Canadian Solar purchases 59.8 MW solar assets from KKR
The vertically integrated Chinese solar firm has closed the purchase of three operating solar projects in Ontario from global investment firm KKR for a total of $203.7 million.
Enel Green Power offloads $1bn of Portuguese clean power assets
Assets sold to Portugal’s First State Wind Energy Investments as Enel looks to ease its debts and target faster-growing markets in Africa and Latin America, company says.
OPDE begins construction of 30 MW UK solar projects
The Spain-headquartered EPC aims to connect three large-scale solar farms to the U.K. grid between the end of this year and early 2016.
German government to invest EUR 1.5 billion to aid India's solar transition
German chancellor Angela Merkel meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss development of a clean energy corridor, with investment in solar power chief on the agenda.
JinkoSolar to hold off on building a factory in Brazil
JinkoSolar has announced that it will postpone building a factory in the nation, which is in the midst of an economic crisis.
CHORUS Clean Energy prices IPO to raise 103-119 million
The wind and solar plant operator has priced shares for its initial public offering at 9.75 per share, the low end of previous estimates.
UK: 27,000 solar jobs could go if FIT cut proposals are enacted
Analysis by the Solar Trade Association of employment data released by TBR Economic Research reveals that the vast majority of the 35,000 jobs the solar sector support could be at risk if FITs are cut.
TSEC to increase Taiwan solar production capacity to 1.6 GW
Taiwan Solar Energy Corp. will boost its cell and module capacity from 800 MW to between 1.5-1.6 GW by 2017 as the company looks to meet rising demand.
SkyPower announces $440m, 200 MW Djibouti solar plans
Canadian developer continues its international expansion with agreement to develop large solar project in the east African nation; plants will be built in four phases over next four years.
Interview: Speaking off-grid with Phaesun
Tobias Zwirner, MD of Phaesun GmbH, talks to pv magazine about last month’s Off-Grid Experts Workshop, held in Memmingen, Germany, between September 25-26.
