Zambia’s state-owned power utility Zesco has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ renewable energy company Masdar to develop solar projects worth $2 billion, the southern African country’s President Hakainde Hichilema said on Tuesday. The two companies will form a joint venture to facilitate investment in Zambia’s renewable energy, he said in a statement. […]
Nautilus Set to Acquire its Largest Pre-Operational Community Solar Portfolio from Seaboard Solar Holdings – EQ Mag
Summit, New Jersey : Nautilus Solar Energy®, LLC (“Nautilus”), on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco, LLC (“NUPH”), announced that it has signed a deal to acquire a 54MW portfolio of solar projects from Seaboard Solar Holdings, LLC (“Seaboard”). The nine projects in the portfolio are located in New York and are expected […]
Sineng Electric to Supply Solar Projects in Greece – EQ Mag
Forging ahead and embarking on a zero-carbon journey, Sineng Electric brought its high-reliability solar PV solutions into the romance of Greece and felt proud to be part of the 54MW and 47MW solar projects, supporting the country to derive more of its power needs from newenergy. With more than 250 days of sunshine per year, […]
French tender for innovative solar projects awards 173 MW – EQ Mag
The French Ministry of Ecological Transition has designated the winning status to 172.9 MW of projects in a tender for innovative solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. A total of 66 candidates were successful in the first competitive round of its kind under the country’s PPE2 subsidy programme, the government announced on Wednesday. The tender was open […]
MAHAPREIT Issue Tender for Selection and Empanelment of Experienced consultancy Services for providing professional services for Distributed Solar Projects up to 10 MW – EQ Mag
MAHAPREIT Issue Tender for Selection and Empanelment of Experienced consultancy Services for providing professional services for a) Distributed Solar Projects up to 10 MW. (Under Mukhya Mantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana) b) Affordable Housing EWS/LIG/PMAY schemes /Redevelopment of buildings under various regulations of DCPR/ unified DCPR. For more information please see below link:
Mexico plans to ask US for up to $48B for solar projects – EQ Mag
MEXICO CITY : Mexico plans to ask U.S. President Joe Biden for as much as $48 billion in financing for solar projects, Foreign Relations Secretary Marcel Ebrard said Tuesday. Ebrard said the request will be presented to Biden at the upcoming Jan. 9-10 meeting of U.S., Canadian and Mexican leaders in Mexico City. Mexico hopes […]
Germany picks 609 MW of solar projects in latest tender – EQ Mag
Germany has awarded 609 MW of solar capacity in the latest tender for ground-mounted solar projects which once again drew weaker interest. The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) sought to allocate 890 MW for ground-mounted solar parks and solar plants on structural systems that are neither buildings nor noise barriers but received only 117 bids with […]
Voltalia picks Sungrow’s inverters for 580 MW of solar projects in Brazil – EQ Mag
Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) announced on Monday it will supply 580 MW of inverters to France’s Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) for solar projects in northeastern Brazil. The deal includes the delivery of 70 units of Sungrow’s SG3125HV central inverter solution for the 320-MW Serra do Mel 1 and 2, as […]
Some 800 MW of solar projects issued enviro permits in Colombia since Aug – EQ Mag
Colombian environmental licensing authority ANLA said it had approved four solar PV projects totalling around 800 MW of combined capacity within the first 100 days of the Gustavo Petro government, which assumed office on August 7. The largest of the four is the 359-MWp Puerta de Oro project in the department of Cundinamarca, which will […]
Octopus Energy buys Zestec Renewable Energy – EQ Mag
The deal comes with a 160MW pipeline of new solar projects Octopus Energy Group’s generation arm has acquired UK solar developer and asset manager Zestec Renewable Energy. Zestec is developing a pipeline of over 160MW of new UK solar energy which will be sold to the organisations hosting the solar panels via power purchase agreements […]