International downstream player Conergy is to build Indonesia’s first utility-scale PV plants and says it has closed deals for another 228MW of projects across Southeast Asia.
India-based PV developer Welspun Renewables has received a new round of funding totalling US$617 million to develop wind and solar PV power plants in India.
ET Solar Chile, the Latin American subsidiary of PV developer ET Solar, has formed a consortium with Brazil-based electronics manufacturer WEG to offer turnkey PV services for the Brazilian market.
China-based PV energy provider GCL New Energy Holdings has signed an EPC contract to build a 50MW fishery PV power plant in Yugan County of Jiangxi Province, China.
Multinational conglomerate corporation GE has announced Current, a new energy company that combines GE’s LED, solar, energy storage and electric vehicle businesses with its Predix platform to single out and provide cost-effective and efficient energy solutions to customers.
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the potential impact that renewable energy could have on the African continent in 15 years.
The viability of PV projects coming out of the three latest state solar auctions in India is “quite low”, according to an initial examination from consultancy firm Bridge to India, but industry opinions differ over the quality of project returns.
