SAPVIA welcomes today’s signing of PPAs
[Download PDF] The South Africa Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) welcomes the signing of the PPAs today. SAPVIA Chairperson Mr Davin Chown says “It has been a long drawn out process to prove to South Africa, investors and the entire energy community that renewables have their place and role
Radebe says signing of 27 IPP agreements a ‘new dawn’ for renewables in South Africa
Engineering News ONLINE 04 April 2018 Agreements opening the way for the construction of 27 renewable-energy independent power producer (IPP) projects, with a combined investment value of R56-billion and a combined capacity of 2 300 MW, were finally signed on Wednesday April 4, after a confidence-sapping
Radebe finally signs R58bn renewable energy deals
ITWeb 04 April 2018 The renewable energy industry has welcomed the signing of the long-waited power purchase agreements (PPAs) worth about R58 billion. This afternoon energy minister, Jeff Radebe, finally signed the outstanding 27 renewable energy projects with independent power producers. Read the full a
2.75 GW! JinkoSolar Acquires Largest Solar Panel Deal in History
JinkoSolar announced that, as the world’s largest solar module manufacturer, it has signed a 2750 MW solar panel supply deal with NextEra Energy, the world’s most valuable utility company. The deal, at 2750 MW, is the largest single solar panel supply deal in history. As the world’s most valuable ut
Court rejects Numsa's urgent bid to block IPP signing
FIN24 29 March 2018 The high court has rejected an urgent application to interdict the signing of 27 outstanding renewable independent power producer (IPP) projects. The North Gauteng High Court on Thursday struck the application by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and Transform
NUMSA LOSES BID TO HALT ENERGY DEPT'S DEAL WITH IPPS
EWN 29 March 2018 The High Court in Pretoria has ruled against the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) who had applied for an urgent application to stop the Energy Minister Jeff Radebe from signing contracts with Independent Power Producers (IPP). Read full article here.
HALF IS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO SOLAR CELLS
JinkoSolar is one of the first companies to realise gigawatt-scale mass-production of half-cell products – by 2018 our HC Series will take the power output of a 60-cell monocrystalline panel to new heights of 330Wp. These advantages have allowed JinkoSolar to reach unprecedented module shipment numbers