#wind power

The deal marks Masdar’s strategic entry into the Bahrain market.

The wind farm will have a capacity of 1 GW once finished.

The VPPA is a short-term arrangement, and its exact duration hasn’t been specified.

Nukus2 will be developed on a build, own, operate and transfer model.

SSE will pay €50 million for a 50% stake in the collection of projects and will be responsible for each development up to the planning consent process.

The money will be used to support the development of new solar and wind power plants.

The Dutch government has officially launched a 4GW offshore wind tender administered by Owind.

The portfolio consists of six projects.

After extensive preparation and three years of construction on land and sea, the grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha is officially ready for commissioning.

Sudene has authorised a loan package for two wind projects with a combined capacity of 45 MW from EDF Renewables.

This follows inauguration of the 230 MW Garadagh Solar Park, Azerbaijan’s largest operational solar plant.

Brazil set to grow its wind power installed capacity by 4 GW per year.

SJVN Green Energy enters PPAs for 300 MW of renewable energy projects in India.

Dubai-based Ducab Group is supplying 633 km of medium voltage and earthing cable to a new Egyptian 70-turbine windfarm.

Egypt: Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power has been selected to develop 1.1 GW of wind power in Egypt, the developer revealed in its first quarterly results.

Missouri, USA: A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday gave approval to the state’s portion of a controversial wind power transmission line that would provide energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.

Germany: Jacobs has been appointed separately by transmission system operators TenneT and TransnetBW to support the planned SuedLink program which will deliver new underground cable connection to transport wind power from northern Germany to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

United Kingdom: Winder Power, UK’s manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, has announced the appointment of Keith Robertshaw as the Company’s Group Manufacturing Director, effective from 1 April 2016.

Switzerland, Zurich: As a major renewable energy transmission project is rolled out across Texas, station service voltage transformers from ABB are helping deliver wind power from remote locations.

Paraguay, Chaco: The first solar and wind power modules are expected to be inaugurated in a year’s time to provide 24 hour light for military unit Joel Estigarribia.