Archive

  • People Moves

    27 May 2016

    The latest people moves from NRG Energy, Mainstream Renewable Power and Azure Power

  • Mainstream lines up equity investors for £2bn offshore wind project

    27 January 2016

    Wind and solar energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power said it is "in exclusive discussions" with a consortium of equity investors to take its £2 billion ($2.8 billion) Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm to financial close.

  • EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA

    06 November 2015

    London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.

  • EIB broadens environmental remit in new lending strategy

    23 September 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) will take environmental mitigation into account across all of its lending activities.

  • Dong makes 3GW rights acquisition UK offshore wind

    24 August 2015

    Danish energy giant Dong has acquired the rights to up to 3GW of wind farms off the coast of the UK.

  • Enel Green Power, SunEdison and Mainstream are winners in South African auction

    10 June 2015

    Three companies have emerged as the main winners in the latest round of bidding in South Africa's renewable energy auctions, securing over 80% of capacity auctioned.

  • Solar fried in CfD auction

    26 February 2015

    Solar energy construction in the UK is set to be decimated after the technology failed to compete with wind power in a £325 million ($503 million) auction under the government's new subsidy system.

  • Mainstream and Actis form $1.9bn Africa renewables 'platform'

    18 February 2015

    Project developer Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have teamed up to form a $1.9 billion pan-African renewable energy platform.

  • $760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind

    12 February 2015

    Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.

  • Mainstream commits to develop $525m Ghana wind farm

    16 September 2014

    Mainstream Renewable Power is to develop a $525 million wind farm in Ghana which is expected to generate about 10% of the country's electricity.