SunFunder has established a US$1.2 million facility for Questworks, a Kenyan firm focused on developing a pipeline of commercial and industrial (C&I) PV projects within the country.
The World Bank and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands launched two climate change related projects that will boost investment in renewable energy and spur energy efficiency.
Advisory and certification house DNV GL is supporting Turkish plans to source 30% of total electricity generated in the country from renewable sources, carrying out a feasibility study for combinations of solar PV and energy storage.
India has approved implementation of Phase-Ill of its ‘Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Application Programme’, which targets an additional 118MW off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020, in street lights, study lamps and home systems.
Port operator DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a free economic zone at the western end of Dubai, has launched the UAE’s first green storage and warehouse facilities and is set to install 88,000 PV modules across its Dubai facilities' rooftops.
Brazil’s Votorantim Energia, managed by Votorantim SA, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture company that will invest in renewable energy across Brazil, Reuters reports.
