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Foresight bags maiden EDF PPA deal for Spanish project
Solar investor Foresight has penned a 10-year power purchase agreement with EDF Trading for a 50MW project in Spain.
Dec 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, EDF, Europe, subsidy-free, foresight froup, Carlos Rey, Philipp Büssenschütt
EU and AfDB to fund Rural Electrification in Togo to a tune of €12million
The EU and AfDF to fund rural electrification program in Togo to a tune of 12 million Euros
Dec 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, off-grid solar, Africa, AfDB, Togo, EU, solar pump
Lightsource BP obtains nod for 400MW Oz solar
Wellington North project in NSW adjoins the 200MW near-complete Wellington PV farm
May 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Lightsource BP, Adam Pegg, Oceania, Solar Project
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
Gresham House to acquire initial Scottish storage project
The 30MW Byers Brae advancement is anticipated online in the second quarter of following year
Dec 24, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, SCOTLAND, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, Byers Brae
Vikram Solar files for IPO to raise funds for 2GW cell and also module production facility
Vikram Solar has actually filed draft papers for its initial public offering (IPO) as it seeks to raise funds for a 2GW integrated cell as well as module factory in India.
Mar 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, India, Tamil Nadu, IPO, Asia, Vikram Solar, PLI, initial public offering, production-linked incentive
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
Origin bags 900MW Oz solar project
Yarrabee site in NSW consists of a 450MW initial plant with planning approval to double the capacity
Apr 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Origin, Oz solar project, Greg Jarvis
Soventix in talks to deploy 100MW solar in Nicaragua
Soventix has been singled out by the Nicaraguan government as the potential developer of a major solar project, the latest in a series of PV moves by the Central American state.
Aug 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Solar, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Soventix, Nicaragua, Salvador Mansell Castrillo, PV plants, North America
Japanese financial institutions back 'globe's cheapest solar project'
Qatar General Electricity as well as Water Corporation has revealed financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with Mizuho Bank as well as the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The project, secured in a tender by France's Total and also Japan's Marubeni, will offer power for $0.01449/ kWh.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Kahramaa, JBIC
Burkina Faso welcomes bids for building and construction of four PV solar power plants
The federal government of Burkina Faso through the national power utility Sonabel, officially Societe Nationale d'electricite du Burkina Faso, has actually released a Notice of Invitation to Tender (AOO) requiring bids for the engineering, purchase, and also building and construction of four photovoltaic or pv solar power plants with a total capacity of 9 MWp in three different areas in the West African country.
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Urbasolar, Africa, Burkina Faso, Sonabel, African Development Bank (AfDB), government of Burkina Faso, Societe Nationale d’electricite du Burkina Faso, Yeleen Rural Electrification Project
Voltalia to develop 123MW Uzbek solar farm
The project is scheduled for commissioning in 2024
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan, solar farm
Matrix Renewables closes EUR40m Spanish solar financing
Zaratán and Arroyadas projects in Valladolid will have an integrated capacity of 66MW when constructed
Feb 9, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Matrix Renewables
Botswana Awards $78.3M Solar Deal to Chinese Group
Botswana's $78.3 million solar plant contract with China aims to meet 50% of energy demand with clean power by 2036, reducing reliance on coal.
Aug 13, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Botswana, Chine
Two big solar farms captured in grid congestion pulled from sale
2 of the big solar farms caught up in newly verified congestion problems in the New South Wales grid-- exposed by RenewEconomy on Monday-- have been drawn from sale.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, John Laing, Decmil