China-based PV manufacturer and developer Risen Energy has signed a contract with Vietnam-based company Tasco to build a 61MW solar project in Ninh Thuan.
Enel Green Power México (EGPM), a subsidiary of Italian power giant Enel, has connected around 1,089MW of solar energy to the grid in Mexico, including the largest solar project in the country.
Project developers have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Malawian national utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) for a 60MW(AC) solar plant.
8minutenergy Renewables has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the equity interests of the 121MW Springbok 3 Solar Farm in Kern County, California to Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm.
US government development finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has committed US$25 million in financing to a fund managed by off-grid solar firm SunFunder, which will provide loans to companies developing off-grid solar products and solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
Norwegian state-owned electricity company Statkraft plans to reach 2GW of solar by 2025, as part of a NOK1 billion (US$1.2 billion) investment in renewable energy.
UK-based off-grid renewables specialist BBOXX and GE have signed off on a partnership to provide energy access for small businesses, schools and other organisations in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
India-based module manfacturer Vikram Solar has shipped 52.6MW of solar modules to South Carolina-based developer Southern Current for a ground-mount project in the US.
