Bangladesh solar power sector to see a new 5GW addition

1 March 2019 A new MoU to support Bangladesh solar power industry (Asia Pacific): Bangladesh Intraco Solar Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a UAE based Almaden Emirates Fortune Power (AEFP) for the development of a 5GW solar power plants in Bangladesh. This would significantly support Bangladesh solar power industry. It will

Nokia to install smart meters in Saudi Arabia

28 February 2019 Nokia to install smart meters in Saudi Arabia (Middle East): Saudi telecom company Dawiyat signed an agreement with Finland Nokia to install 10 million smart meters in Saudi Arabia. The installation of smart meters in commercial and residential sectors across the Kingdom is part of Saudi’s National Transformation Plan 2020.   Avista

A new offshore wind farm starts in Belgium

27 February 2019: A new offshore wind farm starts operation in Belgium (Europe): The Norther Offshore Wind Farm in Zeebrugge, Belgium with a production capacity of 370 MW has now been connected to the grid. The wind farm is comprised of 44 of 8.4MW turbines in which the first four turbines are connected to the grid. Once

Senators trying to block Huawei in the US solar power market

26 February 2019 Senators trying to block Huawei in the US solar power market (North America): The US bipartisan group of 12 senators are putting pressure on Departments of Homeland Security and Energy to ban the use of Huawei solar inverters in the US. The pressure comes due to various security threats attached to solar