Emiliano Bellini
Netherlands’ first floating PV plant is under construction
The pilot floating PV system is being installed at De Slufter, the depot for contaminated dredging spoil on the western edge of Rotterdam’s port area.
Argentina grants fiscal incentives to two solar module factory projects
The two production facilities will be located in the northern province of Mendoza and will provide the modules for PV projects developed under the Renovar program.
Brazil’s energy regulator approves grid-connection of two solar projects totaling 60 MW
The two projects have a capacity of 30 MW each and are located in the state of Piauí, in Brazil’s Northeast Region.
Solar Systems LLC switches on 15 MW PV facility in south-western Russia
The Zavodskaya SPS solar project was built with 56,626 modules manufactured by Solar Systems at its production plant in Yelabuga municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Costa Rica to issue new law on distributed generation in 2018
The new law is expected to improve the current regulation and to ensure the legal certainty of future investments in solar distributed generation.
Turkey adds 553 MW of solar in H1 2017
The country’s cumulative installed PV capacity has now surpassed 1.5 GW, while another 500 MW is expected to be installed by the end of 2017.
Estonia’s utility Eesti Energia enters solar business
The company will offer solar leasing solutions as well as turn-key projects for self-consumption.
Hevel Solar starts construction on 15 MW solar plant in south-western Russia
The plant is part of a 165 MW PV project pipeline that the company is developing in Russia’s Astrakhan region.
Mexico: 843 MW of solar submitted for environmental approval
The six projects are planned to be built in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Puebla and Chihuahua.
Iberdrola interested in acquiring RWE’s renewable energy unit Innogy
The renewable energy unit of German utility RWE is now reportedly being targeted by the Spanish power provider, after French energy group Engie was said to have launched an offer in March.
