Czech solar company Solek Group announced this week that it plans to issue public bonds worth roughly US$19.9 million — which the company will use to finance part of a 70MW solar portfolio in Chile.
ET Solutions AG, a subsidiary of clean energy developer ET Energy, announced that it has started construction on a 19MW solar power project in Turkey for PV module provider Astronergy.
Solar Systems LLC announced that the first delivery of PV modules have arrived for the 15MW Zavodskaya solar plant in the village of Volodarskiy —located in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
SB Energy, a joint venture between Softbank, Foxconn and Bharti Enterprises, has commissioned a 350MW solar plant at Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India, claiming it to be the world’s seventh largest PV plant.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has completed the sale of a further two solar power plants in China, totalling approximately 69.5MWp to Shenzhen Energy Nanjing Holding Co.
German alternative asset management firm Aquila Capital has completed a 38.4MW PV project in Japan and sold it to a local institutional investor for an undisclosed amount.
Spain’s Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda has announced that the country’s 2-3GW renewable energy auction will take place on 17 May, following the approval of the final two Resolutions to carry out the tender.
Global clean energy investment in the first quarter of 2017 was down 17% compared to Q1 2016, as market leaders China and the US scaled back support for wind and solar farms.
The Americas subsidiary of Solar Frontier has completed the sale of its 40MW Midway II solar plant to a subsidiary of Dominion Energy for an undisclosed sum.
