Companies

Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corporation has announced a plan to invest US$2 billion in renewable energy generation assets in the US and Canada.

Indian state-owned utility SJVN will develop 1.2GW of solar PV projects to supply power to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.

Modus Asset Management has taken owership of a of a 55MW ground-mounted solar PV portfolio in Latvia from renewables developer Evecon, through its Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund.

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall has acquired German solar developer Solizer and its PV portfolio of 4GW of projects in Germany.

Carrie Xiao on a recent workshop held by TÜV Rheinland where PV developers, buyers and investors exchanged views on module quality and buying strategies.

Globeleq has purchased Scatec’s 52.5% share in the 41MW Central Solar de Mocuba solar PV plant in Mozambique.

Swedish solar company Alight has opened an office in Madrid, hoping to tap into the city's mature talent pool to support its growth and development in Europe.

Aquila Clean Energy EMEA – the European renewables platform from Aquila Group – has signed an 800MW PV module supply deal with Trina Solar for Aquila’s project pipeline in Southern Europe.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member Trina Solar has signed a 150MW module and tracker supply deal with Israeli PV developer Teralight.

State-owned French railway company SNCF has created a renewables subsidiary, SNCF Renouvelables, which targets to build 1GW of solar PV by 2030.