https://solarfactor.com Solar power information and news Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://solarfactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-New-Project-32x32.png https://solarfactor.com 32 32 https://solarfactor.com/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december.html India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december-2/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december.html India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/pay-as-you-go-solar-model-brings-security-to-small-kenyan-communities/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/pay-as-you-go-solar-model-brings-security-to-small-kenyan-communities.html Deep down in the small village of Tikoishi, in Kajiado county about 100 kilometers off Nairobi city, both men and women are leaving to tell stories of their sleepless nights and battles with the wild animals to protect their livestock.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/kenya-world-bank-consider-150-million-off-grid-power-project/ Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/kenya-world-bank-consider-150-million-off-grid-power-project.html Kenya and the World Bank are in talks about financing a $150 million solar-and-wind project in the country’s remote, off-grid northeastern region.

]]> Kenya and the World Bank are in talks about financing a $150 million solar-and-wind project in the country’s remote, off-grid northeastern region.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-indias-himalayas/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-india-s-himalayas.html Originally focused solely on helping intrepid trekkers survive and enjoy India’s Himalayas, Global Himalayan Expeditions (GHE) is bringing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to remote mountain villages and communities in India’s Kargil and Ladakh provinces that date back centuries.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-indias-himalayas/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-india-s-himalayas.html Originally focused solely on helping intrepid trekkers survive and enjoy India’s Himalayas, Global Himalayan Expeditions (GHE) is bringing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to remote mountain villages and communities in India’s Kargil and Ladakh provinces that date back centuries.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/nova-lumos-raises-90-million-for-off-grid-solar-in-africa/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/nova-lumos-raises-90-million-for-off-grid-solar-in-africa.html Nova Lumos Netherlands Holding B.V. raised $90 million from a mix of private equity investors and development banks to deploy pay-as-you-go solar power systems in Nigeria.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/saudis-chinese-team-up-to-build-170-mw-of-solar-power-in-morocco/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/saudis-chinese-team-up-to-build-170mw-of-solar-power-in-morocco.html Saudi Arabian renewables developer Acwa Power International and China’s Chint Group Corp Ltd. were chosen to build as much as 170 megawatts of solar projects in Morocco.

]]> Saudi Arabian renewables developer Acwa Power International and China’s Chint Group Corp Ltd. were chosen to build as much as 170 megawatts of solar projects in Morocco.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/modi-said-to-plan-3-1-billion-boost-for-indias-solar-factories/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/modi-said-to-plan-3-1-billion-boost-for-india-s-solar-factories.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is planning a 210 billion-rupee ($3.1 billion) package of state aid for India’s solar panel manufacturing industry, according to two officials.

]]> Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is planning a 210 billion-rupee ($3.1 billion) package of state aid for India’s solar panel manufacturing industry, according to two officials.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/greenwish-plans-to-build-100-mw-solar-capacity-in-north-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/greenwish-plans-to-build-100-mw-solar-capacity-in-north-nigeria.html GreenWish Partners, a Paris-based investment company focused on renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa, plans to build two solar plants in northern Nigeria with a total capacity of 100 MW.

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