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The African Development Bank (AfDB) will finance the construction of a 32 MW solar project in N’Djamena, Chad. Apart from financing the 32 MW solar power project, AfDB also plans to support other projects such […]

Hindustan Power projects Private Limited has acquired 15 solar projects in Japan and has plans of acquiring four solar projects with 25 MW of capacity each at Trishal in Bangladesh. The projects in Japan have […]

Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has won a contract from Vjetroelektrana Orjak to supply five units of its MM92 turbines. The turbines, which have a hub height of 80 metres, will be delivered to the […]

Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Siemens has received an order from DISA, a distributor of energy products in the Canary Islands, to build a 23.1 MW wind farm on the island of Tenerife under a turnkey […]

Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order from Elecnor S.A., a Spanish business group specialising in infrastructure, renewable energy and technology, for 14 units of V117-3.45 MW turbines. These turbines will be installed […]

Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received two orders for V110-2.0 MW turbines – a 130 MW project in the US and a 50 MW project in China. Out of the 130 MW in the […]

Germany-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has signed a contract with Elicio NV for the delivery, installation and commissioning of 21 Senvion MM100 turbines at the Alibunar wind farm in Serbia. The installation will take place […]

Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar has announced the commencement of the world’s first commercialscale floating wind farm, which on completion will be located off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm consists of […]

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has issued green bonds worth $300 million due in 2022. This is the first time that KDB has offered green bonds. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole CIB and […]

KfW has agreed to provide $14.1 million to Societe tunisienne de l’electricite et du gaz (STEG), a Tunisian state-owned utility, for the construction of a 10 MW solar project in Tozeur, southern Tunisia. The total […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a transaction advisory agreement with the Cambodia government for supporting Electricite Du Cambodge in setting up a 100 MW national solar park in Cambodia. ADB will act as […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a mandate letter for co-financing up to $28 million for a new 50 MW Baikonur solar park in Kazakhstan. The Baikonur solar park, with a […]

Renewable Energy Systems Americas has been awarded the construction contract for the 80 MW Copenhagen wind project in Jefferson and Lewis counties in New York. The project, which is being developed and will be owned […]

Danish wind energy developer DONG Energy has signed a contract with Siemens-Gamesa for the supply of 752 MW of wind turbines for the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm sets to be developed in […]

Germany’s Kaco New Energy GmbH has won a contract to supply 24 MW of solar inverters for two projects in Corsica. Kaco will deliver 395 units of its blueplanet 50.0 TL3 INT inverters, which will […]

Morocco has received approval for a $25 million loan from the Climate Investment Funds’ Clean Technology Fund (CIF CTF) for a solar power project, which is a hybrid of concentrating solar power (CSP) and PV […]

KfW has allocated $34.69 million to help Zambia implement the renewable energy feed-in tariff (REFiT) strategy. The funding is provided through the GET FiT programme, which is designed to assist the Zambian government in promoting […]

The cities of Columbia in South Carolina and Sarasota in Florida have committed to adopt a goal of moving to 100 per cent clean energy by 2036. Columbia represents the first city or town in […]

The government of Rhode Island, US, has issued a legislation to make it easier for people to install rooftop solar panels. As reported, state-wide permits will provide predictability of costs and reduce the amount of […]

UK-based Greencoat Renewable, a private equity (PE) firm focused on renewable energy, through its fund, Greencoat Solar I, is set to issue an initial public offer to raise $279.6 million to pursue additional wind and […]