Construction underway at Enel’s 180 MW solar plant in Peru
Once completed the project will be by far the largest PV plant in the country and one of the largest on the continent, as Enel looks to take advantage of the country’s push towards a more diversified energy mix.
For Trump and solar, don’t borrow trouble
There are many uncertainties about what a Trump Administration will bring. But the impacts on solar may be less than many fear.
Positive feedback for grid connection of 86 MW PV plant in South Africa
The Grid Access Unit of South African power utility Eskom has praised the efforts of juwi and Sonnedix for their successful connection to the grid of the Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project, which is believed to be the first PV project under the REIPP to gain grid code compliance before reaching Commercial Operation.
Amazon expands partnership with Dominion for a further 180 MW of solar
The e-commerce giant has agreed to purchase energy from a further 180 MW of solar projects that will be developed by Dominion in Virginia, US, as Amazon looks to fuel 100% of its operations through renewable energy within the next ten years.
Brookfield, Appaloosa propose expedited buy-out of TerraForm Power, Global
The two companies say they are willing to sign a contract for TerraForm by December 6 to avoid an additional payment to bondholders under the consent solicitation.
India will add 5.1 GW of solar PV this year, finds Bridge to India
Analyst’s report reveals that India now has more than 10 GW of utility-scale, rooftop and off-grid solar PV installed nationwide, with the sector growing 137% this year alone. India on course to be world’s third largest solar market in 2017.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
With the fallout from the U.S. election still hot on everybody’s lips, news and speculation as to what The Donald might be planning with the solar industry was rife, but while the world’s eyes were fixed on the bizarre events taking place in Washington, the solar ‘deal of the year’ was finally approved between Tesla and SolarCity.
First Solar to ramp Series 6 production in 2018, lay off 1,600 workers
The thin-film maker has announced a shift in strategy which will eliminate its Series 5, reduce 2017 output to 2.2 GW, and reduce its global workforce by 27%.
Solar demand to contract 7% next year before sustained growth, finds GTM report
Research suggests next year’s lull in solar demand to be less steep than originally feared, with compound annual growth rate of 9% to return in 2018 through 2021.
JA Solar posts steady shipment and revenue growth for Q3
The Chinese solar company increases its total shipments 10% YoY and 1% sequentially, and it was a similar story in terms of revenue, which hit $624.3 million for the quarter.
