The platform will look to grow off-grid energy service companies spanning solar home systems, large solar, and metering applications such as pumps and mini-grids.
First Solar and SunPower have agreed to sell their Joint Venture solar power plant yieldco, 8point3 Energy Partners, to energy investment firm Capital Dynamics, Inc., for US$977 million in equity value and about US$1.7 billion in enterprise value in an all cash transaction.
Iran is planning a 1.5GW solar project along the Tehran-Qom Highway that runs through the centre of the country, according to the state-owned news agency IRNA.
An auction carried out under Karnataka’s 860MW solar tender has seen a recalibration of tariffs in India and a surprising outcome for the lowest tariff.
Members of the public in South Australia are being given the chance to participate in creating the biggest ‘virtual power plant’ of solar PV and batteries the world has ever seen.
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfP) for a 70MW solar project in Assam, a state that has seen little large-scale PV action to date.
Pacifico Energy has successfully completed the launch of its first solar investment fund — which is comprised of five Japanese solar power plants totaling over 100 MW.
Meridian Energy Australia has signed off on a number of renewable-energy agreements — including a PPA deal with French independent power producer Total Eren for a 200MW PV project.
The CEO of Orsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, has said that his company is working to establish “a scalable commercial model” for solar PV and energy storage, viewing both as potential drivers of long-term growth.
