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TotalEnergies Starts Construction on Hybrid Solar-Storage Site in S Africa
TotalEnergies is building a 216-MW solar-battery hybrid system, producing over 400 GWh of clean electricity, in South Africa's Northern Cape province. Set to become operational in 2025, the project will ensure a continuous supply of green electricity for local utility Eskom.
Dec 15, 2023 // Plants, Storage, TotalEnergies, S Africa
Polish solar distributor Keno Group opens branch in Romania
Polish solar products as well as modern technology provider Keno Group has set foot on the Romanian market with the opening of a regional branch in the Balkan nation, it revealed last week.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Romania, Keno Group
Sonnedix offers South African solar operations to BTE Renewables
South African independent power producers (IPP) BTE Renewables has actually purchased Sonnedix Solar South Africa from Sonnedix Power Holdings.
Jun 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Sonnedix, Africa, South Africa, acquisition, bte renewables
Scatec Reaches Financial Close on 273MW South African Solar
Scatec Solar has closed financing on 3 Grootfontein solar projects in South Africa with a combined capacity of 273MW. Construction to begin Q1 of 2024 and estimated to power 100,000 households. Financed by equity and $241m of project finance debt.
Jun 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Scatec, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant
Sponsor protects concession for 50-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic's energy payment CNE has actually authorized a contract that grants a definitive concession to renewables sponsor Energia Renovable BAS SRL to develop the 50-MW/73.2-MWp Washington Capital Solar Park 3.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Ecoener wins concession for 30-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic's national energy commission CNE introduced on Monday it has granted the conclusive giving in for the 30-MW/36-MWp Cumayasa II solar project.
Dec 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project, ecoener
AfDB supplies $200 million to broaden Nigerian power market
The African Development Bank has actually consented to spend $200 million to boost electrical energy gain access to in Nigeria by developing minigrids throughout the nation.
Mar 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Nigeria, AfDB, Wale Shonibare
ArcelorMittal looks for solar PPAs for 150 MW in South Africa
The steel supplier intends to authorize power purchase arrangements for 6 operational sites in Vanderbijlpark, Newcastle, Vereeniging, Pretoria, Thabazimbi and Saldanha.
Jul 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, arcelormittal
Redflow batteries to include VPP abilities
Australia-based battery vendor Redflow has joined forces with smart-energy systems specialist carbonTRACK to include online nuclear power plant functionality to its flow batteries.
Jul 24, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Redflow, Tim Harris, Spiros Livadaras
Floating solar panels on 1% of tanks 'might double' Africa's hydropower capacity
Floating solar could be a beneficial tool to assist African countries broaden their power framework sustainably, according to a new study and a power expert.
Feb 15, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Africa, Jenny Chase, Samuel Gyamfi, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Mohamed Adow
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online
Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Asia, Russia, Far East
Daystar Power secures $38 million of funding
Daystar Power, off-grid power company, using hybrid power solutions to commercial and industrial services in West Africa, revealed an investment of $38 million. With the fundraise, the company will expand its procedures in its key markets of Nigeria as well as Ghana, while strengthening its existence in other regional nations such as Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal as well as Togo.
Jan 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, West Africa, Jasper Graf von Hardenberg, Daystar Power
Angola Harnesses Solar Power for Rural Areas
Angola is set to develop photovoltaic electricity networks for rural areas with a EUR 1.3bn Standard Chartered Plc loan, bringing renewable energy to 203,000 households in 60 communities. Supported by German Export Credit Agency Euler Hermes, this project is a major step towards Angola's renewable energy transformation.
Jul 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Angola
India Extends US$75m credit for solar parks in Cuba
India has extended a $75m line of credit for development of PV parks in Cuba according to agreement between Cuban agency BEC and Exim Bank of India.
Jan 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, North America, Cuba, LoC
Murphy & Spitz Green Energy to build 13-MWp solar park in Bavaria
German renewable energy firm Murphy & Spitz Green Energy AG has actually begun the building and construction of a 12.74-MWp solar park in Bavaria with commissioning planned for the 2nd quarter of 2022.
Nov 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, Murphy & Spitz Green Energy