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OPIC commits $250 million in financing to Mainstream JV Wind Farm in Senegal

21 September 2016

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and Lekela Power today signed a commitment, while…

Noupoort wind farm officially inaugurated

14 September 2016

Noupoort Wind Farm has been officially declared operational by Mr Mzwandile Toto, District Mayor of Umsobumvo Municipality, in a proud…

Mainstream Renewable Power wins seven government contracts in Chile to build one gigawatt of wind energy plants worth USD $1.65bn

17 August 2016

Rockefeller Brothers Fund confirms investment in Mainstream Renewable Power Africa power generation platform

28 July 2016

Mainstream Renewable Power Signs Landmark Africa Clean Energy Equity Funding

23 June 2016

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Loeriesfontein wind farm lifts first wind turbine

17 August 2016

Loeriesfontein wind farm has announced that it has completed the lifting of the first of its 61 wind turbines. This…

Noupoort wind plant – First Round 3 REIPPP project to reach Commercial Operations Date

11 July 2016

Noupoort Wind plant has achieved its Commercial Operations Date (COD) on schedule and on budget, making it the first wind plant to…

Khobab wind farm strives for industry first

8 July 2016

Loeriesfontein Wind Farm completes foundations on schedule

29 June 2016

Transport of Turbine Components from Atlantis to Loeriesfontein wind sites

28 June 2016

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Eddie O’Connor calls for rethink on climate finance at COP 21

10 December 2015

Renewables now cost-competitive with fossil generation in many markets Eddie O’Connor, CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power today called for a…

Renewables outperform fossil fuels in Chile tender

3 November 2015

Last week Chile’s National Energy Commission awarded contracts for the supply of 1,200 gigawatt hours of energy to unregulated customers…

Analysis shows South Africa’s wind and solar power generation matches demand profile

6 July 2015

Neart na Gaoithe set to produce the cheapest electricity ever generated from a UK offshore wind farm by deploying new technologies

13 April 2015

Wind measurement campaign completed at Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site using innovative floating LiDAR

10 March 2015

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Mainstream provides organic recycling workshops to communities in Los Lagos, Chile

15 September 2016

Mainstream Chile has launched organic recycling workshops for communities in the Los Lagos Region, in the vicinity of its Puelche…

Mainstream completes training programme for Llanquihue communities in Southern Chile

30 August 2016

More than 100 people have attended a ceremony in Llanquihue to recognise more than 70 community members who successfully completed…

Mainstream instrumental in opening of renewable energy laboratories for two technical schools in Chile

11 August 2016

Noupoort wind farm South Africa releases new video

26 April 2016

Atacama’s indigenous “Chunchuri” community documents its history with support from Mainstream

15 April 2016

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Mainstream’s Barry Lynch announces departure

21 June 2016

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Executive and Managing Director for Onshore Procurement, Construction & Operations, Barry Lynch today announces his resignation after…

Mainstream’s Rosie Scurr wins Achiever Award at Scottish Renewables Awards

27 May 2016

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Environmental Manager for Scotland, Rosie Scurr, scooped the Achiever Award at last night’s Young Professional Green Energy…

Mainstream CEO Eddie O’Connor appointed as GWEC Global Ambassador

23 May 2016

Mainstream South Africa awarded ‘Preferred Developer 2015’ by SAWEA for a second consecutive year

10 November 2015

British High Commissioner to Ghana announces Ayitepa wind farm ready for construction in 2016

7 August 2015

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Unprecedented Victory For Renewable Energy Over Fossil Fuels In Chile

31 August 2016

Chile is a great country. Almost an island in South America, surrounded by mountains, desert and ocean, it has consistently…

Three policy instruments to facilitate electrification of emerging markets

29 June 2016

In my last blog, I explained why the West should invest in electrifying Africa and other emerging markets. In this…

Why the West should invest in electrifying Africa and other emerging markets

31 May 2016

Renewable energy can compete at market price in Africa

7 January 2016

How Secular Stagnation is costing the earth

28 October 2015

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OPIC committs $250 million in financing and $70 million in reinsurance to Mainstream JV’s Senegal wind farm… https://t.co/a3JOI86B2x

Asia Power Week hosts three events in one venue in Korea this week incl Renewable Energy World Asia. https://t.co/Ecemv5Xqgk

#Sustainable #Investment Forum 2016 - a day of high level action and debate as part of New York Climate Week.… https://t.co/mUNKzgJOKb

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Loeriesfontein wind farm in South Africa has announced that it has completed the lifting of the first of its 61 wind turbines. https://lnkd.in/e_HD673

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Noupoort Wind Plant official inauguration
Mr Mzwandile Toto, District Mayor of Umsobumvo Municipality and Chris Antonopoulos, CEO of Lekela Power, the majority shareholder of the Project officially inaugurate the 80MW Noupoort wind plant.

Noupoort Wind Plant official inauguration
Noupoort Wind Farm has been officially declared operational by Mr Mzwandile Toto, District Mayor of Umsobumvo Municipality, in a proud moment for the town of Noupoort.

Noupoort Wind Plant official inauguration
The Noupoort Wind farm is owned by a consortium dedicated to providing clean, renewable energy to the people of South Africa: Lekela Power, a joint venture between Actis and Mainstream Renewable Power; The Noupoort Community Trust; Thebe Investment Corporation; The IDEAS Managed Fund; Futuregrowth Asset Management; Genesis Eco-Energy in partnership with Lereko Metier Sustainable Capital

Noupoort Wind Plant official inauguration
The official handover of the Noupoort Wind Farm Keys were passed from Miss Aniqah Misbach, Assistant Project Manager for Mainstream Renewable Power to Mr Dennis Solomon, the new Plant Manager for Noupoort Wind Farm.

Launch of Sarco technology workshop
Launched an eleven month training program to enable businesses in coastal communities of the Atacama region to enhance their social, economic and tourism development through the use of technologies.

Launch of Sarco technology workshop
aunched an eleven month training program to enable businesses in coastal communities of the Atacama region to enhance their social, economic and tourism development through the use of technologies.

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