Thai solar market on course to grow by around 1 GW in 2015
Thailand on course to outstrip all other Southeast Asian nations this year, with various reports suggesting the country’s solar market to add between 700 MW and 1.2 GW capacity this year.
India set to launch 2.8 GW tender
MD of state-run SECI announces imminent round for five states. Government plans to tender in dollars are missing the point, says consultancy.
Chinese government attempts to shore up United PV share price
State-owned investor pumps $710,000 into ailing Hong Kong developer. Shares stabilized at $0.13 this morning from year-high of $0.20 on June 2.
Market volatility hits clean energy investment
A strong dollar and Chinese share volatility hampered renewables investment last quarter. But plunge in VC funding indicates solar has gone mainstream, says BNEF.
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Yingli reports 240 MW shipment
Chinese panel maker is trying to kill a rumor it has been forced, by debts, to halt production. Yingli will supply panels exclusively for Latin America’s largest PV-CSP hybrids.
Obama backs plans to bring 300 MW of solar to poorer US households
White House outlines proposals to install more solar panels on more than 50,000 low-income households with the use of $520 million of federal money.
Scatec Solar partners with Nizam Energy on $300m Pakistan PV project
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signs agreement with Norway’s Scatec Solar in Olso to jointly develop 150 MW of solar power plants in Pakistan, together with Nizam Energy.
8minutenergy commences construction of 137 MW California solar farm
The Springbok 1 Solar Farm, located in Kern County, will become one of the largest PV plants in the region once complete, Swinerton Builders is acting as the EPC.
Buffett strikes cheapest electricity price in US with Nevada solar farm
Berkshire Hathaway’s NV Energy strikes PPA price of 3.87 cents per kWh for electricity generated by First Solar’s 100 MW Playa Solar 2 project, according to Bloomberg.
