Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Masdar regional head lays out company’s long-held ambitions in the region highlighting transmission as key to clean energy proliferation.

US solar developer Swift Current Energy has started construction on its 800MWdc ‘Double Black Diamond’ solar PV project in central Illinois.

The projects consist of a 90MW floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh and a 100MW utility-scale solar PV project to be built in Gujarat

Missouri-based solar developer Birch Creek Energy has acquired DC-based greenfield developer Foundations Solar Partners from equity firm Hull Street Energy.

Solar developer Emeren, formerly known as ReneSola Power, has targeted to reach a 4GW pipeline of solar and storage projects by the end of 2023.

Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has broken ground on a solar cell production plant in Gora, Nasarawa state.

Chinese state-owned energy company PowerChina has invested in a new solar PV plant with a 343MW capacity in Brazil.

Lithuania-headquartered solar PV manufacturer Solitek has expanded its operations into Italy with a 600MW module assembly plant in Benevento.

French independent power producer Girasole Energies has raised €96 million (US$103 million) to support and accelerate its growth in France.

Investment group Foresight Solar Fund has secured a pipeline of 467MW development-stage solar PV projects in Spain.