Daily News Wrap-Up: Saatvik Green Energy Bags 4 MW Module Supply Order from BHEL
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Saatvik Green Energy secured a 4 MW solar module supply order after the reverse auction conducted by ...
African Clean Energy Transition Debate Must Acknowledge Country-wise Diversity
The immense benefits of a high renewable energy share in the African energy mix are indisputable, but the objective can be met only by adopting a country and context-specific strategy ...
Clean Energy Supply Must Double Until 2029 to Limit Temperature Rise to 1.5 Degrees: WMO
The supply of power from renewable energy sources must double until 2029 to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris Climate Accord, the 2022 State ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Azure Commissions Assam’s Largest Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Azure Power announced the commissioning of its 90 MW solar power project in Assam, the largest solar ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ReNew to Set Up Wind-Solar Hybrid Project for Meghmani Finechem
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Chlor-Alkali manufacturer Meghmani Finechem inked agreements with Renew Green Energy Solutions to set up an 18.34 MW ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Sungrow Adds 10 GW Solar Inverter Manufacturing Facility in India
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sungrow, a solar inverter supplier, inaugurated a 10 GW manufacturing facility in New Delhi. The company also ...
Botswana Invites Bids for a 200 MW Concentrated Solar Power Project
The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology, and Energy Security (MMGE), Botswana, has invited bids from national as well as international independent power producers (IPPs) to design, construct, own, operate, ...
Husk Power Secures ₹310 Million in Debt Financing to Expand Solar Microgrids
Husk Power Systems, a renewable energy company working towards rural electrification, announced that it has secured ₹310 million (~$4.2 million) in debt financing from the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency ...
Transition to Renewable Energy – Answer to Many of Africa’s Challenges: Report
A calibrated policy framework centered on renewable energy can help resolve many of Africa’s social, economic, health, and environmental challenges, as revealed in a report published by the International Renewable ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Adani and POSCO to Collaborate in Renewable Energy
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Adani Group and South Korean steel major POSCO will explore business cooperation opportunities, including establishing a green, environment-friendly integrated ...
Measuring Solar Irradiation a Challenge for Developers and Offtakers in Africa
Commercial and industrial solar investment firm CrossBoundary Energy’s (CBE) latest report sheds light on how solar energy generation is forecasted, the specific challenges in measuring solar irradiation in Africa, and ...
SIMA Launches Energy Access Relief Fund to Support Off-Grid Solar Companies
Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) has launched the Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) with a first close of $68 million and a target closing of around $84 million by ...
Tender Announced for a 390 MW Solar Project with 200 MWh Battery Storage in Togo
ARISE Integrated Industrial Platform (ARISE IIP), a pan-African developer and operator of industrial parks, has invited bids from developers for a large-scale solar project of 390 MWDC capacity with a ...
BHEL Lands its First Overseas EPC Contract for 8 MW of Solar Projects in Mauritius
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced its plans to set up an 8 MW solar project at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase-II), Mauritius. This would be its first overseas turnkey contract ...
AfDB to Fund $530 Million for Renewables Transmission Projects in Angola
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line connecting the north and south transmission grids in Angola for distributing ...
AfDB Approves $27 Million for the Development of a 200 MW Solar Project in Egypt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of $27.2 million for the design, construction, and operation of a 200 MW solar project at Kom Ombo in Egypt. The ...
Africa on Track to Make the Transition to Solar Power: Report
The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has pointed out the growing popularity of solar in its 'Annual Solar Outlook Report,' which gives an overview of how African countries are faring ...
World Bank Floats EoI for Off-Grid Solar Energy Access Report
The World Bank has issued expression of interest (EoI) documents seeking consultants for an assignment to chart out an investment roadmap for sub-Saharan African countries to help them achieve universal ...
African Development Bank Pledges $50 Million to Help Energy Access Companies Tackle COVID-19
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) board of directors (BoD) has approved a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to establish the COVID-19 off-grid recovery ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: UK Adds 14.3 MW of Solar Capacity in October
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The United Kingdom added 14.3 MW of solar capacity in October 2020, according to the latest data ...
BHEL Floats Tender for the Supply of Modules for a 32 MW Solar Project in Africa
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has floated a tender for the manufacture and supply of about 32 MW of crystalline photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. The modules would be exported to ...
Tunisia Invites Bids for 70 MW of Solar Projects
Tunisia's ministry of energy, mines, and renewable energy has issued its fourth tender to develop 70 MW solar projects in the African nation. The deadline for submitting bids is February ...
Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider Greenlight Secures $90 Million in Funding
Greenlight Planet, a solar Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) off-grid solar solutions provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secured $90 million in funding. The investment would fuel the expansion of the company’s ...
Africa-Based REDAVIA Gets $1.73 Million Loan to Expand its Solar Power Leasing Model
African solar developer REDAVIA announced that it received €1.5 million ($1.73 million) as its first catalyst loan from Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa). REVADIA develops solar projects ...
Engineering Services Tender Announced for a 32 MW Solar Project in Africa’s Chad
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has floated a request for proposal (RfP) for the selection of owner’s engineer contract for a 32 MW solar power project in the African ...
