Colorado-based mini-grid specialist Husk Power has secured more than US$100 million in equity and debt funding aimed to grow its community solar mini-grids in rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has acquired 416MW of solar PV portfolio in Chile from Italian energy company Enel and its subsidiary Enel Chile.
Renewables are set to contribute 80% of new power capacity to 2030 in the stated policies scenario (STEPS), with solar PV alone accounting for more than half of it, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Polish renewables developer R.Power has secured a €75 million (US$79.5 million) investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
