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A Purchaser’s Guide To Solar PPAs

For solar projects that are not owned by utilities or the final customer, developers must determine to whom they shall sell their electricity.

20 Sept. Finance

A whole new world of transparency: long-term PPA prices now available for European market

We are seeing a reasonable risk appetite for long-term PPAs. Many of them are actually already in negotiation.

04 June Finance

Who needs subsidies when there is solar market parity?

Subsidy-free solar is taking off in European markets where PV can now produce electricity at a cost that beats other generation sources.

04 April Finance

Proparco: “It is the role of DFIs to support revolutionary change, and to pull commercial banks along”

In the run-up to ‘Making Solar Bankable - Evolving Business Models in Emerging Markets’, we’re speaking to Emmanuelle Matz of Proparco (part of AFD - the French Development Agency) to ...

07 Feb. Finance

Solar crypto-currency aims to sign up a million users

A digital currency designed to accelerate solar generation could be worth up to €30 per MWh in three years time.

21 Oct. Finance

How to Manage Currency Risks for RE Projects in Africa

Following our recent webinar “How to Manage Currency Risks for RE Projects in Africa”, we have summarized the most important conclusions in this article.

06 Oct. Finance

European yieldco outlook positive despite Brexit

Europe’s yieldcos have largely avoided the turmoil seen in the US and face an upbeat future despite the UK’s split from the European Union.

01 Sept. Finance

Bankability shifts focus in emerging markets

As emerging market banks gradually grow used to solar, the bankability issue for developers is increasingly around off-takers and currency, not projects.

20 July Finance