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Solarcentury Africa achieves financial close on a 14 MWh battery energy storage project in Gibraltar

Solarcentury Africa, His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Electricity Authority have entered into a build, own, operate and transfer agreement for a 14 MWh (AC) battery energy storage system to be located next to the North Mole Power Station in Gibraltar The project has reached financial close with funding being provided by Solarcentury […]

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BB Energy acquires leading solar player in Africa

BB Energy (BBE), one of the world’s leading independent energy trading companies, has acquired Solarcentury Africa (SCA). The historical presence of BB Energy in Africa and large network of consumers in the continent make it the perfect match with SCA, an integrated solar power developer offering development, construction, operation and financing to end-users in Africa. The transaction will […]

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CVE finalises the acquisition of two photovoltaic plants with 47 MWp of power from Solarcentury

CVE, the French independent producer of renewable energy, has finalised the acquisition of two ground-mounted photovoltaic plants with a total power of 47 MWp from Solarcentury, the London-based international solar developer. These are significant acquisitions for the CVE Group, which has demonstrated its dedicated M&A team’s expertise. With this transaction, the Group adds two new […]

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Renewables leader Statkraft boosts solar capability with the acquisition of Solarcentury

Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has signed an agreement to acquire the solar pioneer Solarcentury.

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Record donation of £920,000 from Solarcentury launches a new era at SolarAid

Below is the press release issued by SolarAid announcing this years’ donation by Solarcentury: International solar developer Solarcentury gives 5% of net profit every year to SolarAid, a UK based international charity which exists to bring solar light and power to communities in Africa without access to electricity. This year, the donation has broken all […]

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Solarcentury to develop 362MWp of solar near Valderrey, Spain

Solarcentury is in the early stages of developing two solar projects in the region of León in the North West of Spain. Today, Jose Miguel Ferrer – General Manager for Solarcentury in Iberia – introduced the projects to the local community and outlined the benefits that the solar projects will bring. Following a successful permitting […]

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Solarcentury leads the field in a successful tender for sites in Chile

Solarcentury has been awarded the right to develop three utility-scale solar farms in Chile for a total of 1.04 Gwp (963 MWac).

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Solarcentury secures €20m from Rabobank to build two solar farms in the Netherlands

Solarcentury and Rabobank reach Financial Close for two utility-scale solar projects near Apeldoorn in central Netherlands Solarcentury and Rabobank have announced today that they have reached financial close for Apeldoorn IJsseldijk and Apeldoorn Beemte-Broekland. With the contract signed, the path is clear for both solar farms to move to the construction phase. In the coming […]

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Unaudited Results for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2020

Robust financial performance, with record profits achieved Strong balance sheet and market dynamics underpin confidence in medium-term outlook Solarcentury, the global integrated solar power company with operations across Europe, Latin America and Africa, today announces its unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020. Highlights Another strong year of trading performance, delivering record […]

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