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7 January 2013
An India-based renewable energy producer with ambitious portfolio build-out plans is reportedly hoping to raise $150m over the next month.
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7 January 2013
US-based renewable energy developer Sunwest Water and Electric (Suweco) is to open nine hydropower plants in Panay Island, Philippines, with a total generating capacity of 50MW.
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31 December 2012
The international arm of US-based Duke Energy has agreed to acquire the Chilean division of hydro specialist CGE Group for $415m.
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27 December 2012
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has made $250m available for a broad range of renewable energy generation projects.
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24 December 2012
US-based NextEra Energy Resource will sell its hydro-generation assets in New Hampshire and Maine to a unit in Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners.
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17 December 2012
Energias de Portugal (EDF) has won the rights to build and operate a 219MW hydroelectric dam in Brazil as well as the rights to expand the output of its project in Santo Antonio do Jari dam.
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12 December 2012
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on investors in Spain to look towards the Pakistani city as a viable renewable energy opportunity.
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12 December 2012
A number of energy associations in the US have written directly to President Barack Obama calling for a change in the wording to the tax credits applied to renewable power saying an altering of the language would result in greater investment.
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11 December 2012
The investment arm of the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank, Islamic Corp. for the Development of the Private Sector, will launch a clean energy fund focused on Africa imminently after setting up a similar Asian vehicle in October.
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10 December 2012
Siemens Bank is one of the few financiers left in the market able to deliver long term support to renewable energy projects, according to Siobhan Smyth, who recently left HSBC to join German engineering group’s banking division.
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10 December 2012
Vietnam Electricity is set to reduce its dependence on hydropower by building a 28.5tn dong ($1.37bn) coal-fired electricity plant in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.
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7 December 2012
New Mexico’s largest electric utility, the Public Service Company of New Mexico has issued a request for proposals for renewable energy projects that will decrease its dependence on fossil fuels.
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28 November 2012
Sweden industrial group Atlas Copco has won a $10m contract to supply equipment for the second phase of Columbia’s largest hydroelectric project.
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23 November 2012
Despite a report this week predicting that venture investments in cleantech will triple before 2030, deal flow continues to be intermittent at best. In India, however, investors do retain an air of confidence.
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22 November 2012
Algeria is now actively marketing its ambitious renewable energy plans as it aims to become a hub for green power production and attract international investment.
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20 November 2012
International Renewable Energy Agency has launched a $350m fund with capital provided by the United Arab Emirates to boost the use of renewable energy in developing countries.
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20 November 2012
New Generation Power (NGP) is set to invest billions of dollars to build four hydropower plants in Bosnia-Herzegovina close to the Serbian border.
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20 November 2012
Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Haruhiko Kuroda has today stressed that Asia’s emerging markets need to diversify sources of growth in a green and inclusive way.
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14 November 2012
The Ghanaian government is expected to set up a dedicated renewable energy fund to support public and private sector investment.
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12 November 2012
Origin Energy, Australia’s largest power retailer, was today urged by its shareholders to place a greater emphasis on investments in wind and solar above gas and coal.
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