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Spain plans 500MW wind tender

Spain’s government has announced it is planning a 500MW tender for wind power, which will include both re-powering and new projects. The Spanish Wind Power Association (AEE) says that the announcement from the government’s Energy, Industry and Tourism Ministry (MINETUR) is a “recognition that the country needs to install more wind capacity in order to Read more about Spain plans 500MW wind tender[…]

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Brazil approves 3.9GW of wind projects for next auction

The Brazilian government’s Energy Research Enterprise (EPE) has approved 3.931GW of wind energy projects for the forthcoming Alternative Sources (known as FA) auction, which is set to take place on 27 April. The majority of the projects are located in the northern states of Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, and Ceara, with completion of the Read more about Brazil approves 3.9GW of wind projects for next auction[…]

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South Africa dramatically raises wind ambitions

South Africa has dramatically raised its ambitions for wind energy, according to the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) In announcing the preferred bidders for REIPPPP Round 4, the Minister of Energy, the Honourable Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, announced that she intends making a ministerial determination for an additional 6,300 MW of renewable energy to be Read more about South Africa dramatically raises wind ambitions[…]

Michael Liebreich

Fossil fuels have lost race against renewables – BNEF

The race for renewable energy has passed a turning point and there’s no going back, Bloomberg New Energy Finance founder Michael Liebreich told the company’s annual summit in New York. The world is now adding more capacity for renewable power each year than coal, natural gas, and oil combined, The shift occurred in 2013, when the world Read more about Fossil fuels have lost race against renewables – BNEF[…]

South Africa awards 425MW of wind power contracts to Enel Green Power

Italian owned renewable energy developer Enel Green Power (EGP) has been awarded the rights to supply 425MW of wind power to state utility Eskom in South Africa as part of the fourth phase of the government’s REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme) tender. In line with REIPPPP rules, EGP took part in the Read more about South Africa awards 425MW of wind power contracts to Enel Green Power[…]