State Financing For 165 MW PV Plants In Australia
CEFC Commits $77 Million To Three Projects Under Its Large-Scale Solar Financing Program
Three projects with a combined solar power capacity of 165 MW in Australia have secured financing of $77 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) of the Department of Environment and Energy, which will be disbursing the money under its large-scale solar financing program.
Financial Closure For 64.1 MW PV Plant In Egypt
Egyptian & German Consortium Succeeds In Getting Financing For PV Plant Developed In Round 1 of Egypt’s FIT Program
The 64.1 MW PV plant of a German/Eqyptian consortium is likely to be the first PV plant of Egypt's FIT Round 1 to be finished at the Benban Solar Development Complex in Benban, Aswan.
Chile Installs 6.4 MW Net Metering Systems
South America’s Leading Utility-Scale PV Market Sees Progress Of Net Metering
Chile energy agency SEC held a presentation for more than 50 installers and professionals of the electricity sector, explaining the changes being introduced to the regulation of self generation projects in the country.
Malaysia FiT Scheme Adds 32 MW PV In 2016
Installed PV Capacity In Malaysia Supported Through Feed-In Tariffs Touches 295.5 MW
The cumulative installed PV capacity in Malaysia financed by its feed-in tariff (FiT) program has reached 295.54 MW end of 2016. With this, solar PV leads all renewable energy sources with highest capacity installed under FiT.
Indian Solar Exports Drop 49%
Import/Export Statistics For First 9 Months Of FY2015/17 Shows Indian Developers Increasingly Depend On Foreign Cells And Modules
India saw its solar import and export activity in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2016-2017 amounting to 127 billion INR ($1.9 billion).
India Terminates 150 MW Local Content PV Tender
SECI Cancels 150 MW Bid for Local Content Part Of Bhadla Solar Park In Rajasthan, Likely Due To WTO Ruling
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has terminated the a tender for the so-called Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) category of the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan. DCR project need to use domestically made cells and modules.
France Installed 559 MW PV In 2016
Annual PV Capacity Addition For France Drops 37% In 2016; One Of The Lowest Solar Growth Years Since 2009
With only 559 MW of new PV capacity added in 2016, the French market decreased by 37% YoY - this is one of the lowest solar market growth years the country has had since 2009..
Spain Installs 55 MW PV In 2016
Spanish PV Association Market Estimate Shows 12% PV Demand Increase In 2016 YoY, But Absolute Number Is Negligible At 55 MW
Spain installed 55 MW of solar PV capacity in 2016, registering an improvement of 12% over 49 MW installed in 2015. This capacity has come from self-consumption facilities and off-grid installations, mainly for agricultural use.
Germany Adds 117 MW PV In January
New PV Installations In Germany Down Over 70% In January Compared To December
Germany's Federal Network Agency’s figures for the first month of 2017 show that total PV addition in January 2017 was 43% more than what it added a year back, but a drop of 73% sequentially..
Germany Adds 117 MW PV In January
New PV Installations In Germany Down Over 70% In January Compared To December
Germany's Federal Network Agency’s figures for the first month of 2017 show that total PV addition in January 2017 was 43% more than what it added a year back, but a drop of 73% sequentially..
Victoria Ups Feed-In Tariff
Australian State Increases FiT Rate To AU$11.3 Cents/kWh For Small Renewable Energy Sources
With the ESC issuing orders, homeowners and businesses using solar panels to generate electricity awill get AU$6.3 cents more for the clean power they are sending excess back to the grid in Victoria as of July 2017. .
Malaysia Launches 460 MW PV Tender
Malaysia’s Energy Commission Issues RFP For Second Large Scale Solar PV Plant Tender
The Energy Commission of Malaysia (EC) is inviting requests for proposal (RFP) for the development of Large Scale Solar PV Plant (LSS). This is the second competitive bidding program in this segment.
100 MW PV Project in Pakistan
Catalyst Energy’s Proposal To Develop 100 MW Solar Capacity At Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park In Pakistan Accepted By Regulator For Final Check
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) of Pakistan has admitted Catalyst Energy’s application to be considered for solar power generation for a 100 MW solar power plant.
ArcelorMittal Solar Farm On Steel Plant Land?
Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Plans 600 MW Solar Farm On Land Meant For Steel Plant In Karnataka
Global oversupply of steel has prompted ArcelorMittal to rethink the use of its resources in keeping with the future, hence the idea to set up a solar power plant instead of another steel plant in Karnataka.
Taiwan’s Largest PV Rooftop System Installed
Taiwanese PV Module Manufacturer AUO Installs 3.87 MW System – The Country’s Largest Solar Rooftop Power Plant
A 3.87 MW solar rooftop solar system was inaugurated on February 16, 2017 by AU Optronics in Tainan, Taiwan. The system was installed at AUO’s factory in the Tainan Technology Park in Tainan city, reported EnergyTrend.
