Financial & Legal

September 8, 2017
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of up to US$2 million to develop solar projects in Samoa.
September 7, 2017
Renewable energy developers SkyPower and Renew Power are involved in legal disputes with the distribution company (Discom) of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh over solar project deadlines and PPAs, while SkyPower has also claimed to have successfully brought into operation its first ever project in the state.
September 6, 2017
Canadian Solar has acquired an 80.6MW solar PV project under development at Guimarania, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
September 6, 2017
Greenwood Energy closes on financing for a 26MW portfolio of US PV projects.
September 5, 2017
Various projects located in the 1.8GW Benban solar park will be co-financed by AIIB and the International Financial Corporation.
September 5, 2017
China-based integrated PV manufacturer ReneSola has signed an agreement to sell a 24MW portfolio of ground-mount PV projects under development in North Carolina, US, to a subsidiary of Panda Green Energy - formerly known as United Photovoltaics.
September 5, 2017
India’s Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) has extended deadline for filing responses for its anti-dumping investigation into imports for solar cells and modules from China, Taiwan and Malaysia, due to requests from various stakeholders as well as attorneys from some exporters.
September 5, 2017
Thai energy and waste management firm Padaeng Industry (PDI) has acquired a portfolio of six operational solar PV farms in Thailand with a combined capacity of 30MW from Armstrong Asset Management and Dragon Capital for a total of THB1.3 billion (US$39 million).
September 4, 2017
Li Hejun, the founder of thin-film solar company Hanergy, has been banned from holding a directorship in Hong Kong for eight years.
September 1, 2017
Sembcorp Industries’ wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities has agreed to acquire IDFC Private Equity Fund III (IDFC)’s remaining stake in Sembcorp Green Infra (SGI), for INR14.1 billion (US$220 million).

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