Guinea to host 88 MW solar power plant
The French government and the government of the Republic of Guinea have signed three MoUs for the development of solar energy in the African country. One of the agreements envisages the construction the country’s first large-scale PV project.
Turkey: ET Energy breaks ground on 19 MW project for Astronergy
ET Solutions AG, a subsidiary of Chinese renewable energy firm ET Energy, has announced that it has started the construction of a 19 MW PV project in Turkey for German solar module manufacturer Astronergy.
India sets new record low solar tariff of $0.0486/kWh
Winning bid for 250 MW solar project in NTPC-tendererd auction in Andhra Pradesh by Solairedirect is 4.5% lower than previous record price of $0.0494/kWh set earlier this year at the Rewa auction.
France’s power and gas system operators enter partnership to improve integration of renewables
RTE and GRTgaz have created a common databank to analyze how power production from renewables can be better integrated into France’s electricity system.
Enel energizes 42 MW PV plant in Panama
The Sol Real project is the largest PV plant built in the Central American country to date.
Solar Systems LLC gets $15 million financing from Gazbank
The seven-year loan will be used by the Russian solar developer to finance the construction of its 15 MW solar project in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
Solarcentury acquires 400 MW PV pipeline in Latin America
The British solar firm has expanded its Latin American presence with the acquisition of 400 MW of ECOSolar’s utility-scale solar projects spread across five countries. Local team also expanded.
India’s cumulative solar capacity tops 12 GW, says energy minister
Over the last fiscal year, India added 5,525 MW of new solar to push its cumulative capacity past 12 GW and affirm its status as one of the world’s leading solar powers.
Enel and DIF invest $157 million in Australian solar project
The Italian power utility and the Dutch investment firm have agreed to acquire the first 137.5 MW of a 275 MW PV project under development in Australia. The second 137.5 MW project’s unit will be bought by the two companies later this year.
Indonesia’s PLN signs deals for 45 MW of solar
State-owned utility PT PLN (Persero) signed agreements with six developers in late March to build PV projects throughout the Southeast Asian nation.
