New RPO target of 25.25% proposed in Andhra Pradesh
A new “aggressive” renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for the next five years has been proposed in India’s southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, which would rise to 25.25% by 2021-22, of which over half would be reserved for solar PV.
MoU signed for 10 MW PV plant in Liberia
Solar project developer Gigawatt Global Cooperatief U.A. signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Liberian government for a 10 MW solar plant in the capital city of Monrovia.
IBC Solar to sell 37 MW of its solar pipeline in Japan
Germany-based solar developer signs framework agreement to offload some Japanese PV assets for EUR 90 million to Spanish investment firm BRUC Capital.
Belectric to develop 104 MW solar project in India's Telangana state
Construction is due to begin on six solar PV plants in the Indian state of Telangana by Germany’s Belectric, which will provide turnkey solutions totaling 104 MW of solar power in the state.
TMEIC to develop 200 MW solar pipeline in China with ACC
The Japanese solar inverter specialist has signed a cooperation agreement with Asia Clean Capital to work on a series of solar projects across the country.
Solar helping to protect Myanmar village from poisonous snakes
Panasonic has installed its off-grid solar plus storage Power Supply Station in the village of Yin Ma Chaung, Myanmar, which supplies street lights in an area with poisonous snakes, allowing villages to now move around at night.
200 MW Tranquility solar project begins operation in California
The huge utility-scale site was developed by Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy and is majority owned by U.S. utility Southern Power, representing a rare new PV development of this scale in the U.S. as the trend shifts away from such large solar constructions.
Musk to unveil Tesla/SolarCity solar roof next month
Tech entrepreneur tweets brisk details of joint Tesla-SolarCity launch next month of integrated solar rooftop, Powerwall 2.0 battery and Tesla charger.
United PV to pay $39m for six UK solar farms, secures 40 MW from Shunfeng
The Chinese firm will spend GBP 30 million to acquire the solar farms, which have a combined capacity of 82.4 MW. Agreement struck to buy 40 MW Chinese plant from Shunfeng.
Enphase Energy to trim workforce by 11%, embarks on $20m cost-cutting drive
U.S. microinverter specialist announces restructuring and cost savings initiative that will see the firm reduce its global workforce by around 11% and cut annual operating expenses by $20 million.
