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1. voda 1 juni 2015 19:28

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   Blijf je trouwens bij Delta, of ga je veranderen van leverancier?
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   voda schreef op 1 juni 2015 19:28:

   Blijf je trouwens bij Delta, of ga je veranderen van leverancier?
   

   Moet het nog verder uitzoeken, heb nog tot 24 juni of zo. I'll let ya know.
3. voda 2 juni 2015 20:24

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   Solar and wind power shows the way to clean global energy
   
   Business Insider reported that renewable energy has been the mantra of the energy sector and the 2 sources that dominate the world are wind power and solar power. While wind power is older, solar power is the 'Rising Sun' of the alternate and clean renewable energy sources. In 2014, global solar power generation touched a record figure of 46 GW.
   
   According to Bloomberg, solar power has attracted about 50% of total global investment in clean energy and had risen to USD 310 billion last year.
   
   Why is it so? Foremost, it is available freely and in plenty all over the world. It is flexible, renewable as long as the Sun is up above in our skies. The 2nd factor is that Solar PV directly converts solar energy into electricity. No messy turbines and fuels required to run them. Third, cost of solar power has come down drastically with innovations and improved technology.
   
   Bloomberg New Energy Finance figures show that global levelised cost for Solar PV projects has reduced drastically by 59%, from USD 315 per MWh in 2009 to USD 129 per MWh in the H1 of 2015. This means more power per investment dollar.
   
   It also has a great advantage of being 'Clean' over other renewable energy sources as it is non pollutant.
   
   Solar power attracts not just the developed but also developing countries and even countries who are major fossil fuel producers like UAE, Saudi Arabia, etc. The wide fluctuation in oil prices and the 50% drop between June 2014 and March 2015 have made OPEC countries aware of their energy vulnerability.
   
   Dubai has awarded a contract to Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power International to build a 200 MW Solar PV Plant at a cost of USD 330 million and it is backed by an agreement to sell electricity at USD 5.80 per MWh. It is the world's lowest contract in this sector.
   
   On the other hand, countries like Jordan which import almost 100% of their energy requirements have opted for solar energy. By 2020, Jordan hopes to generate 1.65 GW of renewable energy to its grid.
   
   In 2012, it also has introduced net-metering regulations that allow PV owners to sell solar power at approx. USD 0.18 per kWh. The US and other countries should take a leaf out Jordan's book.
   
   Developed nations investment in renewable energy to the tune of USD 138.9 billion was just 3% more while developing economies invested USD 131.3 billion a commendable 36% increase. China is the top investor with USD 83.3 billion, a 33% increase over 2013.
   
   In Solar power itself, the growth in developing economies was by 25% over the developed countries.
   
   Leading developing countries is China with investments of USD 40 billion (a 45% increase) to build 13 GW of solar power capacity. Interestingly, perhaps an indication of the future, 10 GW is from utility scale plants.
   
   Second biggest investor Japan pumped in USD 34.8 billion to set up small scale projects of less than 1 MW that contributed 81% of its total investment.
   
   In the top ten echelons of investors globally were the BRICS nations of Brazil USD 7.6 billion, India USD 7.4 billion and South Africa USD 5.5 billion.
   
   India, the world's largest growing economy, saw a 50% increase in solar power investments to the tune of USD 3 billion. Last year, the solar capacity installed in the country was 3 GW out of which solar thermal power contributed 204 MW.
   
   India would like to reduce its dependency on imported oil and is looking towards renewable energy to provide power throughout the country. It has plans to raise solar capacity to 100 GW by 2022. It has given several tax and fiscal incentives besides setting national RPO or renewable purchase obligation targets of 10% by 2015 and 15% by 2020 of the country's power distribution.
   
   Egypt has also allowed use of state-owned land in exchange of 2% of the renewable energy produced on it.
   
   As compared to developed nations like the US, UK and Europe where the growth of Solar Power is hampered by lack of government support, buy back and grid integration, developing countries are going all out to promote solar power and other alternate energy sources. The developed countries have concentrated more on wind energy.
   
   Source : Business Insider
   
   

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   Federal officials approves for three solar power farms
   
   The Hill reported that federal officials have approved the first 3 proposed solar power farms under a streamlined permitting program for solar projects on federal land.
   
