
Funding and M&A Roundup: Solar Energy Provider Sunseap Secures Series E Funding
Sunseap Group, a Singapore-based solar installer, secured equity in Series E funding round from Dubai-based conglomerate, Dutco. The proceeds will be deployed to Sunseap's future solar projects in Singapore and ...

Project Finance Brief: EDF Acquires 100 MW of Solar Projects in the UK
EDF Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French utility EDF Group, has acquired two solar projects totaling 100 MW - Burwell, a 49.9 MW consented project in South East Cambridgeshire ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: EESL Subsidiary to Distribute 15 Million LED Bulbs in Rural Areas
Here are some noteworthy renewable energy news from around the world: Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services, has unveiled the GRAM UJALA program. Under ...

Tender Floated for 2.6 GW of Solar and Wind Projects in South Africa
South Africa has opened the country's fifth renewable energy bidding window to procure 2.6 GW of clean energy projects. Out of the 2.6 GW capacity, 1.6 GW will be sourced ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Israel’s Phinergy and Indian Oil to Promote Green Mobility in India
The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, along with Minister of Energy, Israel, Yuval Steinitz, announced the launch of a joint venture (IOC Phinergy Limited) between the Indian ...

Malaysia Shortlists Bidders for 823 MW of Large-Scale Solar Projects
The Energy Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) completed the competitive bidding process to develop LSSPV (Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic) Projects in Peninsular Malaysia for commercial operation in 2022/2023 and declared ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Hindustan Petroleum to Set Up EV Charging Stations at Retail Outlets
Here are some significant cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Shuchi Anant Virya, a joint venture between Lithium Urban Technologies and Fourth Partner Energy, in partnership with ...

Chhattisgarh Releases Draft Renewable Purchase Obligations Regulations for 2021-2026
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued a draft notification for the state’s renewable purchase obligation (RPO) and renewable energy certificates (REC) framework regulations for 2021-2026. The Chhattisgarh ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: 100 MW Solar With 500 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Project in China
Here are some significant cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: VRB Energy, a clean technology company, announced a framework agreement for a 100 MW solar and 100 ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: EIB Approves €688 Million to Support Solar and Wind Expansion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €3.7 billion (~$4.42 billion) for business investment, renewable energy, and upgrading hospitals, schools, internet services, and urban infrastructure. Out of the total amount, ...

Funding and M&A Roundup: Orix Completes Acquisition of 21.8% Stake in Greenko
Australian utility AGL has entered into agreements to acquire two of Australia’s largest commercial solar businesses, Epho and Solgen Energy Group (from Anchorage Capital Partners), both commercial and industrial solar ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Sembcorp Awarded 60 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Singapore
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sembcorp Industries said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore has been awarded a 60 MW solar ...

Project Finance Brief: Enel Green Acquires 519 MW Solar Portfolio from Arena Power
Endesa, through its renewable energy company Enel Green Power Espana (EGPE), has acquired a solar PV portfolio of 519 MW from the Spanish developer Arena Power. The portfolio includes 11 ...

Government Approves Use of Ethanol-Gasoline Blend as Automotive Fuel
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has greenlighted the use of E20 - a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline - as an automotive fuel. Mass emission standards ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Rosatom to Acquire 49% Stake in South Korean Energy Storage Company
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: RENERA, an energy storage business arm of Rosatom, has signed an agreement to acquire a 49% share ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Total Bags a 50 MW Solar Project in French Energy Commission Auction
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from across the world: Total has said that its France-based renewable energy subsidiary Total Quadran was awarded 50 MW of solar ...

REC Market Counting on RPO Compliance Deadline Extension Amidst Trading Halt
As the power market awaits the end of an over seven-month halt in the trading of renewable energy certificates (REC), stakeholders remain hopeful of a deadline extension from their respective ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Adani Green Commissions a 100 MW Wind Project in Gujarat
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Adani Wind Energy Kutch Three, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy, has commissioned a 100 MW wind ...

Karnataka Proposes to Develop a 500 MW ISTS-Connected Solar Park
Karnataka has proposed setting up a 500 MW solar park at Firozabad in Kalaburagi district, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said, while presenting the state Budget for 2021-22. He ...

Funding and M&A Roundup: EDP Renewables Acquires a Majority Stake in C2 Omega
EDP Renewables, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America, has closed its acquisition of a majority interest in C2 Omega, the distributed solar platform of C2 Energy Capital ...

Project Finance Brief: Adapture Renewables Acquires an 81 MW Solar Project from Q CELLS
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s board of directors has approved $27.2 million in loan financing for the design, construction, and operation of a 200 MW solar project at Kom Ombo ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Sangam Renewables Commissions a 16 MW Solar Project in Maharashtra
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sangam Renewables, in a BSE filing, said its subsidiary Waacox Energy has commissioned a 16 MW mounted-solar ...

Renewables Portfolio Standard Policy Has Driven 45% of Capacity Addition in the U.S.
The non-hydro power renewable energy generation has advanced by 402 TWh since 2000 in the U.S., of which 189 TWh or 45% of overall growth is because of Renewables Portfolio ...

Asia-Pacific Markets are Most Challenging for Corporates to Shift to 100% Clean Energy
Asia-Pacific markets are among the most challenging in the world for global companies to switch to 100% renewable energy, RE100 said in a new report. RE100 is an initiative led ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Yinson to Develop a 190 MW Grid-Connected Solar Project in Rajasthan
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Yinson said that its subsidiary Rising Sun Energy has received a Letter of Award from NTPC to ...