First green bond issued on Kazakh exchange
The Asian Development Bank has added Kazakhstan to the list of nations where it is issuing bonds denominated in local currencies as an alternative for investors to having to use international lenders.
Chevron turns to renewables to power Australian operations
The power company has announced it will build 500 MW of renewable energy projects to power some of its global facilities under a four-year agreement with Canada’s Algonquin Power & Utilities.
Italy’s Eni wins Kazakhstan’s 50 MW solar auction with $0.032/kWh bid
The 50 MW project is a joint initiative of the country’s Ministry of Energy and the United Nations Development Program.
Total Eren breaks ground on 128 MW of solar capacity in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh solar market is steadily growing amid investment from regional development banks and independent power producers. Total Eren said the 128 MW of generation capacity is just the first of its projects in central Asia.
Hevel starts building 100 MW in Kazakhstan, expands pipeline to 178 MW
Hevel Group has started building 100 MW of solar in northern Kazakhstan. The project, which the Russian PV group claims will be one of the largest solar plants in the Commonwealth of Independent States, is part of its 178 MW pipeline in the Central Asian country.
Kazatomprom sells 75% of solar manufacturing business
The Kazakh state-owned national atomic energy company has sold its three manufacturing units to an international consortium. The sale of its solar business has been planned since May 2017.
EBRD, Green Climate Fund to help finance 30 MW in Kazakhstan
The international financial institution and the South Korea-based fund have agreed to jointly lend $16.7 million to Chinese developer Universal Energy to build a 30 MWp solar project in the eastern part of the Central Asian country.
ADB provides $11.5 million for 50 MW PV project in Kazakhstan
The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement to finance a project in the south of the central Asian nation.
BNEF: Cheap finance is key to PV deployment in the developing world
While solar is lauded as a cheap energy resource in OECD countries, the cost of financing PV projects in developing nations has impeded progress. Development banks and the Clean Technology Fund they finance have played a key role in providing access to cheap financing for clean energy projects in many markets.
Risen Energy completes 40 MW solar project in Kazakhstan
Since 2012, Kazakhstan has shown increased interest in its energy transition and put in place supportive regulations. The country lies in the path of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, which unlocks large-scale infrastructure investments.
