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.
Vietnam Large Scale PV Pipeline Reaches 20 GW
Government Incentives Boost Vietnam’s Large-Scale Solar PV Project Pipeline To 20 GW; Independent Consulting Firm Rystad Energy Wonders If All Will Achieve Commissioning By June 2019
Rystad Energy’s SERA Tracker shows the maximum concentration of Vietnam’s 20 GW large-scale PV pipeline in Dak Lak and Ninh Thuan provinces in the country’s south.The consultancy points towards a larger revolution in Vietnam’s energy mix that’s still heavily dependent on fossil fuel and hydropower alone, irrespective of the concern whether all solar projects will be realized by the June 2019 deadline.
