solar power
NEXTracker Lands 325 Megawatt Tracker Deal At Egypt’s Benban Solar Park
One of the largest solar power parks globally will have solar trackers supplied by leading tracker supplier NEXTracker. In a press release, NEXTracker announced that it will supply trackers for 325 megawatts of solar power projects located inside the Benban…
1 Gigawatt Solar Power Tender Planned In India’s Maharashtra State
India’s largest state, in terms of power consumption, is set to float its first major solar power tender this year. Despite its huge appetite for electricity, the state of Maharashtra has lagged between other Indian states to set up large-scale…
China Donates Thousands of Solar Power Generating Systems to Nepal
China on Sunday donated more than 32,000 solar power generating systems to Nepal to enhance its domestic capacity in combating climate change and to provide electricity to communities that have not had power since an earthquake in 2015. The donated…
Worldwide Clean Energy Investments Hit $333.5 Billion Last Year
Global investment in renewable energy hit $333.5 billion in 2018, the second-highest on record, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). That’s a 3 percent jump from 2016 and 7 percent short of the $360 billion…
‘World first’: Australian University Signs Deal for 100 Per Cent Solar Power
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is hoping to make it into the green energy record books with a new deal to source all of its electricity from solar power. The Australian university yesterday announced it has signed a…
India Tenders 1.2 Gigawatts Of Solar Capacity In First Week Of 2018
Giving an overview of what to expected over the next few months, the Solar Energy Corporation of India announced three tenders for solar power projects within the first week of this year. The Solar Energy Corporation of India announced three…
Indian Insurers Launch Products For Solar Power Sector
With the rapid boom in the solar power market in India, increasing competition, and collapsing tariff bids, Indian insurance companies have launched products to protect lenders as well as developers. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched a solar energy…