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Acquisitions within the off-grid solar space are still rare. Mobisol recently acquired Lumeter for their software capability, opportunities for product expansion, and data on customer repayment.

The event organized by the Solar Trade Association offers reminder that solar PV has been a transformative energy source in the past few years, and is backed by 86% of the population.

The Swedish power utility has ramped up its renewable energy activity in recent weeks, spinning out a new Photovoltaics & Battery Business Unit from its Business Area Wind.

State officials believe that Telangana can surge from current installed base of 1.3 GW to surpass 5 GW over the next couple of years via its decentralized model of solar development.

6,589 small-sized PV systems with a combined capacity of 136 MW were connected to the grid in May. Furthermore, the first large-scale solar plants selected in the first auction held in April 2015 are now coming online.

The crowd-investment platform for profitable solar energy projects will use the funds to expand operations in in East Africa and Europe.

The government of the small African country has launched a program to bring solar power to two million people without access to electricity.

India’s Council on Energy, Environment and Water states, in a joint report with the Natural Resources Defense Council, that the growth in renewables in India could create 300,000 new jobs over the next five years.

The property firm aims to reach that figure within five years, beginning with the commissioning of a 160 MW solar pipeline this year.

The Chinese inverter manufacturer has announced the installation of solar PV and energy storage systems for five islands in the Maldives.