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Mainstream Inks Deal to Develop RE Plants in South Africa
Mainstream has authorized a lease contract with South Africa's national electrical energy business Eskom for a 1,650-hectare site to build and operate RE plants. The substantial land is located alongside the Majuba as well as Tutuka coal-fired power plant in the Mpumalanga Province.
Oct 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, National Grid, Battery Storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, wind, Mainstream, REIPPPP, aker offshore wind, Hein Reyneke, Lease Agreement, Majuba, Mpumalanga Province, Tutuka
South Africa launches request for propositions for 1GW of solar PV
The South African federal government has actually released its most current renewables procurement round under its Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which is to obtain 1GW of solar PV.
Mar 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, solar-plus-storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, ACWA Power, Gwede Mantashe, solar wind hybrid, G7 Renewable Energies, power cuts, procurement, Killian Hagemann
South African Mining Company Strategies to Set up a 10 MW Solar Project
South Africa-based Marula Platinum Mine has issued an ask for information (RfI) for establishing a 10 MW solar project to power its procedures.
Oct 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, Solar Project, Marula Platinum Mine
Fund manager takes stakes in South African solar trio
African Infrastructure Investment Managers has acquired majority interests in the projects totalling 30MW
Jun 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, aiim, South African, Sean Friend
BayWa r.e. to work on South Korea solar debut via new office
BayWa r.e. has added South Korea to its list of target markets, dropping its anchor in Seoul to oversee the deployment of its first solar pipeline in the country.
Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Asia, Korea, baywa r.e., apac, utlity-scale pv
South Korea to adjust renewables targets, develop more nuclear plants
South Korea is intending to change its renewables targets as part of a host of energy policies from the country's new government, which intends to enhance the role of nuclear power.
Jul 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, South Korea, Asia, renewable energy target, nuclear, energy security
IPP Globeleq Signs PPAs for 450 MW Solar Power in South Africa
The close happened for 6 projects under South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Globeleq, the Africa-focused independent power producer (IPP)-- is majority partner in the Ikamva Consortium, that was awarded preferred bidder by the DMRE.
Dec 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, dmre, solar energy projects, Globeleq, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, REIPPPP, Ikamva Consortium, Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
GE to supply 100 MW/300 MWh battery for South Australia solar farm
GE Renewable Energy has been chosen to supply a massive battery for the 200 MW Solar River Project in South Australia.
Sep 20, 2019 // Storage, storage, Australia, Oceania, GE Renewable Energy, Jason May, Prakash Chandra
FRV re-finances 56-MW solar park in New South Wales
Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, today claimed it has completed a refinancing deal for its 56-MW/ 70-MWp Moree solar park in New South Wales.
Nov 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, new south wales, frv, Solar Park
Chile and South Australia established sights on eco-friendly hydrogen exports
Enthusiastic proposals to increase environment-friendly hydrogen production in Chile and South Australia have been introduced this week, as both look to capitalize growing supplies of renewables to help decarbonise their economic situations and also meet eco-friendly energy targets.
Nov 5, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Chile, South Australia, South america, hydrogen, climate council, Oceania, Juan Carlos Jobet, green hydrogen, Amanda McKenzie, Steven Marshall
South Korea Plans to Quadruple Solar Power From Factory Rooftops
South Korea is intending an enormous growth of solar panels mounted on commercial roofs as well as parking lots as it looks for to conquer land restrictions slowing its clean energy transition.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, South Korea, Asia
South Korea presents carbon footprint policies for solar modules
The laws will certainly enter into pressure on June 15 and also will require panel carbon footprints being determined according to life cycle assessments of their ecological effects according to the KS I ISO 14040 Korean requirement.
May 29, 2020 // Manufacturing News, South Korea, Asia, solar modules
UN fund gets behind plan to unlock finance for South African renewables
UN money will help South African PV players underpin project revenues without the need to resort to the government, after a year when Eskom’s woes have cast doubts on the state-offtaker route.
Oct 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, eskom, green climate fund, embedded pv, un, dbsa, Yannick Glemarec
South Africa proposes voluntary reduction of tariffs awarded in first three REIPPPP rounds
Power purchase agreements may be voluntarily renegotiated by extending the 20-year deals or enabling independent power producers to add more efficient PV components, thus increasing plant generation capacity.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Africa, eskom, Gwede Mantashe, Pravin Gordhan, Chris Ahlfeldt
Sungrow Launches New C&I Inverter Solution For South Africa
The new SG125CX-P2 PV inverter solution is designed for diversified C&I roof applications. The SG125CX-P2 brings higher yields, enhanced safety and security, and also a lot more flexible usage, which is anticipated to cause additional development southern African C&I solar market.
Mar 24, 2023 // Inverters, Sungrow, Africa, South Africa, Experience Power Freedom, Phyllis Yang, SG125CX-P2, South Africa energy solutions