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Solar Facts & Figures - Southeast Asia

This 40-page complimentary report provides a quick overview and valuable outline of the (solar) energy landscape in all countries included in the ASEAN region (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations).

01 June

RE100 participants see opportunities and challenges for solar in Asia

RE100 has grown rapidly since a handful of global companies — led by co-founders IKEA and Swiss Re, under the oversight of The Climate Group and CDP — vowed to ...

31 May

Solar in Asia: Forecasts and Bankability

On May 12, 2017, Solarplaza organized the webinar “Overview of Asian solar PV market and financing opportunities”.

24 May

Brazil’s local content rules slow down solar growth

As Brazil’s development bank BNDES announces its first solar loan, we take a look at the difficulties of financing PV projects in Brazil.

15 May

Solar about to revolutionize Dutch energy infrastructure

The gigantic increase of solar power in The Netherlands in the coming years will revolutionize the Dutch energy infrastructure.

05 May

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

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

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

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

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 ...