Azure Power wins 100 MW solar in Indian solicitation
Indian solar power producer wins project for a 100 MW solar PV installation via auction held by India’s largest power generation company, NTPC.
Morocco delays inauguration of world's largest solar plant
No explanation given for postponement of opening ceremony for Noor-1 plant, the CSP development located in Ouarzazate that will become the largest solar power production facility in the world when complete.
SunEdison opens talks for $650m credit facility
Discussions for second lien funding of up to $650 million revealed in regulatory filing prompt 10% jump in shares for the U.S. renewable energy developer.
SolarCity pulls out of Nevada
The company’s response to the elimination of retail-rate net metering in Nevada is to leave and take 2,000 jobs with it.
Abengoa redefines its solar strategy in Chile, gives assurances for 950 GWh awarded in auction
The bankruptcy process requires the Spanish company to slow down the Atacama 1 CSP project, to reconsider its list of local projects and consider selling various assets.
Spain's Constitutional Tribunal gives a bitter Christmas gift to solar producers
Hours after learning of the Supreme Tribunal’s doubts regarding the constitutionality of the removal of the feed-in tariff for PV, Spain’s Ministry of Industry reports that the Constitutional Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Murcia and affirmed that this can set a legal precedent.
Spain's Supreme Tribunal questions whether removal of the feed-in tariff was constitutional
The Supreme Tribunal has questioned the constitutionality of the substitution of the nation’s feed-in tariff for a complex compensation mechanism for PV installations. Appeals are currently frozen.
European Energy commissions 50 MW of Danish solar PV, sells to Allianz
The wind and solar developer has connected a series of solar PV projects to the grid in Denmark, and has signed conditional agreements to sell these to a fund managed by Allianz.
Dominion to put online 110 MW of solar PV in Virginia
The state government will purchase the electricity generated by the new projects through long-term contracts.
Taiwan ups solar FITs, sets 500 MW 2016 target
Taiwans Ministry of Economic Affairs has released new tariffs for solar PV. To boost activity in the region, a 12.5% increase in tariffs has been set for installations in the northern part of the country, and in Miaoli County. Other installations will see tariffs rise 5.6%. Overall, 500 MW are being targeted next year, while cumulative capacity should reach 8.7 GW by 2030.
