financing

Enertis Applus+ has become the technical advisor for the 438MW Boa Sorte solar project for a consortium including Atlas Renewable Energy.

Latin America and the Caribbean need to double financing for clean energy projects to US$150 billion by 2030 to fulfil the Announced Pledges Scenario (APS), according to the International Energy Agency’s Latin America Energy Outlook.

Lithuanian energy supplier Green Genius has secured €9.5 million (US$10.07 million) from investment and insurance company INVL towards building 500MW of renewables projects in Romania.

French startup Heliup has secured €10 million in an investment round of financing for a 100MW lightweight module assembly line in France.

With C&I financing more complicated than residential, tax incentives in the IRA have boosted interest from businesses to install solar.

US solar developer Recurrent Energy has closed financing for its upcoming 134MW Liberty solar project in the US state of Texas.

Encina has launched its first “investment vehicle”, to raise US$300 million to invest into new renewable power and storage projects in the US.

Qualitas Energy has raised €280 million in funding to refinance debts at the Mula PV plant in the Spanish region of Murcia.

Saudi Arabian power company ACWA Power has reached financial close for its 200MW Kom Omba solar project in southern Egypt.

An IRENA report into the cost of producing power has found that the levelised cost of electricity in the solar PV sector fell by 3% in 2022.