   The 3 projects are all on Bureau of Land Management property in Clark County, Nevada and will together have a capacity of 440 MW, enough to power about 132,000 homes.
   
   BLM said that the projects benefitted from the Western Solar Plan, which identified 19 specific areas that could benefit from solar power, and set up streamlined permitting processes for them. The permits took less than 10 months to process.
   
   The Interior Department, of which BLM is a part, said that the process shows that officials can effectively encourage solar power by reducing barriers.
   
   Ms Sally Jewell, Interior Secretary, said in a statement that “Through thoughtful planning and upfront public participation, these solar projects demonstrate we can reduce permitting times, create certainty for energy developers, and achieve better outcomes for communities and the environment.”
   
   She said that “Through a landscape-level approach, we are cutting carbon pollution and creating jobs through responsible solar development on our public lands.”
   
   Mr Neil Kornze, Director of BLM, said that “Projects like these demonstrate that regional planning and mitigation can achieve much faster permitting times and better outcomes. The Western Solar Plan provides a win-win approach for communities and for our public lands.”
   
   The projects are being built by Invenergy, First Solar Inc and NV Energy. Each company won the project rights in a June 2014 auction that brought in USD 5.8 million for the federal government.
   
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   Korean company to build a solar power plant in Cebu
   
   
   Inquirer.net reported that a Korean-led company is set to build a solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu.
   
   A company official said that the Department of Energy has approved the application of CEKO Solar Farm Inc, a power generating company that also sells domestic solar power solutions, to reduce electricity charges and promote clean and sustainable energy.
   
   Mr Jessie Tundag, president, said in an interview that “It is a 25 MW solar power plant in Tominjao and Pajo Daanbantayan. We signed the pre-development contract last April 27th in DOE.”
   
   According to industry benchmarks, solar power projects cost at least USD 1 million per MW to build.
   
   The power facility will be built in a 50 hectare property.
   
   CEKO Solar signed a memorandum of understanding with the local government on October 18th 2014.
   
   That was nearly a year after Typhoon Yolanda caused widespread damage in Daanbantayan, prompting the town government to seek investments for job generation.
   
   Mr Augusto D Corro, Daanbantayan Mayor, said at the time that CEKO Solar, a commercial and retail player and a hotel operator had expressed interest in the area. One big power firm from Luzon was said to consider a coal-fired power plant in Barangay Bateria.
   
   The main sources of livelihood in Daanbantayan are farming and fishing for locals.
   
   Tourism is also picking up in nearby Malapascua Island.
   
   As of the last census after Yolanda, the local government recorded more than 100,000 residents in 21,500 households.
   
   CEKO Solar is located in Agro-Makro Cabangcalan, Mandaue City.
   
   Source : Inquirer.net
   
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   Last Module Is Installed at 250-MW Copper Mountain PV Project
   
   06/01/2015 | Sonal Patel
   
   The installation of more than one million solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at Sempra U.S. Gas and Power’s and Consolidated Edison Development’s 250-MW AC Copper Mountain Solar 3 project in Boulder City, Nev., was completed in early April. Cupertino Electric and Amec Foster Wheeler said on April 6 that the last module was put in place at the 1,400-acre, fixed-tilt, ground-mount project that broke ground in early 2013 (Figure 5).
   
   —Sonal Patel, associate editor

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   ACME commissions a 100 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan
   
   Solar power producer ACME has announced the commissioning of its 100 MW plant in Rajasthan. The plant has 5 units of 20 MW each and is a National Solar Mission Phase II project, which has been set up near Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
   
   Power generated from the project will be evacuated through a 132 KV line linked to the project site. Electricity will be supplied to Rajasthan under the power purchase agreement signed with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.
   
   The company said in a statement that “ACME has commissioned the project in 150 days of the laying of the foundation stone.”
   
   ACME also has a 25 MW plant in Madhya Pradesh and has generated 25 GWh in 6 months since installation.
   
