IFC finances Mozambique’s first solar plant with $55 million
The 40 MW project, which is being developed by Norwegian developer Scatec along with investment fund KLP Norfund Investments, is the country’s first large-scale solar facility.
Albanian Ministry of Energy receives another proposal for MW-sized solar project
The 2 MW solar facility is planned to be installed in Lushnje, a municipality in west-central Albania.
Trump keeps digging coal, but wants solar on the wall with Mexico
President Trump suggested paying for the construction of his border wall with Mexico through the sale of power from solar installations.
Juwi secures another permit for 450 MW solar project in southern Spain
The giant solar plant was given the greenlight by Spain’s National Commission on Financial Markets and Competition (CNMC). The project was previously given approval by Spain’s Ministry of Environmental Affairs in mid-2015.
Eurus finishes 10.5 MW (AC) in western Japan
The Tokyo-based renewables developer installed the 13.8 MW (DC) solar array on a 23-hectare plot of land west of the city of Osaka in Awaji, Hyogo prefecture.
Work begins on 4.4 MW PV plant in Cuba
The Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, which will host the plant, is planning to deploy 63 MW of PV capacity by 2019.
Orix, Kyudenko, Kyushu Electric switch on 52.5 MW in Fukushima
Fukuoka-based engineering firm Kyudenko, Japanese financial services giant Orix and Kyuden Mirai Energy — a wholly owned subsidiary of regional utility Kyushu Electric Power — completed the project in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, in early June.
NADB considers loan for Mexico’s largest PV plant, Puerto Libertad
If the loan is approved, it could close by the end of the month.
Namibia to host another large-scale PV plant
The 5 MW plant will be located at a cement factory near Otavi owned by local manufacturer Ohorongo Cement. The project is being developed by German independent power producer SunEQ four Investment.
New York to procure $1.5 billion worth of renewables
The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves that the Cuomo Administration has taken in response to U.S. President Donald Trump exiting the Paris Agreement.
