Luminous Energy approved for 300 MW in Australia
The Brisbane-based developer has obtained approval to build the solar project near Columboola, southwestern Queensland.
India’s ReNew Power secures $390 million in multilateral financing
The independent power producer will use the long-term debt financing to build 398MW of solar capacity in the Indian states of Telangana and Jharkhand, as well as 311 MW of wind farms.
Tata Power’s PV capacity soars to 990 MW in 10 months
The Indian group’s solar portfolio has swelled by roughly 930 MW over the past 10 months, largely on the back of its $1.45 billion acquisition of Welspun Group’s 1.15 GW clean energy business last spring.
ACWA Power to develop 61.3 MW in Jordan under record-low tariff
The Saudi Arabian power group and the Jordanian government have agreed to build the project in the eastern province of Risha by the first quarter of 2019.
United PV’s generation jumps 25.6% in Q4
The aggregate volume of electricity generated by the Hong Kong-listed group’s solar plants reached 342.8 GWh in the final three months of 2016, up from 254.9 GWh a year earlier.
Kong Sun, China Kangfu sign PV financing deal
The two companies have agreed to jointly fund and develop renewable-energy projects together in China.
Alberta reveals plans to build 5 GW of renewables
The government of the western Canadian province has vowed to set clear timelines to develop solar and wind projects, so renewable energy accounts for 30% of the provincial energy mix by 2030.
Pakistan passes 1 GW of RE capacity, targets 1.8 GW of PV by 2018: reports
The South Asian countrys cumulative installed renewables capacity has reached 1.135 GW, according to local media outlets.
Canadian government to go 100% renewable by 2025
All federal government buildings will source their electricity from renewable energy sources within the next eight years.
NRE, Schneider Electric form tech tie-up, finish 36 MW in Japan
Tokyo-based Nippon Renewable Energy (NRE) commissioned the PV array its biggest project thus far in Mito, Ibaraki prefecture.
