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Ukraine: Rapid expansion of solar PV continues in 2017

In 2017, 54 new solar projects with a total capacity of 460 MW will be implemented enabling the country to exceed 1 GW of installed PV plants.

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Elecnor to build a 115 MW solar project in Chile

The Spanish company was awarded a US$117 million contract to build the project near Santiago.

Tata Power’s PV capacity soars to 990 MW in 10 months

The Indian group’s solar portfolio has swelled by roughly 930 MW over the past 10 months, largely on the back of its $1.45 billion acquisition of Welspun Group’s 1.15 GW clean energy business last spring.

ACWA Power to develop 61.3 MW in Jordan under record-low tariff

The Saudi Arabian power group and the Jordanian government have agreed to build the project in the eastern province of Risha by the first quarter of 2019.

Ecoppia completes 40 MW deployment on Israel/Jordan border

The Israeli manufacturer today announced that it has completed the retrofitting of its robotic cleaning technology to the 40 MW Ketura solar plant in southern Israel.

United PV’s generation jumps 25.6% in Q4

The aggregate volume of electricity generated by the Hong Kong-listed group’s solar plants reached 342.8 GWh in the final three months of 2016, up from 254.9 GWh a year earlier.

Japan’s Looop signs 40 MW development plan in Kenya

The Tokyo-based PV module supplier has moved forward with the development of its first utility-scale PV plant by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the authorities in Kitui county, roughly 170 kilometres southeast of Nairobi.

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EDF awarded PPA for 111.2 MW U.S. solar plant

The Valentine Solar Project, located in Kern County’s Mojave Desert, is expected to start selling electricity to Southern California Edison in 2019.

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Morocco: 170 MW of solar PV at €0.042/kWh

Masen, Morocco’s public agency for renewable energies, has revealed that Acwa Power will develop 170 MW of solar PV plants in the country at a rate of €0.0422 per kWh.

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BNEF: Global solar investment fell 32% in 2016

While much of this decline is due to lower system costs, it was a difficult year for the solar industry despite a 20% growth in installation capacity.

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