   Source : Business Line
   
8. voda 11 juni 2015 17:07

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   Construction to begin on solar plans for DeGrussa mine near Wiluna
   
   Sandfire Resources says its $40 million off-grid solar power system in Western Australia is on track for construction to begin this month. The gold and copper miner operates the DeGrussa mine, near Wiluna, and is set to build the world's largest solar array system of its kind at the mine.
   
   German company Juwi Renewable Energy will build the 34,000 solar array panels over a space equivalent to the size of 11 Melbourne cricket grounds. The 10.6 megawatt solar array will reduce the mine's carbon emissions at its diesel power station by 12,000 tonnes each year.
   
   Chief operating officer Michael Spreadborough said he hoped it would inspire other miners to embrace renewable energy. He said "We've had extreme interest from many of our peers to understand the reasons we're doing this work and how we're going about it. So I think you will see an acceleration of the Australian mining industry looking at renewable energy. Our power is produced by the diesel power station which emits CO2, so we'll reduce emission at the site by 15 to 20 per cent. We've continued to do all the work to make the approvals happen for the solar array to start construction in June."
   
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   Southern Power Distribution Company calls for bids for solar power
   
   Times of India reported that the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited has called for Request for Selection (RFS) for procuring 2,000 MW of solar power on long-term basis through reverse tariff-based competitive bidding. The last date for the bids is June 30th.
   
   According to a press release by Mr G Raghuma Reddy, CMD of TSPDCL, the bids were divided into group-I and group-II based on the injection voltage levels.
   
   The CMD said that the capacity under group-I bids is 500 MW and group-II bids will be 1,500 MW. While the tariff ceiling for group-I bids is INR 6.450 per KWh and group-II bids is 6.320 per KWh.
   
   Source : Times of India
   
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    Amazon backs USD 150 million solar power project in Virginia
    
    Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant's cloud-computing business, will support the building and operation of a roughly USD 150 million solar farm planned in Virginia, with the project being named Amazon Solar Farm US East.
    
    An Amazon representative declined to specify Amazon's financial commitment to the project, saying the company wouldn't comment beyond a press release sent out Wednesday.
    
    Amazon's announcement comes a week after Greenpeace disclosed a letter from 19 AWS customers, including the Huffington Post, Upworthy and Tumblr, calling on the business to publicize more information on what kind of energy sources are powering its cloud-computing data centers. Greenpeace, an environmental advocacy group, has previously gone after Amazon for its alleged lack of transparency in this area, claiming other cloud-infrastructure firms, such as Apple and IBM, have provided far more information on their energy use and goals.
    
    Amazon responded to Greenpeace's claims a few days later in a blog post, saying its cloud-computing customers use fewer servers and less energy than when businesses run their own data centers. It also repeated AWS's goal of having 40% of its infrastructure powered by renewable energy sources by the end of 2016. As of April, the company said that it had about 25% coming from renewable sources.
    
    Mr Jerry Hunter, AWS vice president of infrastructure, said in a statement taht "We continue to make significant progress towards our long-term commitment to power the global AWS infrastructure with 100% renewable energy."
    
    Greenpeace said that the announcement was encouraging but added that Amazon still hasn't provided enough information on AWS's energy use.
    
    Greenpeace said in a statement that "Amazon customers still need better transparency to properly assess the significance of this solar deal. Amazon has not disclosed how much energy its data centers consume in Virginia or anywhere else."
    
    Keeping businesses happy with AWS, like with the new solar project, is a critical goal for Amazon since AWS has become a major profit engine for the company. In April, Amazon disclosed financial details about the business for the first time, with CEO Mr Jeff Bezos saying Amazon Web Services is a USD 5 billion business and still growing fast.
    
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    Mr Modi's solar embrace is leaving wind power in the shade
    
    Live Mint reported that India is set to add more solar capacity than wind power for the first time as Mr Narendra Modi, PM of India, looks to harness the sun’s rays to curb energy shortages.
    
    According to interviews with officials from India’s ministry of new and renewable energy, solar installations are on course to exceed 2,500 MW in the year though 31 March 2016, topping the 2,400 MW target for wind.
    
    Mr Tarun Kapoor, a joint secretary in the ministry, said in an interview that “By next year, solar installations will overtake those for wind by several fold.” He was referring to the fiscal year beginning April 1st 2016.
    
