Global Renewables Report 2011
Laos, the land of precious water
Laos sits in a strategic central position in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. It has the largest hydropower potential among the countries there, yet its domestic requirement is the least. It is now becoming a major power exporter in the region, and its neighbours, Thailand in particular, are tapping its resources. By Minerva Lau.
Think small hydros
The large-scale Latin American dam projects could yield little for project finance bankers. But the small hydro sector is proving to be a more enticing prospect. By Alan Gersten.
CSP to the rescue
While cuts to the incentives system at the end of last year damaged Spain’s once-booming PV sector, the increasingly important solar thermal market managed to dodge the tightening of regulation. Is solar thermal the next big thing in the Spanish renewables sector? By Sophie Davies.
First OFTO generates
A considerable amount of public discussion has been taking place over the last 18 months around the new Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTO) regime. By Alan White, head of conventional energy, project finance, Lloyds Banking Group.
Bright thermal spot
California based BrightSource Energy has closed a financing on the 392MW Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System (ISEGS) under construction in California’s Mojave Desert. By Adam Umanoff, Chadbourne & Parke.
Everbright in China
CEIL is planning a series of EfW deals. By Hisaka Kimura, senior investment specialist with the Asian Development Bank’s Private Sector Operations Department and based in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
Genting funds in Gujarat
The Indian Government has set out an ambitious agenda to promote renewable energy. By James Cameron, Khawar Iqbal, Manav Futnani and Nishant Idnan, HSBC project and export finance.
Regulating by province
Renewable regulations in Canada are governed province by province. By Danielle Jarvis, Andrew Lord and John Lemieux of Davis LLP.
A promising wind
The renewable energy industry in Australia believes that about A$20bn worth of investments are likely in the next nine years. By John Arbouw.
Diversity key in Brazil
In 2001, Brazil faced a severe electric energy crisis. Rolling blackouts and energy rationing became common, even mandated by law. By Ivan E Mattei, partner, and Armando Rivera Jacobo, associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
RES moves to crucial list
The importance of renewable energy sources (RES) for Turkey is crucial, not just fashionable. By Aykut Bakirci, Yesim Bezen and Zekican Samli from Bezen & Partners, Istanbul.
