International News

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 […]

TransCanada Corporation has entered into an agreement with Axium Infinity Solar, a subsidiary of Axium Infrastructure Canada II LP, for the sale of its PV portfolio in Ontario comprising eight facilities with a total generation […]

US-based investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and co-investors have acquired Singapore-based Equis Energy, the largest renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) in the Asia-Pacific region, for $5 billion along with assumed liabilities of $1.3 […]

Spain-based renewable energy company ACCIONA will build three PV power plants with a combined capacity of 150 MW in Egypt. The three facilities will be a part of the 1.8 GW Benban solar complex in […]

Norway-based solar plant and panels developer Saga Energy has signed a $2.94 billion deal with Iran’s Amin Energy to build 2 GW of PV projects in the country. Reportedly, the deal is awaiting the finalisation […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a set of private sector investors have decided to invest $500 million for the construction of 1.4 GW of PV capacity […]

The Senegalese government has issued an open tender for solar projects with a combined storage capacity of 100 MW in the Diourbel, Kaolack and Fatick regions of Senegal. The two-phase open tender is for private […]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will provide a $94 million loan to Windlab and Eurus Energy for co-development of the Kennedy Energy Park. The 60 MW park comprises 43.2 MW of wind capacity, 15 MW […]

Chile-based Austrian Solar has announced the commencement of the Huatacondo photovoltaic (PV) project in northern Chile. This is a 98 MW project, which will be set up on 350 hectares of public land granted by […]

US-based AES Corporation’s Dominican unit AES Dominicana has commissioned 20 MW of storage battery systems at two locations in the Dominican Republic. Each system has a capacity of 10 MW and has been supplied by […]

France-based ENGIE has announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Uganda-based Fenix International, an energy generation company offering solar home systems in Africa. However, the financial terms of the transaction have not been […]

South Africa-based Sun Exchange, which is a marketplace for leasing solar equipment, has raised around $1.6 million in financing from a group of investors. The investors comprise Network Society Ventures from the US; Kalon Venture […]

US-based firm Sunpower, a manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon PV cells, roof tiles, and solar panels, has collaborated with True Green Capital (TGC) Management, a privately owned asset management firm. Together they are planning to […]

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has reportedly completed linking solar rooftop plants aggregating 17.7 MW on 450 residential and commercial buildings under the net metering scheme, which was launched in early 2015. The […]

Denmark’s Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate has announced that it will launch a new incentive scheme for PV projects that are less than 1 MW. The new scheme will have a budget of $16.5 […]

Spain-based renewable energy companies Acciona and Gransolar have acquired a 100 MW engineering, procurement and construction contract for a solar park in Lilyvale, in the state of Queensland, Australia. The facility will cover approximately 396 […]

State-owned utility Ethiopian Electric Power has launched a request for pre-qualification for the deployment of 250 MW of PV capacity. Through the tender, the utility hopes to build two 125 MW alternating current (AC) PV plants under […]

Finnish company Suomen Hyötytuuli has commissioned an offshore wind farm. The installation includes 10 turbines of 4.2 MW each and rotors with a hub height of 90 metres and diameter of 130 metres. The farm […]