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France: EDF embraces self-consumption and digitization

French utility EDF announced the launch of a new solar PV self-consumption offering under the Mon Soleil and Moi banner, which will become EDF’s sole offering for residential customers in France.

Greece considers new retroactive PV cuts

Greece’s solar PV drama appears open-ended, at least as long as the deficit in the fund that remunerates renewable energy generators remains. Rumors about new retroactive tariff cuts in existing PV installations are spreading throughout the country.

Greece to auction new PV power

Greece is set to publish a new policy framework for the support of renewable energies in June, with the aim of putting it into law by July. Two pilot auctions for around 50 MW of solar PV will take place as part of the policy.

Nigeria’s solar hopes stall

Nigeria is considered an emerging economy that has the potential to drive a dynamic domestic solar PV market. But the global oil price plunge and a national currency crisis have stalled hopes.

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Middle East’s first transfer ownership net metering system

pv magazine has learned that the Middle East and Northern Africa region is going to acquire its first net metering system with a transfer ownership. Not surprisingly, this development is taking place in Jordan.

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Orange Jordan taps MEI for 33.7 MW solar PV project

The plants will enable the local telco to fully cover its electricity needs from solar energy. With solar activity booming in Jordan, the country is well on the way to surpassing its 600 MW solar target by 2020.

Cyprus: Construction begins on five PV plants; storage to emerge

Cyprus’ once dormant large-scale PV plant sector appears to be awakening, while even more positive is a growing energy storage trend, which under the current circumstances seems irreversible.

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Jordan: mosques and universities embrace solar

A staggering 2,000 Jordanian mosques and a long list of Jordanian universities agree to electrify using solar PV, adding to the march of the technology within the Middle Eastern country.

Turkey’s solar market heats up

A new manufacturing facility and increased activitiy from domestic as well as foreign players is boosting Turkey’s solar sector despite some regulatory obstacles.

Turkey amends its unlicensed market regulation

Turkey’s energy regulator has published updated regulation governing the country’s so-called unlicensed PV market, which regards PV installations less than 1 MW each.

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