD sign deal for Renewable resource Infra Projects
Both organisations will certainly cooperate over the following 5 years as well as will certainly concentrate on project development in renewable energy, green hydrogen and green desalination across nations. The nations of focus consist of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and also Egypt, with the objective of supporting sustainable power transition there.
Nov 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, EBRD, Asia, green hydrogen, energy transition, Paddy Padmanathan, acwa, Renewable Energy, european bank for reconstruction and development, ACWA Power Company, Future Investment Initiative Forum, green desalination, Nandita Parshad
Dominion Energy Gets Central Virginia Solar Project
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) revealed today that it has obtained the 62.5-megawatt (A/C) Madison Solar creating facility in Orange County, Va., from Cypress Creek Renewables. The project, which will be possessed by Dominion Energy's contracted properties arm and also which has actually gotten all relevant state and local licenses, is anticipated to go into service in the 2nd quarter of 2022.
Aug 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Dominion Energy, North America, Solar Project, Cassidy DeLine
NTPC to provide consultancy for solar development in Togo
Indian electric utility company NTPC is appointed a PMC for installation of approximately 283 megawatts of Togo-based PV capacity.
Jan 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, NTPC, Asia, Africa, Togo, ISA
IRENA as well as AfDB to Scale up Renewable Investments in Africa
IRENA and also AfDB have actually accepted work together to advancement energy change through efforts that support eco-friendly financial investments in Africa
Dec 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, IRENA, Africa, AfDB, Francesco La Camera, Kevin Kanina Kariuki
Renewables Readiness Assessment: The Republic of Tunisia
Tunisia has actually experienced expanding dependence on imported fossil fuels over the past 20 years, mostly as a result of enhancing energy usage throughout its nationwide economic situation and also dropping domestic hydrocarbon production.
Jun 10, 2021 // Market Research, Tunisia, Africa
Globeleq Acquires 75% of Mozambique Solar Plant
Globeleq has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Mozambique's 41 MW Mocuba solar plant, showcasing its commitment to African power production. The company is also in the process of commissioning two additional projects with a total capacity of 400 MW.
Jul 18, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Mozambique, PV Power Plant, Globeleq
Distributed generation growing in Latin America
In the early years of the 21st century, distributed generation systems in Latin America were mainly installed off-grid in remote rural areas, writes Maria Chea, solar analyst at IHS Markit. As the El Niño phenomenon and high oil prices continued to exacerbate high electricity prices and power shortages, governments began to turn their attention to distributed generation, including PV systems, to assuage strains on their national grid networks.
Aug 21, 2019 // Opinions, South america, Latin america, Brazil, Mexico, Dominican Republic, North America
Giant solar project announced in DR Congo
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has laid the structure rock for a substantial, 1 GW Kinshasa Solar City photovoltaic or pv project aimed at boosting the capital's power supply.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, DR Congo, Solar Project, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo
Innogy to deploy 60MW of Irish energy storage
A few large-scale battery storage installations have been constructed in Ireland in terms of DS3 scheme. Germany’s Innogy is planning to develop more Ireland-based energy storage capacity.
Feb 3, 2020 // Storage, Ireland, Europe, innogy
Globe currently has 583.5 GW of functional PV
Worldwide grid-connected solar ability got to 580.1 GW at the end of 2019, together with 3.4 GW of offgrid PV, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Overall mounted renewables ability struck an exceptional 2,563.8 GW, with hydropower continuing to be the leading resource at 1,310.9 GW, complied with by wind at 622.7 GW.
Apr 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, IRENA, WORLD
Waterloo solar energy plant (75 MWp) enters into industrial operation
The Waterloo photovoltaic or pv solar energy plant is now operational. The 75 MWp center was built by the South African subsidiary of juwi Renewable Energies in behalf of a consortium of African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM, a member of Old Mutual Alternative Investments) with its IDEAS fund, Reatile Solar Power (RF) (Pty), Phakwe Solar (RF) (Pty), AREP (African Rainbow Energy and Power) as well as Cicada Community Trust.
Dec 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant
IFC to Help Kyrgyzstan Develop Renewable Projects Through PPP Model
Concerning 100-150 MW of grid-connected solar energy will be attached through the partnership. IFC will certainly advise Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Kyrgyzstan, on structuring a public-private partnership (PPP) to mobilize economic sector experience and capital to construct and run a pilot solar plant.
Jan 19, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Asia, world bank, international finance corporation, ifc, Solar Project, Kyrgyzstan, Muneer Ferozie, Taalaibek Ibraev
Dominican Republic oks 23 MW of solar projects
The Dominican Republic's national power commission (CNE) on Tuesday signed conclusive concessions with a sponsor that seeks to construct 2 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) farms with an integrated capacity of 23 MW/25.41 MWp in the Caribbean nation.
Jan 26, 2023 // Plants, Dominican Republic, North America, solar projects
Dominican Republic greenlights 148 MW of new solar
The Dominican Republic's national energy commission CNE stated on Wednesday it had actually authorized conclusive giving ins with three entities, allowing them to build 148 MW of solar farms in the country.
May 29, 2023 // Plants, Dominican Republic, North America, PV Power Plant