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BHEL Secures 1st Overseas Contract for Grid-Tied Solar Plant in Mauritius

BHEL has secured its maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-tied 8 MW solar power plant to be developed in Mauritius on an EPC basis. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has announced that it has achieved another milestone in international business by securing its maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-connected 8 MW ac solar […]

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AfDB Funds $530 Mn Transmission Line in Angola to Boost Renewable Distribution

AfDB to finance transmission line that will connect the north and south grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed USD 530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids […]

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Waaree Supplies 14MW Solar Modules to Amp Energy India

Waaree Energies, India’s largest solar module manufacturer has supplied 330wp & 335wp Solar modules for a project Developed by Amp Energy. The project is 14MWp captive solar open access project in Uttar Pradesh that will supply power to airtel. This project has many Firsts, it is airtel’s 1st captive solar power purchase & also 1st […]

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GWEC: 22 GW Wind Power Additions in North, Latin America In 2020

A recent report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) confirms that both North and Latin America, installed nearly 22 GW of new capacity of wind power in the region, a 62 percent spike over 2019 beating back the impact of COVID 19 comprehensively. According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, in […]

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GOGLA, Solar Energy Association Marks 2020 With USD 316 Million Investment

GOGLA, the global association for off-grid solar energy, which delivers off-grid electricity products and services, has announced that the total investment into the off-grid solar sector in 2020 accounted for USD 316 million, four million higher than 2019. GOGLA reasons out the seven key elements for their achievements. It has released an Investment Database which […]

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Only 18% of Announced Recovery Spending can be Considered ‘Green’: Report

An analysis of spending by leading economies has found that only 18 percent of announced recovery spending can be considered ‘green.’ One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations’ commitments to build back more sustainably. An analysis of spending by leading economies, led by Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project […]

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AfDB Approves $27 Mn Loan to Establish 200 MW Solar Plant in Egypt

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors today approved $27.2 million in loan financing for the design, construction and operation of a 200 MW photovoltaic solar power plant at Kom Ombo, in Upper Egypt on the river Nile. The project is expected to lower electricity costs for businesses and residences, as well as reducing greenhouse […]

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A DC Solar Refrigerator For Emergencies

Power outages have made a dramatic comeback, with headline power cuts in the US, India earlier, and post Covid, raising the issue of keeping vaccines cool too. US based EcoSolarCool’s new solar-powered, portable refrigerator seeks to solve this issue with its DC powered refrigerator. Being DC powered, it offers the advantage of being able to […]

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