    The solar pivot may take Modi closer to an ambitious goal of scaling up clean energy in India fivefold by 2022, part of his push for energy security and greater control over pollution. Only a handful of Indian states have abundant wind, whereas sun bakes much of the nation around the year. The nation currently relies on dirty, coal-fired power.
    
    Mr Anish De, a partner at KPMG near New Delhi, said that “Solar can become cheaper than wind. As solar is getting more in focus, wind companies in India are looking to balance and expand their portfolios. Globally, wind has been existing alongside solar and growing. The same can happen in India.”
    
    For instance, Suzlon Energy Limited, the fifth-largest wind turbine maker, plans to install 500 MW of solar capacity over the next 5 years. ReNew Power Ventures Private is building about 250 MW of solar projects.
    
    India has built up 22 GW of wind power partly through a policy of tax breaks. Modi’s target for solar is 100 GW by 2022 from about 4.1 GW now. The goal encompasses both rooftop projects and utility-scale plants.
    
    The premier’s challenge is finding the USD 200 billion the government estimates is needed to achieve a clean-energy transformation. Adani Enterprises Limited, Reliance Power Limited and SunEdison Inc are among those pledging investment.
    
    Mr Kapoor said that India will tender 15,000 MW of solar projects this fiscal year.
    
    Mr Jasmeet Khurana, a senior manager at consultancy Bridge to India, said that “If all these allocations do happen, it will be path-breaking even from the global solar market perspective.”
    
    Source : Live Mint
    
13. voda 11 juni 2015 20:41

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    SECI invites buyers for 3GW of solar power to be generated by 2017-18
    
    
    Power Technology reported that Solar Energy Corporation of India has invited interested parties to purchase 3 GW of solar power which will be generated by 2017 to 2018.
    
    The firms are expected to submit their Expressions of Interest and relevant details by June 17th this year.
    
    SECI intends to deliver around 1 GW of solar energy for each year on an average over the next three years.
    
    The selected parties will be supplied power under 25 year power purchase agreements, for which they will have to sign the deals with either SECI or respective project developers.
    
    SECI intends to deliver around 1GW of solar energy for each year on an average over the next 3 years.
    
    SECI, which works under the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is expecting EOIs from state utilities and distribution companies that are trying to boost their capacity and meet the domestic Renewable Power Obligations.
    
    Large industrial and commercial organisations with bulk power demands and power trading entities, interested in increasing their green energy portfolio, are expected to be among the beneficiaries as well.
    
    By 2022, India aims to generate 175 GW of power from renewable sources, of which 100 GW is expected to come from solar energy.
    
    Source : Power Technology
    
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    Nevada leads others in reducing emissions from electricity generation - Report
    
    A new report said that Nevada is outperforming other states when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions created by generating electricity.
    
    The report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance said the state generates more electricity, on average, from renewable sources and emits fewer greenhouse gases as a result.
    
    Mr Nathan Serota wrote the report. He said KNPR's State of Nevada that retiring coal and using more more natural gas and renewable energy has helped.
    
    He said that the state has doubled its renewable energy use between 2008 and 2013.
    
    Mr Serota said that "It's important to note that large scale renewables have been the largest source of renewable energy growth in the state."
    
    He also said that more large scale solar projects, which are set to go online, will help even more.
    
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    AES Corporation unit completes 4MW solar PV project in Georgia - Analyst
    
    Nasdaq reported that the AES Corporation 's unit, AES Distributed Energy, wrapped up a 4 MW solar photovoltaic project in Dublin, in the County of Laurens, GA.
    
    This project is the first of the two solar PV projects developed by AES Distributed Energy along with its partners. The two projects will provide a total of 20 MW of solar energy to the Georgia Power utility grid. The second is under development and is expected to come online in the first half of 2016.
    
    Under 20-year Power Purchase Agreements, 100% of the energy produced from these projects will be purchased by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
    
    More of such projects will encourage customers to adopt solar power without affecting the rates in Georgia, one of the fastest growing and most competitive solar markets in the US.
    
