Emiliano Bellini
Bulgarian solar market still halted by unfavorable regulatory framework
The eastern European country saw the addition of only a few hundreds kilowatts of PV over the past few years, and for 2017 just around 200 kW of new PV systems are expected to come online.
Poland contracts 4.725 TWh of power in renewable energy auction, Renesola awarded 42 MW of solar
Solar had likely the largest share of the 472 projects awarded in the auction, which was open to PV, wind and hydropower projects up to 1 MW.
Italy added 204 MW of PV in first five months of 2017
The Italian solar market has registered a 19% year-on-year growth in the first five months of this year. In May alone, newly installed PV power totaled 95.2 MW.
Voltalia begins work on two solar plants totaling 14.2 MW in southern France
Both projects are located in the region of Var and are scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
Chile: upcoming 2.2 TWh power auction to be held in November
The Chilean authorities will begin accepting project proposals for the 2017 power auction starting from October 11.
Elettronica Santerno secures 27 MW inverter order in the United States
The Italian inverter maker will supply its devices for a large-scale PV project under development in Nevada.
Port of Stockholm resumes commitment to solar energy as Sweden’s solar tax is canceled
Another commercial rootop PV system will be connected at a port’s facility on July 1, the same day in which the cancelation of the solar tax for commercial PV will be removed.
Senegal’s first solar park comes online
A 30 MW solar plant in Santhiou Mékhé was officially inaugurated by the country’s president Macky Sall. The facility was built by Solairedirect and financed by French investors.
Sweden’s Trine raises $6 million in funding round for solar projects
The crowd-investment platform for profitable solar energy projects will use the funds to expand operations in in East Africa and Europe.
Spain’s 3 GW auction shifted to July 26
The Spanish Minister of Energy Álvaro Nadal said that this auction will have a more balanced approach towards the competings technologies, which are exclusively solar and wind.
