Malaysian photovoltaic (PV) plants builder Solarvest Holdings Bhd (KLSE:SLVEST) has won an engineering, procurement, construction, and commission contract for a 17.36-MW solar project in Malaysia. The MYR-66-million (USD 15.6m/EUR 13.3m) contract was awarded by Grooveland Sdn. Bhd. Solarvest will construct the solar farm in Mukim Bota in the state of Perak. With the latest award, […]
Japanese oil company Eneos Corp, a unit of Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020), announced this week it will invest in a 121-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Hyogo prefecture. Eneos said it will invest independently in the operating company that controls the solar scheme and will help proceed with the construction of the power plant. It, […]
PMSE has achieved financial closure for Indonesia’s first floating solar photovoltaic project at the Cirata reservoir in West Java. SINGAPORE : PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Masdar Solar Energi (PMSE) has achieved financial closure for Indonesia’s first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Cirata reservoir in West Java. PMSE, is a joint venture between the […]
SP Group (SP) and BCG Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bamboo Capital JSC, have formalised a joint venture (JV) to invest in rooftop solar and other renewable energy projects in Vietnam. In a press statement on Monday, SP said that it will own 49 per cent of the JV, while the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bamboo […]
Solar power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) announced today it has completed the sale of its final asset in Japan, the 9.5-MW DC Misawa solar park. The divestment is part of Etrion’s plan initiated this spring to sell all or almost all of its solar holdings in Japan in order to support a return of capital […]
An operational floating PV plant in China. Image: Sungrow Floating. EDF has secured a contract to lead the development of a 240MWp floating solar project in Laos that will be co-located with a 1.08GW hydropower plant. According to the firm that operates the hydro facility, the Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC), the installation will […]
TotalEnergie has finished building a second solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop installation at one of Indonesia’s largest petrochemical facilities owned by Chandra Asri. Under the contract, which is one of the first long-term solar deals for Chandra Asri, the installation will power 15% of the needs of Chandra Asri’s warehouses, laboratory and office buildings from solar. […]