Financial & Legal

EDPR Sunseap has signed a MOU with Korea East-West Power to jointly develop renewable projects in South Korea and across the APAC region.

Energy major Shell will acquire Daystar Power, an Africa-based commercial and industrial (C&I) solar provider.

Lightsource bp has closed a BRL800 million (US$147 million) financing for its 210MWp Milagres solar project in the Brazilian state of Ceará.

Renewables company Voltalia expects to achieve 2.6GW of renewables in operation or under construction in 2022, a year ahead of schedule.

Rajasthan’s electricity regulator has proposed new rules that would make solar installations in the state which supply power to other states provide 10% of their generation to Rajasthan’s state distribution company (Discom) free of charge.

A new partnership between CrossBoundary Energy Access and Engie Energy Access plans to build a US$60 million portfolio of mini-grids that are expected to connect more than 150,000 people to electricity in Nigeria.

Europe must build out its own large-scale, vertically integrated solar PV manufacturing base as a means to ensure its clean energy transition.

Module manufacturer Boviet Solar has secured an 861MW supply agreement with US renewables developer Vesper Energy.

Tongwei has announced plans to sign an investment agreement to develop a 25GW high-efficiency PV module manufacturing base in China

The way that solar companies use and consume intelligence needs to change, with more accurate and reliable data on project deployment needed, especially in light of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).