Brazil Expects 298 New Power Generation Projects In 2023
Utility Scale Wind & Solar To Account For Over 90% New Power Generation Capacity To Come Online In Brazil This Year, Says ANEEL
The year 2023 will set a ‘new record’ for new power generation capacity coming online in Brazil, representing a total of 10.3 GW led majorly by large scale wind and solar power projects according to the country’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL).
Switzerland’s Largest Open-Space Solar System In Bern
Bern Airport To Host Switzerland’s Largest Solar PV Plant With 35 MW DC Capacity To Generate 35 GWh Annually
Bern Airport in Switzerland is to host the country’s Largest open-space solar power plant with 35 MW DC capacity, to be built by local electricity utility BKW AG, on the current grass runways and agricultural land for a total investment worth CHF 30 million.
India Installed Close To 14 GW New Solar Capacity In 2022
JMK Research Counts India’s 13.95 GW Solar Additions In 2022 As Led By Utility Scale PV While Rooftop & Offgrid/Distributed Segment Declined YoY
India’s solar installations in the calendar year 2022 rose 17.5% annually to a total of 13.95 GW, including about 11.3 GW of new utility scale PV, according to market intelligence firm JMK Research & Analytics.
Brazil Installed Over 2.67 GW New Utility Solar In 2022
ABSOLAR Says Solar PV Becomes 2nd Largest Power Generation Source In Brazil, Surpassing Wind, With 23.9 Aggregate Installed Capacity
Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) counts the country to have installed 2.677 GW of new utility solar PV capacity in 2022, while local solar PV association ABSOLAR believes the cumulative installed solar power capacity of Brazil has re.
Germany Installed Almost 600 MW Solar In Nov. 2022
Germany Exceeded 6 GW Annual Solar Installations In 11M/2022 With Addition Of 595.7 MW New PV Capacity In November 2022
In the month of November 2022, Germany installed 595.75 MW new solar PV capacity, as per the country’s Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur taking its total installed PV capacity during 11M/2022 to 6.09 GW.
Solar Power Activity Picking Up Steam In Portugal
Lots Happening On Portugal’s Solar Stage With Foray Of Octopus Energy, EIB Finance For Iberdrola’s Solar Plants & Neoen Constructing Country’s Largest PV Project
Having simplified its environmental licensing regime for renewable energy projects, Portugal is seeing an uptick in activity related to solar PV technology with Octopus Energy entering the country’s green generation market, Iberdrola securing Europ.
IEA Pegs 60 GW Potential New Solar PV In EU In 2023
Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment In EU To Brace For Possible Gas Deficit In 2023, Recommends IEA; Says Solar PV Deployment Next Year Can Grow To 60 GW & Onshore Wind To 25 GW
As the European Union (EU) seems to manage and remain ‘safe’ in 2022 winter with just enough gas, this may change in the winter of 2023/24.
China PV News Snippets
China Installed 65.7 GW New Solar PV Capacity In 11M/2022 & More From JA Solar, Boamax, Han’s & Zhejiang Taiqu
NEA says China installed 65.7 GW new solar in 11M/2022; JA Solar to establish 10 GW n-type cell and 10 GW n-type module capacity in Dongtai; Boamax to invest in HJT cell, module and wafer capacity with Etuoke; Han’s & Zhejiang Taiqu will co-invest in PV, including TOPCon technology.
Rethink Energy Expects 222 GW Global Solar Installations In 2022
Rethink Energy Counts 330 GW Solar PV Modules Manufactured In 2022, Yet Pegs 222 GW As Installed; China To Deploy 42 GW In Q4/2022 & Exit Year With 94 GW
Globally, 330 GW worth of solar PV modules—comprising 320 GW silicon PV and 10 GW CdTe and CIGS—were produced in 2022, but not all of it was used for installations this year that Rethink Energy thinks should add up to 222 GW with a 35% YoY growth.
US Solar Power Installations Decline 17% YoY In Q3/2022
SEIA & Wood Mackenzie Count US To Have Added 4.6 GW DC New Solar In Q3; Forecasts 23% Annual Decline in 2022 Citing Trade Barriers & Supply Chain Constraints
Trade barriers and ongoing supply chain constraints pulled down new solar installations in the US by 17% YoY to 4.6 GW DC in Q3/2022, and are expected to lead to a 23% annual decline in 2022 with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) limitin.
