Shreeyashi Ojha

Indian renewable energy company SAEL Industries has signed two 880MW power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Indian states of Gujarat and Punjab.

Solar and energy storage developer SolAmerica Energy has raised US$100 million through a revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank. 

The Australian government of Victoria has released an amended version of the Victorian Transmission Plan, adding 200,000 hectares of area to develop renewable energy – in addition to 230,000 hectares proposed in the first draft.

Australia’s transmission line infrastructure project HumeLink is now open for connection to solar, wind, and energy storage facilities.

US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has launched a new single-axis tracker model built for extreme wind regions. 

SolMicroGrid has launched an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partner program for project developers, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

South Africa’s state-owned energy utility, Eskom, has issued a request for proposals for 291MW of solar capacity.

Juniper Green Energy has secured INR17.39 billion (US$197 million) in debt financing from government-backed Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA). 

The Government of Brunei Darussalam has broken ground on the 30MW solar PV power plant in Kampong Belimbing, the country’s largest solar facility to date.

The Government of Uganda has authorised EA Astrovolt to develop a 100MWp solar PV power plant, integrated with a 250MWh storage system.