Analysis

Irish renewables dealflow buoyed by RESS 1 success

With Ireland having confirmed the winning bidders from its inaugural RESS auction in August last week (September 10) the country is set to become a European financing hotspot over the coming months, as developers either look to source debt to realise their projects and/or sell the developments on to third-party investors. In addition, Ireland’s PPA… Read More ›

UK post-subsidy solar market taking shape in COVID’s shadow

Most UK solar investors have to date struggled to make the numbers work in the post-subsidy world. And prospects for the nascent sector have been dampened further by the coronavirus pandemic, given the much publicised drop off in power prices that ensued as a result of the lockdown and other social distancing measures taken. But a spike… Read More ›

Ireland launches domestic PV market with initial RESS auction

Showtime for Irish market as regulator eases key auction constraint

Project owners set to bid into Ireland’s inaugural “RESS” renewables auction over the coming days have had their chances of winning tariff support boosted by the country’s decision to lower the competition ratio for the tender.