Germany Installed 607 MW New Solar In Oct. 2022
Germany Exceeds 5.5 GW Solar PV Capacity In 10M/2022 With 607 MW Installed In October 2022
Germany installed more than 5.5 GW new solar PV capacity in the initial 10 months of the year, comprising 606.998 MW in the month of October 2022, according to the country’s Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur, bringing it closer to the 7 GW annual national target.
Switzerland Promising Subsidies For New Solar In 2023 & Beyond
CHF 600 Million Funds Reserved By Switzerland To Increase 2023 Annual Solar PV Installations
The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) has reserved CHF 600 million to promote solar PV in 2023 to ensure expansion can continue quickly and without ‘waiting periods for subsidies’ and has also set aside ‘sufficient funds’ for the following years so that there are no waiting lists.
BTI: India Installed 3.3 GW New Solar Capacity In Q3/2022
Q3/2022 Indian Solar Installations Drop 13% QoQ As Developers Push Projects To 2023 Hoping For Module Prices To Come Down
A lack of clarity about concessional Basic Customs Duty (BCD) for projects auctioned before 2021 and developers shelving their projects to 2023 anticipating drop in module prices led to a 13% sequential decline in Indian solar installations in Q3/2022, according to Bridge to India (BTI).
Italy Again GW-Scale Solar Market in 2022
GSE Introduces Quarterly Publication For Solar PV Sector In Italy; Counts 9M/2022 Annual Solar Installations Having Improved 150% To Add 1.6 GW
Italy’s state-owned energy service system operator Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA (GSE) says the country installed 1.611 GW new solar PV capacity during 9M/2022, taking its cumulative PV capacity to exceed 24.2 GW, an improvement of 7% annually.
Brazil Exceeds 22 GW Solar PV Capacity Milestone
Brazil Brings Online 15 GW Distributed Generation PV & 7 GW Large Scale Solar Power Projects, Cumulatively
Brazilian solar energy association ABSOLAR announced on November 22, 2022 that the country had surpassed 7 GW of operational large scale solar power plant capacity, taking the country’s cumulative to 22 GW, with distributed generation PV contributing 15.03 GW of installed power.
India Installed 10 GW+ New Solar PV Capacity In 9M/2022
Mercom Sees 2022 Turning Out To Be India’s ‘Best’ Year For Solar Installations, Though Near Term Challenges Remain
Even as Indian solar installations in Q3/2022 declined 32% sequentially and 6.6% annually, during 9M/2022 the total for the year went up to over 10 GW because of which Mercom Capital Group CEO Raj Prabhu believes, this will be India’s ‘best’ year for solar to date.
Europe PV News Snippets
EnBW Becomes Sole Stakeholder In DZ4 & More From Ecoener, Switzerland, GreenGo, Harmony Energy, Econergy
EnBW takes over 100% of DZ4; Ecoener switches on largest RE complex in Canary Islands; Citizens oppose 250 MW solar plant for Swiss Alps; GreenGo & Nordic Solar to partner for 250 MW solar in Denmark; Harmony’s 40 MW UK solar farm approved; Eco.
Sunrun’s Q3/2022 Annual Revenues Up By $193.1 Million
Q3 Installations Grew 17% YoY To 256 MW For Sunrun; Management Points At Module & Battery Supply Challenges
Residential solar and storage installer Sunrun in the US met its solar energy capacity deployment guidance for Q3/2022 with 255.8 MW, growing 17% annually, as total revenue went up 44% from last year to $631.9 million, reflecting a growth of $193.1 million.
9M/2022 Chinese Solar Installations Grew 100%+ Annually
China Grid Connected 52.6 GW New Solar PV Capacity Between January & September 2022: NEA
The National Energy Administration (NEA) of China has released the latest statistics for grid connected solar PV capacity in the country according to which its annual installations in 9M/2022 increased by over 100% to 52.6 GW.
China PV News Snippets
NEA Releases Latest National Power Industry Statistics & More From LONGi, Luoyang Glass, Guangdong Zhengye, Hunan Red Sun
NEA releases Jan-Sept 2022 power industry statistics; LONGi wafer prices remain unchanged; Luoyang Glass to supply tempered glass products to Trina; Guangdong Zhengye to build cell/module production facilities; Hunan Red Sun TOPCon equipment wins bid.
