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Emiliano Bellini

Emiliano joined pv magazine in March 2017. He has been reporting on solar and renewable energy since 2009. Emiliano is responsible for the daily news coverage on pv-magazine.com with a particular focus on European market. Emiliano also covers new technology, R&D, installations and company financial reporting. In its previous experience as a journalist, Emiliano has written about EdTech and new language technologies.

Saudi Arabia’s 300 MW solar tender may conclude with lowest bid ever

A consortium formed by UAE-based Masdar and French energy giant EDF has offered to deploy all the tendered capacity at a LCOE of 0.06697 SAR ($0.0178) per kWh. In addition, seven of the eight bids were under $0.03 per kWh. The tender’s bidders will be announced by the end of January 2018.

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Armenia announces commissioning of first PV plant under special regime for solar of up to 1 MW

The Armenian government introduced a special tariff for PV projects up to 1 MW in late 2016.

Chile’s installed PV capacity tops 1,748 MW

Developers connected around 700 MW of solar to the Chilean grid In the first eight months of this year.

EU greenlights French support for commercial rooftop, large-scale PV

The European Commission has established that two schemes that France has proposed comply with EU state aid rules.

Argentinean government adjusts standards for locally manufactured PV components

Argentina’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has published new standards for local PV production, mere days before it plans to announce the winners of the second round of its RenovAr auction program for renewables.

Mexican authorities receive proposals for another 754.7 MW of solar

Developers have submitted proposals to Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) to build 754.7 MW of large-scale solar capacity at six locations, less than a month after several companies applied for permission to develop 843.6 MW.

Spanish government approves Juwi for 450 MW

Spain’s Ministry of Energy has given German PV developer Juwi final approval to build 450 MW of solar capacity in southern Spain.

BOAD funds 22 MW of solar in Guinea Bissau

The financing will facilitate the construction of a 20 MW solar plant in the city of Bissau and two 1 MW PV facilities in Gabu and Canchungo.

Hevel plugs in 15 MW solar facility in Russia’s Saratov region

The PV plant is the first of several large-scale solar parks that the Russian module maker plans to build in the region.

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AES Tietê buys 180 MW PV plant in Brazil

The project is the second large-scale solar installation that the hydroelectric company has acquired in Brazil.

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