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Nigeria breaks ground on solar cell production facility
Nigeria on Friday launched building and construction of what is called the first solar cell manufacturing facility in West Africa.
Mar 27, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar cell, Africa, Nigeria
30MW Finnish Battery: Glennmont, Ilmatar, and Alfen Join Forces
Glennmont, Nuveen, Ilmatar, Alfen and Piiparinmäki team up to construct a 30MW battery storage project in Central Finland. This project, powered by Alfen's TheBattery Elements, will provide 41MWh of energy and become operational in 2024. Invest in renewables and maximize opportunity with Glennmont.
Jun 28, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Alfen, Glennmont, Ilmatar
McDonald's India Powers Up Delhi with Solar Plant
McDonald's India (North & East) has commissioned Delhi's largest solar power plant in Najafgarh with a capacity of 3.2MW. It is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 3,822 tonnes annually and promote biofuel & biodiesel for ecological sustainability.
Jul 7, 2023 // Plants, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, McDonald's
Scatec Secures Financing for 60 MW Solar in Botswana
Scatec ASA hits financial close on groundbreaking 60-MW Botswana solar park, providing power to 20,000 homes and paving the way for a greener future.
Dec 18, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, Botswana, PV Power Plant
ACWA Power Secures $2.3B for Saudi Solar Projects
ACWA Power secures $2.3 billion for 4.55 GW solar projects in Saudi Arabia, with major banks backing the initiative. Leading the way in renewable energy development.
Feb 19, 2024 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant
Top Solar Panel Manufacturers
With the global anxiety about climate change, solar energy is becoming more popular as a key source of clean power. Several hundreds solar companies are
May 1, 2024
Corporate solar funding increases with PV assets in 'excellent demand'
There was a more than fourfold increase in corporate solar funding in Q1 2021 compared with the same quarter last year, in the middle of strong need for PV properties around the world, according to brand-new analysis by Mercom Capital.
Apr 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, investment, solar finance, Raj Prabhu, m&a, solar investment, Mercom Capital, acquisition, project acquisition
Biden Administration Picks 5 GW Mega Solar Project in Africa
Mega Solar is a partnership in between the Govts of Namibia and also Botswana, and others, which is expected to create as much as 5 GW of solar energy.
Apr 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Botswana, Namibia, International, biden, Mega Solar, Mark Carrato, Ambassador Johnson, Power Africa
Record 102 Bidders for 2.6 GW South Africa RE Tender
The high action indicates exactly how the tide has actually turned in favour of renewables in South Africa, otherwise a slow-moving transform to sustainable.
Issues with its distribution companies has been condemned for much of the hold-ups in embracing renewable energy by South Africa.
Aug 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, South Africa, dmre, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme, REIPPPP
AMEA Power to construct 2 solar energy plants in Morocco
Both solar projects will certainly become part of the very first phase of Noor PV II Programme.
AMEA Power will certainly create 2 solar plants each having a capacity of 36 MW.
Apr 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, amea power, Wind Energy, solar power plants, Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, Noor PV II Programme
US-Based Odyssey Raises $5.34 m to Expand Distributed RE
The funding was led by Equal Ventures as well as the participating capitalists included Twelve Below, Abstract Ventures, Founder Collective, and MCJ Collective.
The new funding will certainly be made use of to release new financial products for DRE in emerging markets.
Sep 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Nigeria Electrification Project, Abstract Ventures, Cathy Zoi, Distributed Renewable Energy, Emily McAteer, Equal Ventures, Founder Collective, MCJ Collective, Odyssey Energy Solutions, Rick Zullo, Twelve Below
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal
The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Sep 5, 2019 // Solar, Latin america, Europe, Africa, PV Cycle Association, PV waste, Bertrand Lempkowicz, Senegal
Scatec Solar Passes 1.5 GW Mark for Operational PV Projects
Scatec Solar has actually passed the landmark of 1.5 GW solar ability in operation internationally with the appointing of its newest 54 MW project in Ukraine
May 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Ukraine, Europe, International, Projects
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs
Canadian Solar Inc. has introduced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (" CSI Solar") signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two biggest utility-scale solar energy projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Dec 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, PPA, Africa, sola group, South Africa, Shawn Qu, BiHiKu7 modules, CSI Solar co, Dom Wills
Tunisia Comes Up With Solar Power Tenders Of 1 GW
The Tunisian government wishes to develop 8 solar power plants having capacities of 100 MW in the very first procurement exercise.
Tenders will be granted in four various rounds.
Jan 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, STEG, Tunisia, Africa, Solar Power Projects, Hecha, Khobna, Société tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz, Tunisia PPAs, Tunisian