SkyPower is a proud recipient of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) award in Toronto at the TMX for its outstanding commitment to advancing the global SDGs, an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Global Compact - and ratified by 193 countries.
"The true recipients of this award are the beneficiaries of the efforts of SkyPower - along with those of Agrium, Engineers without Borders, Terangan Gold Corporation and Unilever. They are the people of this planet who will undoubtedly benefit from the leadership efforts of companies like SkyPower, who are focused on setting an example of doing well and doing good," said Kerry Adler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower.
Said Hando Kang, Vice President, International Public Affairs for SkyPower: "We are proud of the efforts over the last decade to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to ensuring the goals of Affordable and Clean Energy and of Climate Action."
ABOUT SKYPOWER
SkyPower is the largest and one of the most successful developers and owners of utility-scale solar energy projects in the world. With roots dating back more than a dozen years, SkyPower's global team possesses a vast track record of over 900 years of combined experience in power and large infrastructure projects.
The experienced and accomplished SkyPower team has built, assembled and acquired an extensive pipeline of over 25 GW worldwide - 9 GW of which were recently announced in bilateral agreements, and other contract awards, to be built in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia over the next five years.
SkyPower's over 30 utility-scale solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Contracts in aggregate represent well in excess of approximately US $80 billion worth of long-term renewable energy sales to leading utilities and governments around the world.
SkyPower is majority owned by CIM Group, a U.S.-based real estate and infrastructure investment firm founded in 1994 that has systematically and successfully invested in dynamic and densely populated communities throughout North America.