financing

Concessional loans could shorten solar’s journey towards cost parity in Thailand and more developed emerging markets, says new BNEF study.

Battery technologies hold most potential for nearly two-thirds of asset owners and managers polled by Aquila Capital.

Builder SHS Holdings warns country’s authorities could tear up PPA as plant may not be delivered in time despite deadline extension.

International infrastructure investor John Laing Group has closed financing on its 174.9MW Finley Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia, which is being developed by Esco Pacific.

Acciona and Tuto Energy, who each own a 50% stake in the 404MW Puerto Libertad solar project in Sonora, Mexico, have signed a financing agreement for the project of up to US$264 million with four banks.

US-based residential PV provider Vivint Solar has closed US$811 million in debt financing through two separate transactions.

San Francisco-headquartered financial services provider Wells Fargo & Company has said it will provide more than US$100 billion in financing to clean technology and renewable energy transactions by 2030.

The IFC has arranged a financing package of up to US$188 million for Jordan’s largest PV plant, a 200MWac / 248MWdc project developed by Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.

Private equity asset manager Apis Partners and its partners will provide US$60 million in funding for Greenlight Planet — a provider of off-grid solar products and financing to underserved rural populations across Africa and Asia.

A 337MW PV portfolio in Mexico has reached financial close, according to Mexico’s Secretariat of Energy (SENER).