Companies

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has acquired a new solar power plant in Colorado, providing 175MW of electricity to a utility company's customers in the same state.

Module manufacturer JA Solar has signed a PV module supply agreement with engineering, procurement and construction company Samsung C&T for a PV power plant project in Qatar.

Lightsource bp has closed a tax equity deal, worth US$267 million, with financial services company Wells Fargo for a 481MW solar portfolio.

Solar manufacturer LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi) has announced an RMB45.2 billion (US$6.7 billion) plan to build a production base in China capable of manufacturing 100GW of solar wafers and 50GW of solar cells each year.

UAE-owned renewables company Masdar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and a joint development agreement with Zambia state-owned utility Zesco to develop 2GW of solar PV in the African country.

Renewables investor Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico) has signed an agreement with energy solutions platform ZEG Energias Renováveis (ZEG) to acquire a developing solar PV project in Brazil. 

Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has signed an agreement with the Ivory Coast government for a solar PV project.

Solar tracker manufacturer Soltec has signed a financing agreement with real assets investment advisory firm Incus Capital to fund its renewable asset management and exploitation business Soltec Asset Management.

Renewable energy investor and asset manager NextEnergy Capital has launched its most recent international solar capital fund, NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG), with a target of US$1.5 billion in capital commitments and a ceiling of US$2 billion.

Module manufacturer JA Solar has partnered with UAE-based developer AMEA Power to supply modules to a 560MW solar PV in Egypt.