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Sri Lanka To Seek Indian Or Chinese Credit Line For Solar Panel Imports: Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara – EQ Mag Pro

In August, Sri Lanka hiked the electricity tariff by an average of 75 per cent, after nine years Sri Lanka intends to seek an Indian or Chinese credit line for the purchase of solar panels as a solution to mitigate the high cost of electricity tariffs, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said on Tuesday […]

To Build or Not to Build: Keeping Pakistan’s Hydropower Reliance in Check – EQ Mag Pro

Without taking into account the realities and risks during implementation, an over-reliance on hydropower could lead to a vulnerable energy system in Pakistan. Projects that are yet to achieve their financial closure or begin construction should be put on hold. Recommendations include installing floating solar on existing reservoirs and canals, incentivizing private rooftop solar solutions, […]

Australia’s first large scale hydrogen plant to be built in Pilbara – EQ Mag Pro

One of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants is due to be built in the Pilbara, after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) conditionally approved $47.5 million towards ENGIE’s renewable hydrogen and ammonia project near Karratha in Western Australia. The $87 million Yuri project includes a 10 megawatt (MW) electrolyser to produce renewable hydrogen, 18 […]

ENGIE has Reached an Important Milestone in the Australian Renewable Hydrogen Project with Yara – EQ Mag Pro

ENGIE has taken the Final Investment Decision in the development of one of the world’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen projects, to be located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the first phase of the Yuri project will produce up to 640 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year as a […]

Started Operating a 1.6 MW “roof rental” Mega Solar Power Plant in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture: Nippon Benex Co., Ltd. – EQ Mag Pro

Nippon Benex Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture; President: Yohei Kobayashi; hereinafter: Nippon Benex Corporation) is a solar power plant named Benex, which rents the roof of Prologis Park Kobe 5, a logistics facility in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. We are pleased to inform you that the Kobe 5 Solar Port has started operation. […]