Vietnam To Slash FIT Rates For Rooftop Solar Projects
Ministry Of Industry & Trade In Vietnam To Lower Rooftop Solar PV Feed-In-Tariff By Up To 38%, To Reduce Pressure On Grid: Media
A very attractive rooftop solar FIT of $0.0838 per kWh as exists in Vietnam now, itself a drop from $0.0935 per kWh, is expected to drop further down to between $0.052 per kWh to $0.058 per kWh, depending on commercial and residential use, according to local media reports.
Vietnam: Rooftop Solar Installed Capacity Exceeds 9.5 GW
Vietnam Reports 9.5 GW Installed Rooftop Solar PV Capacity Till January 5, 2021—Exceeding 1 GW Target 5 Years Ahead Of Scheduled 2025 Date—Thanks To Rush To Avail Attractive Feed-in-Tariff Before December 31, 2020 Deadline
Till January 5, 2021, Vietnam’s installed rooftop solar PV capacity reached 9,583 MW with 101,996 installations, according to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN). This capacity fed 1,337,093 MWh to the grid till the end of the reporting period.
Lowered Solar FIT Rates Come Into Effect In Taiwan
Revised & Lowered Feed-In-Tariff Rates For Solar Power Projects Kick Into Effect In Taiwan Under Orders From Ministry Of Economic Affairs
Under revised solar FIT rates in Taiwan, rooftop solar installations for residential segment will be eligible for 3% higher rates, according to PV InfoLink. Pictured is the cityscape of Taipei in Taiwan.
Germany Installs Nearly 1GW in Jan/Feb. 2019
With 419 MW New Solar PV Capacity Installed In February 2019 According To Bundesnetzagentur, Germany Added Close To 1 GW In First 2 Months Of 2019
Germany’s February 2019 solar PV additions were a jump of more than 100% over previous year’s numbers, according to the data released by the Federal Network Agency.
Japan Slashes FIT For Small Scale Solar
Japan’s Ministry Of Economy, Trade & Industry Officially Brings Down Solar FIT For Commercial & Industrial Segment By 22%, Down To JPY 14/kWh; Residential Systems FIT To Hover Between JPY 24 To JPY 26/kWh
Japan has reduced feed-in-tariff (FIT) for the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment by 22% starting from April 1, 2019.
China Solar Moves To Auctions
China Contemplates Moving Towards Competitive Auction Based System To Allow Utility Scale Solar Power Development In Lieu Of State Support; New Subsidy Good for 25 GW Alone in 2019, According to Roth Capital
After adding 44.3 GW of solar PV capacity in 2018, Roth Capital sees China adding an impressive 50 GW in 2019 if the government sets up a subsidy fund of RMB 3 billion and makes utility scale, C&I DG projects compete to claim a share of the incentives.
Japan Slashes FIT For Small-Scale Solar
Japan’s METI Brings Down Feed-In-Tariff For Small Scale Commercial Solar Power Plants With Systems Ranging Between 10 kW To 500 kW By 22% To JPY 14/kWh: Enerdata
According to Enerdata, basis recommendations filed by a METI appointed special committee, Japan will bring down FIT for non-residential small-scale commercial solar power plants by 22% to JPY 14 ($0.13) per kWh, in an effort to ‘actualize cost and .
UK Proposes Smart Export Guarantee Scheme
United Kingdom Proposes To Replace Feed-In-Tariff Regime For Small-Scale Renewable Energy Power Generation With Smart Export Guarantee Scheme
Under the FIT scheme, the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) says 80% of the capacity comes from solar with 99% of accredited installations attributed to this technology.
Japan Extends Timeline For Solar FiT Cuts
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry To Allow Grid Connection Applications For Solar Power Projects Of At Least 2 MW Approved Under FiT Regime By Sept 2019; Commercial Start Could Be By Sept 2020: Reuters
Unlike the operational 235 MW Setouchi Kirei Solar Power Plant, PV power plants under development face severe support cuts if their grid connection applications are not submitted by the end of September 2019; however, this is half a year longer than the government had originally foreseen.
High FiT For Renewables In Hong Kong
Hong Kong Utilities To Offer Attractive Feed-In Tariff For Distributed Renewable Energy Sources, Including Rooftop PV & Wind Power Systems
Utility CLP calls its Town Island Renewable Energy Supply project the first commercial standalone renewable energy supply system in Hong Kong.
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. .
