Thesan eyes Argentina as renewables take hold

Already present in half a dozen Latin American countries, Italian solar developer Thesan sees Argentina as a new frontier as the country becomes more attractive thanks to the RenovAr program ...

07 April Markets

Currency Risk in Nigeria: Hedge Now, Save Later

On 15th March 2017, Solarplaza organized the webinar “Currency Risk and Convertibility Issues for Nigerian Solar/RE Projects”.

06 April Markets

Top 30 Solar Portfolios Japan

We again take stock of the solar asset ownership in the Japanese market, also comparing the current status to last year's situation to reflect on the changes regarding PV plant ...

17 March Top 10s

Latin America’s bright future for off-grid solutions

With around five percent of the region still without electricity, Latin America offers ample opportunities for solar solutions for off-grid households.

16 March Markets

Webinar - Currency Risk and Convertibility Issues for Nigerian Solar/RE Projects

In preparation for our upcoming Solar Future Nigeria conference, we hosted this webinar, focused on currency risks surrounding Nigerian Solar and RE projects projects.

15 March Webinars

Insourcing / outsourcing asset management and O&M: Considerations for IPPs

If players like NextEra, Southern Power, NRG, and now Brookfield continue to dominate the ownership landscape, they could keep a large share of the AM and O&M market captive, i.e. ...

13 March Asset management

The Revised Feed-In Tariff: A New Chapter for Solar in Japan

A revision to Japan’s feed-in tariff program will cause a serious shift in solar PV development; Stricter requirements and fixed deadlines will likely reduce Japan’s 50 GW pipeline of approved ...

13 March Asset management

Significant amount of SDE+ subsidies remain unused due to poor preparations

Between one third and half of the large solar energy projects planned in the Netherlands do not get realized because of poor preparation, unexpected costs and resistance from banks and ...

09 March Markets

Potential Induced Degradation: Combatting a Phantom Menace

PID is the third most expensive technical risk in solar PV modules and is among the most common ones, especially in Europe.

07 March Asset management

Replacing fuel generators with solar in Nigeria: main advantages and challenges

With Nigeria’s low crude oil refining capacity and a troubled supply chain for the import of petroleum products, the strong dependence of businesses and households on diesel and petrol-fired captive ...

06 March Markets

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