Mercom Capital forecasts that the global PV market will grow only 13% in 2016, with the United States surpassing Japan to become the #2 installer of PV globally.

SunPower plans to use proceeds for a variety of purposes, including funding “potential acquisitions of complementary businesses”.

The bank will provide US$88 million in loans to build the project, which could be the first large utility-scale solar plant in El Salvador.

The new deal saves cash for SunEdison, and also allows Vivint to look for other offers and lifts a January deadline to close the deal.

Taiwan’s largest solar cell maker has reported its first positive operating margin since the second quarter of 2014, as well as its highest revenues in four years.

GTM Research and SEIA’s latest report finds that the U.S. solar market dipped slightly last quarter to 1.36 GW, but the organizations are predicting that massive levels of solar will come online during the next five quarters.

This is the first dedicated fund for commercial and industrial solar in Africa. The company plans to finance the deployment of over $25 million in African PV over the next 18 months.

The Racking and mounting maker is adding substantial capacity in the U.S. state of Michigan, which will come online in February 2016.

Under the new policy, Mississippi PV system owners will be credited for excess generation at the wholesale rate plus 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, with an additional 2 cent bonus for the first 1000 customers.

The troubled thin-film giant has cancelled two contracts signed in March for the delivery of BIPV production equipment.