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Camco and EISER to manage £95m African renewables fund
03 July 2014Camco Clean Energy and EISER Infrastructure Partners have been selected to jointly manage the Green Africa Power (GAP) renewables fund.
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Windiga to develop biggest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa
26 June 2014Windiga Energy is to develop the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, after securing backing from private and public investors.
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ReEnergise secures UK energy efficiency investment
25 June 2014ReEnergise Finance is to receive £2 million to support its energy efficiency projects, from investors including the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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Chinese company issues carbon-linked bond to fund renewables projects
16 June 2014CGN Wind Energy has issued a RMB 1 billion ($160 million) five-year bond to help finance five renewable energy projects and the coupon will be linked to the price of carbon credits created by the projects, Chinese sources say.
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STEAG secures financing for €192m Romanian wind farm
13 June 2014German power generator STEAG has closed its latest funding round for the Crucea wind farm.
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China prepares to roll out seventh carbon trading scheme
06 June 2014The seventh of China's carbon trading pilot schemes will begin next week, in the city of Chongqing.
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OCI inks loan for latest solar project
06 June 2014OCI Solar Power has secured a $40 million loan from the North America Development Bank (NADB) to finance its latest project.
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EU eyes innovative finance tools to improve energy efficiency
04 June 2014Ambitious energy efficiency targets will require significant investment from the private sector. Clare Taylor reviews the innovative financing mechanisms the EU is putting in place to achieve this.
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John Kerry announces US backing for $134m of Althelia forestry loans
28 May 2014US government guarantees will enable the Althelia Climate Fund to offer $133.8 million in commercial loans to forest conservation projects in developing countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Carbon Expo conference in Cologne.
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Clean energy accounts for 30% of EBRD investments
19 May 2014Almost 30% of investments by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) last year were for renewable energy, energy efficiency and other responses to climate change.