InfraCo Africa commits US$3.1m to develop the
Khoumagueli will be Guinea''s first grid-connected solar power plant, adding 40MW of much-needed, renewable energy to the country''s 566 MW national grid. Located near the city of Linsan in the Province of Kindia, the plant will connect
IKEA owner Ingka acquires shovel-ready solar and wind assets in
IKEA owner Ingka has acquired shovel-ready solar and wind assets in Poland from renewables developer OX2 in a €190 million (US$203 million) deal. Once completed, the solar farm located in Recz
How to Ensure Precise Timekeeping with NTP and COD?
RTB, as "Ready to Build" in solar terms, signifies a crucial milestone where all prerequisites are secured, marking the project''s transition from planning to active construction. COD marks the culmination, signifying operational readiness, financial incentives, and sustainability contributions for solar arrays. Recognizing the NTP solar meaning
Building a solar ready home
Main service panel: As the main point of connection between a solar energy system and a home''s electrical system, the properties of a master service panel (MSP) need to be considered in relation to the solar energy system size.For instance, having a 200 amp solar-ready panel installed can greatly expedite a solar installation. Learn more about design considerations for a main
How to Build a Solar Farm: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Power Purchase Agreement signed for pioneering solar
The 40MWac Khoumagueli Solar project will be Guinea''s first grid-connected solar photovoltaic plant and is designed to complement power generation at the nearby 75 MW Garafiri hydroelectric plant. The facilities will combine to maximise delivery of renewable energy to the national grid, with Khoumagueli Solar expected to mitigate against the
Namibia partners Chinese companies to build solar power plant
Namibia''s state-owned power utility NamPower has partnered with two Chinese companies to commence the construction of the country''s largest solar power plant, Reuters has reported. The move is set to bolster Namibia''s power generation capacity by an additional 100MW, a significant increase to its current total installed capacity of 500MW.
Atlas Renewable Energy, Isagen to build 1GW solar in Colombia
According to the Stockholm Environment Institute, solar power contributed just 290MW of Colombia''s total electricity capacity in 2022, 1.5% of the country''s energy mix, and expanding solar
Bahrain to build 72MW Sakhir solar plant, the country''s largest
The plan highlights the role of solar power in particular, with the authors expecting "decentralised urban generation", such as rooftop panels and building-integrated PV systems, to account
Build-Ready Program
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Octopus acquires 68MW Breach Solar Farm along with
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired a c.68MW ready-to-build solar PV project in Cambridgeshire from AGR Renewables. The total cost of the acquisition and development of the Breach
Greencells Project Green Bond Valuation of Development
Greencells pledges part of its solar PV development portfolio to future green bond holders. Green bond''s security • Greencells ("GC") intends to issue within Q4 2020 a corporate green bond The sales of the "Ready-to-Build" projects are accounted for in the Financial Model at Commercial Operation Date Receipt of the RTB sale
Guinea''s Solar Promise
But as a result of its government''s openness and willingness to reform, Guinea has secured its first bankable solar-power investment. This is a major energy milestone that is likely to lead to the construction of the country''s
GreenIT links with Galileo to build 140MW solar plants in Italy
The solar plants will generate enough electricity to supply 90,000 households and will contribute to Italy''s 2030 decarbonisation targets. GreenIT CEO and Plenitude renewable business Italy head Paolo Bellucci stated: "We are excited about this agreement with Galileo which, thanks to its internationally recognised experience in the sector
Khoumagueli Solar – InfraCo Africa
The Khoumagueli plant will be the first grid-connected solar power plant in Guinea and will deliver 40MW of clean power to Guinea''s national grid. Using existing grid infrastructure, Khoumagueli will also be well-positioned to enable a
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GCP raises $300m to build solar energy facility in Arkansas
GCP plans to apply for interconnection with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) grid system. Credit: Green & Clean Power/PRNewswire. US-based Green & Clean Power (GCP) has raised $300m in debt and equity financing for the construction of a solar energy generation and battery storage
Guinea signs contract for first grid-connected solar
UK-based InfraCo Africa and France-based Solvéo Energie have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Guinea''s national power utility, Electricité de Guinée (EDG), ahead of the country''s first on-grid
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Guinea-Bissau Sinohydro to build Gardete solar farm
In early March, Sinohydro signed a contract to build a 20-MW solar farm in Gardete, some 8 km south of the city of Bissau. The signature came almost a year after the African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Company (ABREC) published the tender for the work. Set up in 2019, ABREC is a holding company made up of 14 west African states that focusses on
Solar-Ready Building Design: A Summary of Technical Considerations
Solar-ready building design, as the name suggests, refers to designing and constructing a building in a way that facilitates and optimizes the installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system at some point after the building has been constructed. Solar-ready design can make future PV system installation more cost-effective by reducing
Atrato Onsite Energy acquires 50MW ready-to-build solar project
Investment company Atrato Onsite Energy has acquired a 50MW ready-to-build solar project in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The project, which will feature ground mounted solar, will be constructed under a fully wrapped engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract. Atrato, which operates under the ticker ROOF, will invest a total of £
Greencells Valuation of Development Portfolio II
Solar PV Wind Others 44.8% Spain had a solar boom in 2019 and 2020 when past awarded projects connected to the grid, but the country pushes now for more. Spain - PV market overview 12 Generation mix in Spain in 2020. • Trend / New installations: Close to 3.40GW installed capacity were added in 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, an additional
ENCAVIS acquires ready-to-build (RTB) 30 MW Pozzolo solar pa
Encavis has taken over the 30 MW Pozzolo solar project in Piemont, in the north of Italy. The solar park produces an annual average of approximately 42 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity and is scheduled to be integrated into the grid in Q2 of 2025.
Namibia partners Chinese companies to build solar
Namibia''s state-owned power utility NamPower has partnered with two Chinese companies to commence the construction of the country''s largest solar power plant, Reuters has reported. The move is set to bolster
Uniper, Callis to build 280MW Hungarian solar portfolio
The projects have attained ready-to-build status after obtaining all the necessary permits. Go deeper with GlobalData. Reports. Capital Corp Solar PV Park 1 . Reports. In the following month, it announced plans to build a 300MW solar plant in Elsfleth, Lower Saxony. It aims to invest more than €8bn ($8.68bn) between 2023 and 2030 in power
Guinea Turns to Solar to Cut Energy Reliance on Neighbors
(Bloomberg) --Guinea plans to build the country''s first solar power plants to increase its electricity production by 15% and cut its reliance on West African neighbors.The construction of two 35-megawatt power plants and a 30-megawatt plant are underway in the gold-rich regions of Kankan and Siguiri, the energy ministry said in statement Friday.
Guinea''s first grid-connected solar project signs PPA
The independent power producer (IPP) project will be the first grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) array in Guinea. The PPA milestone was announced on Wednesday by InfraCo Africa, which is developing the project
GreenIT links with Galileo to build 140MW solar plants
The solar plants will generate enough electricity to supply 90,000 households and will contribute to Italy''s 2030 decarbonisation targets. GreenIT CEO and Plenitude renewable business Italy head Paolo Bellucci stated: "We
TotalEnergies to build 216MW solar plant in South Africa
Located in the Northern Cape province, the new site will supply the South African national grid with electricity for twenty years. The solar plant will be built by a consortium comprising TotalEnergies (35%), Hydra Storage Holding (35%) and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (30%), a programme launched by the South African government in 2003 to
Green Arrow Capital buys 500MW+ of solar PV projects in Spain
Italian asset manager Green Arrow Capital (GAC) has signed a framework agreement with Spanish solar company Progressum Energy Developments (PED) to acquire 508MW of ready-to-build solar PV