Month: February 2018

The 200 MW Baynouna solar project in Jordan, developed by Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar, has received financial assistance of $188 million. Of this, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a $54 million […]

Oil and gas production company Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has tendered 100 MW of solar capacity for development in Amin. The project will be built on a build-own-operate-transfer basis, and will be structured in line […]

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide a concessional loan worth $25 million for the development of two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Mauritius and Rwanda. Both the projects will be financed through […]

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a World Bank Group member, will provide up to $102.6 million in funds for the construction, and operations and maintenance of solar power projects totalling 250 MW in Egypt. The […]

Italy-based energy firm Enel SpA is planning to collaborate with Israel-based start-ups for developing new technologies to reduce generation costs of traditional and renewable energy. To this end, Enel has partnered with Shikun & Binui, […]

Genneia SA, an Argentina-based thermal and renewable energy producer, is considering an initial public offering on either the Argentine or international stock market. The company will discuss this proposal with its shareholders before coming to […]

The members of the European Parliament have agreed on a proposal by the European Energy Council and the European Commission to increase the renewable energy target to 35 per cent from the current 27 per […]

Total, a French oil group, has announced the completion of a 8 MW solar plant at its biorefinery Plateforme Total de La Mède, located in France’s Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The company has used 17,000 modules from […]

Saudi Arabia will tender 3.25 GW of grid-connected solar PV and 800 MW of wind power capacity. The move is in line with the National Renewable Energy Program, a strategic initiative under the country’s Vision […]

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has released a global tender for installing 90 MW of grid-connected solar power projects that will be developed across the country under Phase II of the Sooryabala Sangramaya Program. […]

Sri Lanka and China have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to construct the largest dendro power plant in the southern part of Sri Lanka. The JV has been signed among Beijing Full Dimension Power […]

African rooftop solar provider Off Grid Electric and EDF Energy are expanding their partnership in Africa. The expansion is being done with the $55 million fund received by Off Grid Electric for developing off-grid home […]

The US has imposed a 30 per cent anti-dumping tariff on imported solar cells and modules for the first year, ending the uncertainty in the solar market which had led to a tight supply situation […]

Singapore-based Sindicatum Renewable Energy has raised about Rs 2.5 billion through the sale of rupee-denominated international green bonds that were issued in two tranches. The green bonds have a maturity period of five and seven […]

Scatec Solar, a Norway-based company, has announced plans to build solar power plants in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Reportedly, the company is negotiating a 50 MW project in Vietnam. In addition, Scatec is awaiting approval […]

TSK Ingeniería y Electricidad S.A., a Spanish engineering services provider, has won the contract for the construction of the 50 MW Oruro solar plant, in western Bolivia. As per the Bolivian government, the project will […]

Canadian Solar, a Chinese vertically integrated solar company, has finalised deals in Japan and Australia as a part of its expansion plans. In Japan, the company has purchased two solar plants for $9.1 million, of […]