Flanders Encourages Community Solar
Flemish Region Of Belgium Calls Out To Residents And Private Investors To Help Set Up Large Rooftop Solar Community Projects
Flemish Energy Minister Bart Tommelein informed the Flemish parliament that the region had exceeded its target solar and wind capacity for 2017.
India Auctioned Only 76 MW In August 2017
PPA Renegotiation Risk, Pending Antidumping Investigation & Uncertainty Around GST Halting Indian Solar Auction Activity
While significantly more solar power capacity was auctioned and tendered in Q2 over Q1, auctioning has slowed down since June due to several factors, including renegotiation risks for PPA tariffs to match quickly decreasing cost of solar power..
Germany Crosses 1 GW New PV Capacity In 2017
With 155 MW Solar Capacity Registered In July 2017, Germany Added Over 1 GW In First 7 Months Of 2017; Very Likely To Surpass Total 2016 Additions By Year End
Although Germany registered less new PV capacity in July than in June it is on a good way this year to exceed total additions of 1.5 GW in 2016.
Xcel Energy Proposes 700 MW PV For Colorado
US Utility Xcel Looks Out For Renewables As It Proposes To Shut Down 660 MW Coal Power Capacity In Colorado
US utility Xcel Energy is looking at shutting down two coal generation units representing 660 MW in Southern Colorado, and investing $2.5 billion in clean energy investments.
India Anti-Dumping Duty On Chinese Solar Glass
India Slaps Anti-Dumping Duty On Chinese Tempered Glass Used In Solar Panels Within Range Of $64.04 To $136.21 Per Ton
The Indian Ministry of Finance headed by Arun Jaitley (accepted DGAD’s recommendations to impose tariffs in the anti-dumping case against tempered solar glass originating from China.
Low PV Tariffs Cause Uncertainty In India
Falling Solar PV Project Tariffs Cause Disruption In The Indian Power Sector, But Do Not Cushion Developers Against Financial Challenges, Warns Rating Agency Ind-Ra
Indian solar power project tariffs have been on a steep downhill trip for quite some time, but PPA levels that have gone as low as 2.44 INR should give little reason to project developers to be happy about.
Green Light For 20 MW Scottish Solar Farm
Elgin Energy Gets Moray Council Approval For 20 MW PV Farm Near Urquhart In Scotland, Which Will Be The Country’s Largest
Moray Council in Scotland has granted approvals for the development of a 20 MW solar PV farm, which will be the largest in the country. It will be located near Urquhart on the 47-hectare Speyslaw site.
Kuwait To Launch 1 GW Tender In Q1/2018
Kuwait’s Oil Industry Plans 1 GW Dibdibah Solar PV Plant By 2020 To Beat Renewables Target by 10 Years
Kuwait’s oil industry is expanding into solar - and is preparing a tender for the 1 GW Dibdibah PV plant, which will be set up with the aim to secure 15% of the electricity consumption of the country’s oil industry.
No VAT For RE Equipment In Argentina
Developers In Argentina Don’t Have To Pay Sales Tax For PV Equipment Used In Renewable Energy Projects
Renewable energy project developers in Argentina won’t have to pay value added tax (VAT) for using renewable energy equipment in their projects. They will be exempted from paying VAT for purchase, manufacture or import of such components.
Saudi Arabia Approves Net Metering Program
PV Installations Of 1 kW To 1 MW Eligible For Net Metering In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority (ECRA) has approved a net metering scheme for solar power systems. Titled ‘Small-Scale Solar PV Systems Regulations’ the scheme will cover PV systems from 1 kW to 1 MW.
London Targets 2 GW Solar
As Part Of An Environment Strategy For London, Mayor Sadiq Khan Wants 2 GW Solar PV Capacity For The City By 2050
The Environment Strategy plan of London's mayor targets 2 GW solar by 2050, but the medium-term 2030 goal of 'at least 100 MW more solar than today' is not very ambitous..
India’s 4.8 GW H1 Installations Top 2016 Additions
Cumulative Solar Power Capacity Of India Now Close To 14 GW With 7 States Crossing 1 GW Level By End of June
Andhra Pradesh leads the rest of Indian states in terms of solar power as the only state having installed over 2 GW end of H1/2017, followed by Rajasthan with 1.9 GW, Telangana with 1.87 MW, Karnataka with 1.28 MW, Gujarat with 1.17 MW and Madhya Pradesh with 1.16 MW.
Brazilian PV Capacity To Reach 1 GW By Year End
Brazilian Solar Association Projects 325% Growth Of Country’s PV Capacity From 237 MW Installed So Far To 1 GW By End of 2017
Brazil’s solar capacity is assumed to grow dramatically in the second half of this year. The country’s solar association ABSOLAR believes that installed PV capacity will jump from 237 MW end of June to 1000 MW by year end.
Germany Added 206 MW PV In June 2017
Germany Finishes First Six Months Of 2017 With Over 900 MW Of New PV Capacity Installed; Second Month in A Row Exceeding 200 MW
Out of the 900.77 MW installed since the beginning of 2017, Germany saw the highest PV capacity registered with the Federal Network Agency in May, followed by June. .
France Awards 507 MW In Second PV Tender
Second Round Of French 3 GW Tender Capacity Awards 507 MW To 77 Developers
France has awarded 507.6 MW of solar PV capacity to 77 developers in the second round of its 3 GW tender. The average winning price was €55.5 per MWh in the segment between 5 and 17 MW.
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