AFRICA
European Backing For €142 Million Gambia Renewable Energy Program
Africa News
First country in the world to ensure all its 1,100 rural schools and health centres will benefit from reliable energy supply using solar and battery technology; 20MW solar energy and 400km distribution project to transform energy access and cut costs; first European Investment Bank engagement in Gambia since 1991.
Cape Town Launches Africa’s First Floating Solar Farm
Cape Town
Marlenique Estate, a fruit farm and wedding venue just outside of Franschhoek, has just unveiled Africa’s first state-of-the-art floating solar PV system.
Togo Subsidizes Off-Grid Solar Panels To Ease Access To Electricity
Africa News
Less than 40 percent of African households are connected to a national grid, representing a huge underexploited power market. Off-grid power solutions are now aiming to fill that gap, and have begun to attract the attention of large European power utilities
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ASIA
JinkoSolar Launches Bifacial Module ‘Swan’ With Clear Backsheet In PV Japan
ESI Africa
The launch of the Swan module is the latest addition to the company’s Cheetah premium range. By the combination of high-efficiency Cheetah bifacial cells and clear DuPont Tedlar film, Swan can achieve a high power output of up to 400W in the front side and up to 20% energy gain from the rear-side.
ADB and Baikonyr Sign Loan For 50MW Of Solar In Kazakhstan
Renewables Now
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan agreement with Baikonyr Solar LLP to provide USD 11.5 million (EUR 10.5m) in local currency for the development and construction of a 50MW solar power plant in Kazakhstan.
India-Focused Ayana Renewable To Get $330M From CDC
Renewables Now
Ayana Renewable Power Pvt Ltd will receive USD 330 million (EUR 290.4m) in funding from CDC Group plc and two new investors — EverSource Capital and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India (NIIF).
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AUSTRALIA
Utility Pays For Rural Power Lines To Be Replaced With Solar-Plus-Storage For Remote Farms
PV magazine
While the rest of the developed world discusses the prospect of how storage will transform grids and utilities, the state government of Western Australia (WA) is getting on with it – by replacing 54 km of ageing power lines and poles with off-grid solar and storage systems at 14 farms.
Victoria Changes Planning Rules For Large-Scale Wind And Solar
PV Magazine
The Victorian government has announced it has put a planning mechanism in place to ensure the state’s uptake of large-scale renewables is well-planned and responsive to the needs of the local community.
Major Australian Beef Farmer Shifts Second Facility To Clean Energy – 100% This Time
One Step Off the Grid
Major beef producer and exporter, Teys Australia, has unveiled a new plan to make one of its New South Wales facilities completely energy self sufficient using a range of technologies including solar, storage, solid waste digestion and biomass boilers.
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EUROPE
Spain’s Airport Operator Launches Ambitious Solar Panel Project
El Pais
The board of directors at Aena, Spain’s airport operator, has approved an ambitious new plan to cut carbon emissions and save on its energy bills by generating most of its own power through solar panels by 2026.
Europe’s Renewable Electricity Would Survive Catastrophic Climate Change
Inverse
Researchers have discovered the climate change cloud has a silver lining: renewable electricity systems, which are highly dependent on the weather, are likely to continue working in Europe even after a catastrophic shift in the Earth’s atmosphere. Such changes alter metrics like the benefit of transmission and storage by less than five percent.
Risen Energy Signs Contract For 261MW With OPDEnergy
Renewable Energy Magazine
Risen Energy has signed a collaborative contract for a 261MW project with Spain’s OPDEnergy. Under the contract, the Chinese firm will provide the high-efficiency modules, required for power stations to be built by OPDEnergy. The signing of the contract represents another example of Risen Energy’s growing presence in the Spanish market.
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LATIN AMERICA
China Builds Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant
China Dialogue
In the northern Argentine province of Jujuy, at a dizzying 4,000 metres above sea level, red and blue banners inscribed with Chinese characters flap outside a temporary office perched on a barren desert.
Colombia Awards 1.39GW Of Wind And Solar In Reliability Charge Auction
Pv magazine
XM Compañía Expertos en Mercados (XM), a subsidiary of the Colombian state transmission company ISA, has contracted 1.39GW of solar and wind capacity in the Reliability Charge auction held on Friday.
Risen Energy starts building 117MW Solar Park In Mexico
Renewables Now
Chinese solar module producer Risen Energy Co Ltd said on Tuesday it has initiated construction on a 117MW solar park in Mexico.
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MENA
Shortlisted Bidders Go Forward In Lebanon’s 180MW, 12-Plant Tender
PV magazine
Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water has qualified 28 domestic and international firms to enter the next stage of a tender for 180MW of solar generation capacity.
Saudi Arabia Plans To Invest $80 Bn In Renewable Energy
Asharq Al Awsat
The Saudi plan to expand in the renewable energy sector and diversify partnerships with progressive countries in the field is moving forward.
Smart Cities ‘Drive GCC’s $33 Bn Smart Grid Market’
Trade Arabia
Smart cities are driving the GCC’s smart grid market to $33 billion by 2042, said Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation, ahead of Middle East Electricity in Dubai, UAE.
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NORTH AMERICA
Solar-Plus-Storage Approaching The North Pole
PV magazine
Canada’s Ministry of Natural Resources will invest around $3.5 million (US$2.6 million) in two projects aimed at helping rural and remote indigenous communities in its Northwest Territories reduce diesel consumption.
Canada Just Joined IRENA
CleanTechnica
In January of 2019, Canada officially joined the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), becoming the 160th member of the global intergovernmental organization. This is an important development, showing the commitment that Canada is making to climate action and to the global energiewende.
GM Partners With DTE for 300,000 MWh Of Wind Energy In Michigan
Green Car Congress
As part of its commitment to increasing its renewable energy footprint globally and finding clean energy solutions near its operations, General Motors has partnered with DTE Energy for 300,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of wind energy in the state of Michigan.
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