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Nepal wants more hybrid wind-solar and needs information on prices

Through three tenders, Nepal’s Alternative Energy Promotion Center is increasing efforts to bring power to rural communities, and to increase the share of renewables in a nation still dominated by hydropower.

Ethiopia launches a tender for 800 MW of solar across four states

The nation’s Ministry of Finance is tendering six large-scale projects in Afar, Somali, Oromia and Tigray. The plants will be developed under a public-private partnership framework and their construction is expected to raise around $795 million.

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EDF develops its first floating PV project – which will be France’s largest

The 20 MW solar project will be located on the hydroelectric reservoir at Lazer in the Hautes-Alpes, next to the Saint-Sauveur dam.

Enel sells Brazilian PV plants totaling 450 MW to China’s CGNEI

Two facilities were sold along with a 90 MW wind power plant generating the vendor around €700 million. Both solar projects were awarded 20-year PPAs in the most successful auction held by the Brazilian government, in August 2015.

Tender for 15 MW/5MWh solar-plus-storage project released in Nigeria

The University of Benin has started the qualifiction stage of the tender for a project that will be developed as a public-private partnership.

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Diverxia secures approval for 240 MW solar park in Colombia

The project, planned for the northern department of Atlántico, will compete in the nation’s renewable energy auction next month.

Argentina: World Bank $250 million guarantee for RenovAr program

The funds will be used by the Argentinian government for solar and other renewable energy projects selected in the third round of the program. The guarantee package was approved by the World Bank in March.

Mexico’s installed PV capacity tops 3 GW

The figure is represented by 39 utility-scale solar plants across 11 states and approximately 85,000 contracts for distributed-generation PV systems.

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TrendForce forecasts 111 GW of new solar this year

The Taiwanese market research company said the effects of the 5/31 policy shift in China were less severe than expected, and in 2018 the global solar market grew 4.9%, with approximately 103 GW of new additions. This year, the solar demand is forecast to rise another 7.7%.

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Statkraft plans its first floating solar plant in Albania

Norway’s state-owned hydropower and wind company intends to deploy a 2 MW floating installation at its 72 MW hydropower plant in Albania’s Elbasan district.

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