IRENA announces $46m in loans for wind and solar projects

Madeleine Cuff
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Cash jointly loaned by IRENA and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will back four renewable energy projects in Africa and the Caribbean

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have together announced $46m in loan funding for four wind and solar projects in the Caribbean and Africa....

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