Emiliano Bellini
Hevel starts construction on 10 MW PV plant for Russian oil giant Lukoil
The plant, which will be located in the Volgograd region, is Hevel’s first solar project in the region. With this new project, Lukoil’s installed solar capacity will near 30 MW.
German Development Bank finances 10 MW solar project in Tunisia
The solar facility will be built by Italian PV developer Ternienergia in the south of the country.
Spanish government approves Ellomay’s 300 MW solar project in southern Spain
The project is planned to be developed in the municipality of Talaván, in the southern region of Extremadura.
Ciel & Terre starts construction on the world’s largest floating PV plant
The French floating PV specialist is building a 70 MW solar facility for CECEP in China’s Anhui province.
Italy: PV systems installed with irregular components will not lose incentives
The Italian government has decided that PV installations up to 3 kW relying on irregular or non-certified components will maintain 80% of the incentive amount granted by the Conto Energia.
Quebec’s new energy strategy includes large-scale solar
The Canadian province’s first pilot solar park will be built by local hydropower producer and utility Hydro-Quebec. The region is also preparing to support solar distributed generation through net metering.
Georgia launches net metering scheme for solar and other renewables
Through the scheme, the Caucasian country will support wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower generation installations with a capacity of up to 100 kW.
Panama’s Social Security Fund seeks to invest in solar
Income from solar power generation would be used to provide additional funds for two social security programs endangered by the Fund’s precarious financial situation.
China’s Sinomach Group plans solar module factory in Moldova
The Chinese industrial conglomerate intends to take advantage of the fiscal incentives offered by the local government for industrial projects.
Togo to increase rural electrification from 7% to 40% by 2022 through solar
The government of the small African country has launched a program to bring solar power to two million people without access to electricity.
