Shipments up, revenue down in preliminary SolarWorld Q3 results as module price slump bites
Having warned it will miss its 2016 forecast, German solar firm SolarWorld publishes flat preliminary third quarter results that reveal slight fall in revenue. Shipments did grow Y-O-Y by 5%.
Sonnedix connects 86 MW South African solar PV plant
The independent power producer has inaugurated the Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project, which is one of the largest such installations in the country.
SolarPower Europe reiterates call to scrap MIP as GCL-SI withdraws
The latest high-profile walkaway from the EU’s minimum import price undertaking sees GCL-SI withdraw, meaning nearly all of China’s largest solar firms have either left or been expelled from the agreement.
SolarWorld signs 20 MW module supply agreement for Senegal solar plant
The German module manufacturer will begin delivering the modules in time for March next year. The solar plant is to be located 100 kilometers from Senegal capital Dakar.
36 new schools in Canada's Alberta province to be gifted rooftop solar
The government-led initiative will see more than CAD$9 million invested in the initial phase, with a consultation to discuss expanding the program over time expected to follow.
IEA still low-balling solar growth, says Energy Watch Group
The Energy Watch Group has again called out the International Energy Agency for what it says is a “heavy underestimation” of the growth of solar and wind in its latest report.
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German behemoths SolarWorld and SMA both lowered their financial forecasts this week; Tesla reveals details of its Panasonic partnership, and the IEA ups its renewables forecast, albeit only slightly.
Operations start at Kuwait's first ever PV plant
Electricity started flowing at the landmark 10 MW Sidrah 500 PV plant in Kuwait on Wednesday, marking the beginning of utility-scale solar generation in the country, as the region begins to warm to the idea of PV deployment.
Commissioning delay for 181 MW of solar projects in Uttarakhand
The commissioning of a total of 23 solar projects has been delayed for five months in Uttarakhand, after disagreements and delays related to the local distribution company and the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency.
Fotowatio awarded 300 MW project in Mexican auction
The Spanish solar developer has revealed that it was awarded a 300 MW project in the second Mexican power auction that took place in September, with a lower than average bid of USD 26.99 per MWh.
