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ReneSola Ltd has agreed to provide
20MW of solar modules for use in
utility-scale projects in Germany. Under
the terms of the agreement, ReneSola's
contracted OEMs will deliver the Virtus II
solar modules to the projects during July
and August.
“We are delighted to provide our high
quality modules for these projects in
Germany, a developed market that has
long been a leading source of demand
and a destination for renewable energy
alternatives,” said Mr Xianshou Li,
ReneSola’s chief executive officer.
Solar contract
The Africa coast to Europe (ACE)
submarine cable has added landing
stations in Benin and the Canary Islands.
The new construction sees the submarine
cable land in Cotonou, Benin and
Tenerife.
The new connections are part of
the second phase of the submarine
network’s construction. The undersea
cable now serves 18 countries, including
France, Portugal, the Canary Islands
(Spain), Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia,
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Benin,
Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Mali
and Niger connect via a terrestrial fiber
optic network extension. ACE is the first
international submarine cable to land
in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Guinea,
Liberia, Mauritania, Sao Tome and
Principe, and Sierra Leone.
Operational since 2012, the ACE fiber
optic cable system will eventually
cover 17,000km and by the end of
this second phase will extend to South
Africa. Additional branches will connect
Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of
theCongo, Angola, andNamibia. Overall
network capacity will reach 12.8Tbps
using 100Gbps optical transmission
technology. Transmission equipment is
supplied by Alcatel-Lucent.
ACE of cables