Companies express interest in developing 235 MW of solar in Albania
The Albanian government has received requests from four companies looking to develop four separate solar projects located across the country.
Construction begins on 2 GW subsea HVDC cable in the UK
The groundbreaking of the Eastern Green Link 1 project is a major milestone for transmission network upgrades in the United Kingdom and a key pillar of wider strategy to support further renewables deployment.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: SPIC begins work on 10 GW heterojunction cell, module factory
The new manufacturing facility will require an investment of CNY 8 billion ($1.1 billion) and will be located in Suining, Sichuan province.
Argentina launches 500 MW storage auction
The Argentinean authorities plan to install the new storage capacity in critical nodes of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, with an estimated investment of $500 million and an execution period of between 12 and 18 months.
Peru installs 195.4 MW of solar in 2024
At the end of December 2024, the country reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 476 MW.
Germany hits 100 GW milestone
The country installed around 1.12 GW of new PV capacity in January, thus raising its cumulative installed solar power over the 100 GW threshold.
Tongwei drops plan to acquire Runergy
Tongwei originally intended to invest CNY 5 billion ($700 million) to buy a 51% stake in Runergy.
Problems with Brazil’s planned battery auction
A crippling tax burden; an inability to bank energy arbitrage income; and uncertainty about grid fees, network ancillary payments, and solar-plus-storage eligibility could all affect a procurement exercise planned for June.
Gurīn Energy completes 75 MW solar project in the Philippines
The ground-mounted 75 MW project features over 136,000 solar panels deployed across a 80-hectare site. Retail electricity units belonging to Philippine power company AboitizPower will offtake the energy produced.
1 GWh battery tender opened in India
India’s state-controlled National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. will act as middle man between successful developers and power distribution companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