    AES Corp is a global power company with its generation portfolio skewed toward coal and gas. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan proposal, carbon emissions from the power sector should be reduced 30% by 2030 from the 2005 level.
    
    Hence, the latest move in boosting its renewable share is appreciable. In Mar 2015, AES Corp acquired Colorado based Main Street Power for expanding its distributed-generation solar business and the combined entity is renamed as AES Distributed Energy. With this acquisition, AES Corporation added more than 50 MW of distributed solar projects across the U.S. and it has an additional 100 MW under development in the US, the Caribbean and Latin America.
    
    The company's efforts on expanding its generation business and renewable assets will likely drive growth, going forward.
    
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    Amazon to set up 80 MW solar farm in Virginia
    
    The Bell Jar reported that the group launched a campaign this week aimed at convincing Amazon to alter its environmental strategy.
    
    The announcement comes at a time when tech giants are investing in renewable energy, after being criticised of using excess amount of power and water to sustain its data centres.
    
    AWS remains focused on working towards our long-term commitment to 100% renewable energy usage.
    
    A blog post on the company’s official website published last week said that “It’s pretty unusual for an environmental report to not feature energy conservation as a primary evaluation criteria.”
    
    Batteries are not only important for data center reliability, but are enablers for the efficient application of renewable power. It also repeated AWS’s goal of having 40% of its infrastructure powered by renewable energy sources by the end of 2016.
    
    The 80 MW solar project is the latest in a string of clean energy investments made by giant US technology companies in recent months. Amazon was given a D in this category in the report. The company says a quarter of its energy today is already coming from renewable sources.
    
    Utilization is definitely important, but we’re also looking at how a company is trying to demonstrate energy efficiency. Amazon even offered up a reference, noting that this is enough power for 15,000 U.S. homes in a year.
    
    Two Amazon data center construction projects are in the works in the region.
    
    In January of 2015, AWS announced plans for the 150 MW Amazon Wind Farm in Indiana, making this the company’s second Power Purchase Agreement meant to cut down its carbon footprint. Yahoo and Google, which has spent USD 1.5 billion on clean energy projects worldwide and in February sealed a deal with an East Bay wind farm to power its Mountain View headquarters, each got B’s.
    
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    China to develop 50 MW solar power project in Kenya
    
    Greentech Lead reported that China will be developing a 50 MW solar power plant in Kenya. According to an International Business Times report, the project is part of an ongoing USD 5 billion investment initiative of China in Kenya.
    
    Kenya has been witnessing solar energy investment over the past few years including a module manufacturing facility in 2011.
    
    The latest proposed development sited at Garissa is to be funded by the Export-Import Bank of China, a media report has quoted China’s ambassador to Kenya Mr Liu Xianfa as saying.
    
    The deal could also lead to the development of a railway line and wildlife conservation project.
    
    Kenya is China’s second-largest trading partner and could begin exporting oil by 2016. In 2014, the countries did USD 5 billion worth of trade, which was a 50% increase over the previous year.
    
    Nairobi is also studying another nine sites with potential for solar power project development.
    
    Mr Cliff Owiti, a senior administrator at the Kenya Renewable Energy Association, said that by the time the project was completed in 2016 Kenya should be meeting 50% of its energy needs from solar projects.
    
    Kenya is already working on the development of a 310 MW wind power project at Lake Turkana. It is expected to the largest such project in sub-Saharan Africa.
    
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    Yingli Green's 50 MW solar plant to support utility grid - Analyst
    
    Solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited YGE or Yingli Solar announced that it has connected its 50 MW PV power plant, located in Hebei Province, China, to the utility grid.
    
    The 50 MW PV power plant is the first and largest power plant in Handan City, Hebei Province. This province neighboring Beijing is one of the most polluted in China due to its thriving steel industry. This province has loads of coal based power generation units, supplying power to the steel industry. However, the State Council has ordered the Hebei Province to cut production of iron and steel to reduce smog.
    
    The new solar project is expected to generate nearly 54 million KWh of solar electricity annually, equivalent to offsetting about 50,000 tonne of carbon emissions per year. This project will generate annual revenues of USD 8.7 million from national feed-in-tariffs for the next 20 years.
    
