New joint venture OurSun Solar Power Ltd. founded in Pakistan

Zug/Lahore. meeco services Pakistan, together with strong industry partners officially created OurSun Solar Power Ltd. as a new company for promoting solar power in Pakistan. The company was founded in Lahore by Nadeem Babar, founder and managing partner of Orient Power, Adnan Asdar, founder and managing partner shareholder of Multinet as well as Amer Ashfaq and Saad Zafar Directors and Co-Shareholders of The meeco Group subsidiary in Pakistan meeco Services Pakistan. The company business plan is to provide Business to Business (B2B) solutions to customers in Pakistan.

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sun2flowTM water pumping solution now available as pre-assembled kit

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Clients in Paraguayan Chaco choose 490 Wp sun2flow kit to save costs

Zug/Asunción. meeco América Latina S.A., a subsidiary of the Swiss meeco Group, has sold the first four 490 Wp pre-assembled sun2flow kits to ranchers based in the region of Chaco, Paraguay. These ready-to-use kits, destined in their majority to pump drinking water for cattle, are composed of water pumping technology combined with a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and can be easily installed by the client himself (shop and go principle).

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Portable energy by meeco at the Eco-Schools day in Setúbal, Portugal

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meeco Group partner SOLTEKenergias presents sun2go at “Arco Iris” kindergarten

 Zug/Setúbal.  On June 16th 2013, The meeco Group’s own portable energy solution – sun2go – was present at the Eco-Schools day which took place at the “Arco Iris” kindergarten in Setúbal, Portugal. The presence of the sun2go was made possible thanks meeco’s partner in the Portuguese market, SOLTEKenergias, who demonstrated the product’s power generation capacity to the pupils that day.

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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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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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The first energy self-sufficient car showroom in Mauritius

 

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SETL and meeco install solar power and storage system on KIA showroom rooftop

ZUG/PAILLES. On March 20th Sir Navin Rangoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius, inaugurated the KIA Motors showroom in Port Louis, Mauritius.  The showroom stands out from the competition due to an innovative energy concept composed of a solar photovoltaic (PV) and an energy storage system installed by SOLAR-ERNTE-TECHNIK LTD (SETL), a subsidiary of the LEAL group and a partner of The meeco Group.  At the inauguration Hon. Devanand Virahsawmy, Minister of Environment and the top management of KIA Motors Corporation were also present.

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BIJ, finergia and meeco sign MoU on Japanese market

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Swiss group to enter in a 30 MW JV with Italian finergia and Japanese BIJ

Zug/Yokohama.  The meeco Group has made a significant step forward in its penetration of the Japanese solar market by agreeing on Terms for a new joint venture (JV) with BIJ Corporation, a solar energy system provider based in Yokohama, and finergia advisory & finance, an Italianbroker and financial advisor for renewable energy projects based in Laives. The Memorandum of Understanding signed on February 22 covers the venture’s aim, which is to cooperate in the installation of solar photovoltaic capacity both in Japan and neighboring markets such as the Fiji Islands. The meeco Group will bring along its know-how to the joint venture to deliver quality PV Solar projects in Japan thanks to its previous experiences in the domain.

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Port Louis goes green with first 50 kWp PV site by SETL and The meeco Group’s Joint Venture

SETL of Mauritius and the Swiss meeco Group about to reach megawatt installed capacity in Mauritius

The Municipality of Port Louis, capital of Mauritius, has recently confirmed its plan to turn Port Louis into a green city. Lord-mayor Mamad Kodabaccys made this new strategic direction clear during one of his recent speeches at the City Council Meeting.

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