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State-owned company Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has started a tender process for 500 MW of PV in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to Mercom Capital, with hopes that this tender will attract more interest than the recent undersubscribed TANGEDCO solar tender.

The energy company is close to agreeing AUS$1.5 billion worth of power purchase agreements for solar and wind projects located in eastern Australia.

French energy group ENGIE has selected Ecoppia to provide its state-of-the-art, water-free solar panel cleaning system to 168 MW of a 190 MW PV system, to reduce the LCOE and maintain peak energy production of the panels.

The Norwegian developer and contractor has signed a deal with Kroma Energia for the four plants, which acquired contracts for the plants in last November’s auction.

The British perovskite pioneer attracts yet more funding, this time via three new strategic investors, including Statoil ASA and Legal & General Capital.

The company is also building a 115 MW PV plant in the nation.

Disclosed venture funding and project finance of energy storage projects in the U.S. in the third quarter reached $660 million, although actual deployments contracted slightly, says GTM Research.

The U.S. microinverter specialist confirms that SunSystem Technology will act as the company’s primary residential O&M service provider after selling its O&M field service division Next Phase Solar.

While there are many opportunities for solar in Southeast Asia, each country has its unique market conditions and challenges. pv magazine brings you this report from Solar Media’s Solar and Off-Grid Renewables Southeast Asia conference.

More than 160 NGOs, schools, companies, energy providers and public institutions sign letter addressed to U.K. Chancellor calling on halt to proposed increase in business rates for solar panels.