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French Utility Engie May Buy Out Equis Energy India Assets
Indian media outlets have reported a new development on the market buzz that Equis Energy, a renewable energy IPP in India, is looking to sell its assets. Business daily Mint has reported that French utility Engie may be looking to…
Renewable Energy Push Takes a Hit on Random Back-Down Instructions by Discoms
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s aggressive renewable energy push that aims to ramp up the share of green power in the country’s electricity supply mix from the current seven per cent to nearly 20 per cent by 2022, is…
Asian Development Bank Invests $57.7 Million To Develop Renewable Energy In Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank has invested $57.7 million into Thailand’s B. Grimm Power Public Company with the intent to develop renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia. Founded in the early 1960s, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is intended to help…
Saudi Arabia Looks Past Oil and Pushes Ahead with Wind Energy Ambitions
Saudi Arabia has resumed its efforts to launch the kingdom’s first large-scale wind farm, totalling 400 megawatts (MW), according to the country’s energy minister Khalid Al Falih. And there are plans for further tenders to kick off this year as…
Gujarat, India, Floats 1 Gigawatt Renewable Energy Tender
Perhaps for the first time, the Indian state of Gujarat will auction renewable energy projects under its state policy when it puts on the block 500 megawatts each of solar and wind energy capacity next month. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam…
South Africa’s Renewable Energy Future At Crossroads Again
South Africa’s power utility Eskom has once again refused to sign power purchase agreements with renewable energy project developers, and this time it seems to have the complete backing of the government. Recently, an inter-governmental team informed the South African…
Sunrun Expands Into Seven New States, Nearly Doubles Market Reach
Sunrun, one of the United States’ leading residential solar developers, announced this week that it has recently completed expanding into seven new US state markets, nearly doubling its market reach in just under four months. The California-based company bills itself…