The Indian government has proposed amendments to the Electricity Act to allow consumers to select and change their power suppliers. The amendments would allow the distribution network business to be separated from the electricity supply […]
December Issue 2017
From biodegradable toilets to solar-powered railway stations, Indian Railways is changing the way it works to reduce its carbon footprint. The utility operates one of the world’s largest rail networks and is the single biggest […]
INGETEAMto supply its European small-sized single-phase inverters to MYSUN in the retail rooftop segment, which will be a part of the MYSUN solar kit. MYSUN portal to be the online portal to sell INGETEAM’s […]
Finland’s state-controlled power utility Fortum OYJ has hired Barclays Bank to sell a stake in its operational solar assets in India. All of the projects for which the company is seeking partners are fully operational […]
Greenko has raised Rs 30 billion through the sale of onshore rupee-denominated bonds set to mature in 2027. The bonds have a 10-year tenor and a coupon rate of 8.75 per cent. Moreover, the bonds […]
Ujaas Energy has been awarded an EPC contract by the Assam Energy Development Agency for the development of a 2 MW, grid-connected rooftop solar project on an aggregated basis in the state. The project will […]
The Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) has issued an RfP inviting battery energy storage technology providers and mini-grid developers to develop a pilot project to demonstrate lithium-ion applications in mini-grids. The mini-grids are expected to […]
The Karnataka government has annulled a Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) order mandating the commission to sign wind PPAs in the state. The state government invoked Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which allows […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has won contracts to supply over 300 wind turbines worth 780 MW. The company will supply a total of 310 wind turbines of different types to five separate wind energy projects […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) through a consortium has finalised a $653 million debt package for 13 solar projects at Benban Solar Park near Aswan in Egypt. The 13 plants will have a combined capacity […]
The Green Climate Fund is providing a $12 million grant as additional financing for 6 MW of grid-connected solar PV combined with 3MW/12MWh of battery energy storage projects on the Cook Islands. The project has […]
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide a $200 million loan with sovereign guarantee to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for the development of a 100 MW wind park in Sri Lanka. It is […]
China-based integrated and merchant PV manufacturer, the Tongwei Group has launched its high efficiency solar cell plant S2, in Chengdu, China, which includes the world’s first unmanned monocrystalline solar cell production line under the intelligent […]
The World Bank has approved two grants totalling $35 million from its Climate Investment Fund to improve electricity access and scale up renewable energy investments in Haiti. The bank noted that more than 5 million […]
Scatec Solar and its partners have reached financial closure for six solar PV projects in Egypt with a combined generation capacity of 400 MW. A group of international development finance institutions is providing $335 million […]
First Solar has reported record bookings of 4.5 GW in the quarter ended September 2017, taking the company’s order book to 7.4 GW, for shipments out to 2020. This has been a result of high […]
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has secured a contract to supply 37.2 MW of its systems to VSB Energies Nouvelles for a project in France. The latter has ordered six N117/3000 turbines for the Coesmes […]
Vestas Offshore Wind has been selected as the turbine supplier by Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) for a 950 MW wind farm in the UK. The wind farm, located in the Outer Moray Firth, off the […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has received an order for the supply and installation of 67 units of its recently upgraded SWT-DD-130 OptimaFlex wind turbine. The project site is located west of Tromsø, a city in […]
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