Glossary

  1. CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
  2. Hybrid – electrical energy supply from a combination of thermal and renewable power plants where energy integration is facilitated by battery storage
  3. Investment platform – refers to the capital and company structure of the business facilitating investments in projects
  4. IPP – Independent Power Producer
  5. Life of mine – the expected life of mine production based on Proven and Probable Reserves
  6. MW – Mega Watt
  7. HSE – Health Safety and Environment
  8. PPA – Power Purchase Agreement
  9. PV – Photovoltaic
  10. Tier 1 – Tier 1 manufacturers of solar panels include Suntech, Trina, Canadian Solar, SunPower, Renesola, JA Solar, Hanwha QCells and REC to name a few. Tier 2 and 3 manufacturers are the smaller players who make panels