United PV to acquire 110 MW of solar in China
A unit of the Chinese solar investment and development group will acquire a 100% equity interest in China New Energy Holdings, as part of a complex deal involving solar, wind and hydropower assets.
Trina Solar powers Australia’s Sunshine Coast Solar Farm
The Chinese PV behemoth’s panels will be installed at the 15 MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Australia.
Cyprus sees share of large-scale solar rise
A 1.5 MW project financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was commissioned in Nisou. The plant is one of five MW-sized solar projects supported by EBRD in Cyprus.
Brazilian Development Bank grants first financing for large-scale PV
The BNDES will support a 150 MW solar project being developed by EDF and Canadian Solar in the state of Minas Gerais. The project is scheduled to come online in August 2017.
Solarpack secures financing for 135 MW of solar in Chile and India
The Spanish developer has raised $104 million in financing for nine large-scale PV projects spread across India and Chile.
TerraForm completes the sale of 365 MW of UK solar assets
With the sale the yieldco has almost completely divested from the United Kingdom, as its acquisition by Brookfield grinds forward.
Brazil’s BNDES raises $1 billion through issue of green bonds
The funds will be devoted to large-scale wind and solar projects across Brazil.
Ukraine’s Lviv region sees 10 MW of solar come online
The solar plant was built by local developer LigAgro under Ukraine’s FIT program at a cost of $10 million.
Sunseap nails $15 million loan from UOB
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has offered the financing package to support a handful of PV installations that Sunseap is building in Singapore.
Sierra Leone’s first utility-scale PV project moves forward
The government of the West African country has signed an implementation agreement for a 6 MW solar project in Freetown. The country’s first MW-sized PV plant is being built with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).
