Power Plants

Canadian renewables firm Westbridge Renewable Energy has completed the sale of a 278MWdc (230MWac) solar project in Canada to a subsidiary of Greek developer Mytilineos.

The money will support the development and operation & maintenance (O&M) of 67MW worth of solar PV projects.

The first automated instalment of PV modules at scale on a solar project is a major step forward, according to the CEO of Terabase.

National Grid Renewables began construction this week (14th December) on the ‘largest’ solar PV project in the US state of Kentucky.

The seventh bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has opened for interested parties.

The government of Sri Lanka has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian firm United Solar Group (USG) for a 700MW floating solar and storage project.

Singapore-based energy company Sembcorp has secured a 300MW solar project from state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).

European energy company MET Group has inaugurated its 50MW Puerto Real 3 solar PV project in the Cadiz region of Andalusia, southern Spain.

The USADF has launched a request for proposals for projects to deliver off-grid energy infrastructure in Africa.

Inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology will put an inverter production site in the US with an annual capacity of 3.5GW.