Major Pakistan company to be provided with solar power

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The meeco Group and Packages Limited bound by PPA contract

Zug/Lahore. On February 18th Packages Limited, a pioneer packaging solutions provider in Pakistan, and oursun Solar Power Ltd. a subsidiary of The meeco Group closed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) amounting to a total initial capacity of 3 MWp, with a possibility to extend the installation’s capacity up to 8 MWp in the near future. The solar installation will be built with tier one photovoltaic (PV) panels and tier one European inverters as per the standards established by The meeco Group for its global projects.

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The meeco Group launches its brand new sun2safe solution

Energy management system maximizes energy production and consumption efficiency

Zug, Switzerland. The meeco Group has added a new product to its wide renewable energy product range: the sun2safe solution, a preferably solar renewable (for example solar or hydro) power conversion, storage and energy management tool to be seamlessly associated with power production systems. This solution, equipped with energy storage, ensures that the produced energy is intelligently managed to feed the connected consumers or to provide surplus energy into storage. It also allows for better insight and monitoring of power production versus consumption, leading to better understanding and thereby management of produced energy and savings.

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After Zimbabwe, meeco expands solar market presence to Malawi

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Public-listed Press Corporation Limited and The meeco Group create joint venture company Press Solar Limited

Zug/Blantyre. On August 7th 2013, the Malawi public-listed company Press Corporation Limited (Press Corp.) and the Swiss company meeco Invest AG have officially created a jointly held company: Press Solar Limited. The joint venture’s strategic objective is to implement solar energy and storage solutions in the region, providing electricity to both SME’s and large businesses. Several hundreds of kilowatts are already planned for 2013 including several energy shave off solutions and also solar water pumping in remote locations. Press Solar expects to install a total of 4 MW until the end of 2014 mainly in shave off projects.

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The meeco Group invests in Yokohama-based oursun Japan Ltd

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Sub-holding of the Swiss Group to meet renewable energy needs in Japan

Zug/Yokohama. oursun Japan Holding AG, a company in which The meeco Group is a shareholder, has officially acquired the Yokohama-based oursun Japan Ltd holding company last June 27th 2013. The latter is now a sub-holding of the Swiss company, oursun Japan Holding AG, established in April this year, and is a consequence of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached on February 22nd between the BIJ Corporation – fully-owned subsidiary of the Inter Action Corporation of Japan, finergia advisory & finance s.r.l. of Italy and meeco Invest AG of Switzerland.

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The meeco Group signs MoU with Oxygen Group in Zimbabwe

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Swiss group wants to expand its business in Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)

Zug/Harare. The meeco Group has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwean Venture Partnership and Business Advisory Firm Oxygen Group, which aims to promote and develop the solar energy solutions of The meeco Group in Zimbabwe. The MoU has been signed in Dubai on 30th May by representatives of both parties and is already effective.

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SETL meeco Ltd, new jointly held solar company in Mauritius

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New company by The meeco Group and SETL to be operated under oursun trademark

ZUG/PORT-LOUIS. On May 3rd 2013, the LEAL-owned company Solar-Ernte-Technik LTD (SETL) based in Mauritius and the Swiss company meeco AG, have created a jointly held company named SETL meeco Ltd that will operate under the trademark oursun.  After several successful solar photovoltaic and energy storage project collaborations, the two companies have decided to combine their strengths. The company’s strategic objective will be to consolidate ongoing and future business in Mauritius as well as enter neighboring islands in the near future.

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Water Turbine Demonstration project in Punjab’s Sirhind Canal

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Swiss meeco group installs hydropower for Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA).

ZUG/GURGAON.  The Indian subsidiary of The meeco Group, meeco India Pvt Ltd, was invited by the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) to show a new kinetic micro hydropower energy technology in the state of Punjab by setting up a of 5 Kilowatt demonstration project in one of the regions’ canals.

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Angola homeowner chooses solar and energy storage over diesel

The meeco Group to install off-grid solar PV and lithium storage system near Luanda

ZUG/LUANDA. In June 2013, a private homeowner living 100 km south of Luanda – Angola, will be among the first ones in the country to live fully off the grid without the use of diesel.  Thanks to a solution, developed and installed by The meeco Group and combining solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generation with the latest lithium storage system, the family house will become completely self-sufficient. The Swiss renewable energy group has been in charge of the entire planning, procurement and on-site installation of this project including the logistics.

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sun2live rooftop project by The meeco Group in Lahore, Pakistan

 

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42.24 kWp rooftop installation at one of Pakistan’s top universities completed

The meeco Group is delighted to announce the completion of a new sun2live installation on the rooftop of Lahore University Management School (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan.  The installation works have been finalized last week, March 13.  The photovoltaic installation on a prestigious university such LUMS is a significant step forward for The meeco Group, which will encourage other main regional actors to launch themselves into sustainable development. “We hope this improvement will influence other organization, which still have doubts when it comes to using solar energy, ” says Dieter Trutschler, Sales Director of The meeco Group.

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Solar energy at the BEC schools in Mauritius

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The meeco Group installs rooftop solar power on 67 schools in Mauritius

Spread across the island, the Bureau de l’Éducation Catholique’s (BEC) mission is to offer quality education to all students by helping them develop advanced educational, cultural and social skills.  To support this teaching methodology, the Bureau has put in place in 2011 its own ecological footprint program involving students.  This step marked the beginning of a new and greener path at BEC.

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