Pure Energy LLC builds 109 MW solar plant in Belarus
The facility will sell power to Pure Energy LLC, the power utility of the Mogilev Region.
Green Climate Fund provides another $110 million for solar and renewables in Kazakhstan
Funds comprise $106 million in concessional finance and $4 million in technical assistance grant.
Indian renewable power developers queue for initial public offerings
It is expected that more and more Indian developers will be listed on IPOs in the coming years as an effective means to raise the equity for new power projects.
ABB supplied central inverters to 246 MW Chilean solar plant
The El Romero Solar Plant in the Atacama Desert of Chile has been completed using 60 3.6 MW ABB inverter stations. Spanish developer Acciona constructed the solar farm and commissioned it last year.
Spanish scientists use magnetic electrodes to increase efficiency of fullerene-based solar cell
A spanish research team from Ikerbasque has created a fullerene-based cell that is also capable of turning direct current into alternating current.
Sonnenstromfabrik seeks to expand into Benelux
The German module maker has entered into a partnership with Netherlands-based Hadec and is also seeking to expand into Belgium.
A2A buys PV plants totaling 17 MW in Italy
Through this operation, the Italian power and gas provider is further expanding into the solar sector.
India’s Tamil Nadu state cancels 500 MW of solar projects
The government of the Indian state decided to cancel an auction held Jan-Feb 2017, as developers rejected offer to reduce tariff bid of INR 4.40 ($0.07)/kWh.
AfDB to co-finance 50 MW of solar in Burkina Faso
The African financial institution plans to help Burkina Faso electrify Northern Dorsal Africa through solar power plants alongside with smaller projects such as solar pumps and lamps in rural areas.
Solar fastest growing energy source in 2016, finds latest IEA report
The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2017 report finds that solar PV capacity grew 50% last year, underpinning a 12% increase in this year’s renewables forecast and prompting the IEA to forecast 1,000 GW of clean energy by 2022.