    Yingli Solar is planning to transfer this project to a third party, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2015. With this, the company has added nearly 180 MW of green energy to the grid.
    
    The State Council of China has set an ambitious target for the development of PV power generation by 2020. China aims to generate 100 GW of solar power by 2020, which means additions of nearly 11 GW of PV power generation every year until 2020. Yingli Solar along with other Chinese solar cell producers like JA Solar Holdings Company Limited.
    
    However, Yingli Solar has reported wider-than-expected losses in three out of the last four quarters, resulting in an average negative surprise of 89%. The company currently has a Zacks Rank 4.
    
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    Japan uses sun and sea power to boost its energy needs
    
    
    Christian Today reported that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC has completed its third floating mega-solar power plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Japan is turning to solar power to boost its energy supplies and sea power to make its solar stations work more efficiently.
    
    In Japan's Hyogo prefecture, a solar station by Kyocera has been built floating on a reservoir that was recently unveiled, Quartz wrote.
    
    The solar power plant is expected to produce about 2,680 megawatt hours per year, sufficient for 820 typical households. The energy will be sold to Kansai Electric Power in Osaka for around JPY 96 million per year.
    
    Japanese experts decided to build floating solar power stations to make them run more efficiently. The water acts as a cooler for the system and helps it generate power more efficiently than if it was on land. At the same time, the installations shade the water, decreasing evaporation and algae growth, which are two common issues with reservoirs.
    
    Solar power stations are expected to make a significant contribution to Japan's energy requirements as its energy strategy in the aftermath of Fukushima calls for roughly double the amount of renewable power sources in the country by 2030.
    
    The government is looking to significantly increase renewable resources for the next 15 years, but it will still depend heavily on the country's usual energy suppliers, namely nuclear power and fossil fuels.
    
    Kyocera is set to create dozens more solar power stations on reservoirs around Japan, especially in locations without available land for utility-scale generation.
    
    Completed in late May, the Hyogo solar power plant, measuring 333 by 77 meters, started operations this week. The station uses 9,100 water-proof solar panels and a float made of high-density polyethylene.
    
    Kyocera has previously launched two installations on ponds earlier this year.
    
    It is eyeing to launch a large floating solar installation in the Chiba prefecture's Yamakura Dam reservoir next March, which will produce around 15,635 MWh per year.
    
    Source : Christian Today
    
    
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    Adani Group to set up a JV solar power park in Rajasthan
    
    PTI reported that Adani Group entered into an agreement with Rajasthan Government to set up a JV solar power park of 10,000 MW, which is expected attract an investment of INR 60,000 crore.
    
    The proposed park will include generation projects and a large manufacturing unit for solar module, parts and equipments.
    
    The company has also set a target of 10,000 MW of solar power capacity by 2022. The company said in a statement that "Adani Group has set a target of 10,000 MW of solar power by 2022 and has signed a JV agreement with the government of Rajasthan to set up a 10,000 MW solar park, which will emerge as the largest such integrated facility in India."
    
    The statement said that the JV will be known as Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited.
    
    It will have a 50-50 equity partnership between the Rajasthan government and Adani Renewable Energy Park Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises.
    
    Mr Gautam Adani, Adani Group Chairman, said in the statement that “The company said that Adani itself plans to generate 5,000 MW in this solar park. This project will be India's largest solar park and will also house manufacturing facilities to be set up under the country’s ambitious Make In India initiative."
    
    He said that "The development of Solar Park facility is our contribution towards realisation of our Prime Minister’s campaign and commitment towards clean and green energy in India."
    
    Rajasthan Government is keen to enhance the solar power generation capacity in the state and has committed to achieve 25,000 MW capacity by 2022. The formation of JV with Adani Group is a step towards achieving it.
    
    The company said that Rajasthan Government shall provide land for solar park and also facilitate power evacuation infrastructure.
    
    Source : PTI
    
    
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    Clenergy completes a 30 MW PV power plant in China
    
    Clenergy, a leading solar solution provider, successfully connected a 30MW PV system to the local power grid in Zhongwei which is located in the Ningxia Province in central China.
    
    Source : Strategic Research Institute

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