Projects

Eskom may face legal action over its delay to fulfil power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable projects, the South African renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has said.

Solar tracking manufacturer NEXTracker has bagged an order to supply 30MW of its advanced NX Horizon single-axis trackers to Indian developer CleanMax’s 30MW solar project in the state of Tamil Nadu.

SunEdison subsidiary Southern Solar Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for a 200MW grid-connected solar park in southern Bangladesh, according to a filing on the Dhaka Stock Exchange.

Utah's sPower surpasses 1GW of operating PV assets, Sunnova expands its solar system ownership programme, PI Berlin takes on a consultancy role for Adenium's Jordan PV projects and ACC partners with VAST China for a rooftop PV power station.

Indian state-owned power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won an order to build three extra high voltage (EHV) substations in the state of Karnataka to transmit power from a major solar park.

India reached 9,012MW of solar deployment as of 31 December 2016, according to new figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has issued a request for submission (RfS) for 500MW(ac) of solar energy, continuing attempts to reach its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO), after a previous tender of the same size was undersubscribed.

The 365MW UK solar portfolio owned by SunEdison yieldco TerraForm Power has been sold to Vortex, a European renewables investment platform of private equity firm EFG Hermes.

China is set to up the ante on renewables in its new ‘Five-Year Plan’ that will see a total investment of US$360 billion (RMB2.5 trillion) by 2020.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has sold two PV power plants in Ontario, Canada to subsidiaries of Concord Green Energy Inc for around US$115 million.