Markets & Policy

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The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry advises solar tariffs to fall from JPY 27 to JPY 24 per kilowatt hour in line with tumbling Capex prices for solar; JPEA data reveals 21% drop in domestic solar shipments.

The Chinese solar company partners with GreenSky to offer competitive loan program to U.S. residential customers who purchase JinkoSolar PV modules.

BNEF calculates that 57 GW of solar PV was installed last year, marking an increase of around 30% on 2014. Latest figures also show that, despite factors which could have impeded growth, clean energy financing reached US$329.3 billion in 2015. Chinese and U.S. markets led the charge, alongside a host of new markets; European activity, however, decreased.

The Chinese solar company has purchased all machinery, stock, inventory and real estate from Solland Solar; fab is located in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

Joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Electricity and Water Company, created in January, targets 1 GW solar deployment under the $500 million collaborative initiative.

Analysis of the impact of the Investment Tax Credit by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory finds that solar will likely benefit by an additional 20 GW of capacity between now and 2022.

While utilities across the U.S. are seeking to impose higher fixed charges and dismantle net metering, they usually don’t get all they ask for.

Government-backed loan of 10 billion yen will support the development of a 20 MW solar plant with 30 MW storage facility close to Egyptian city of Hurghada.

Canadian solar developer to add to its growing Indian solar portfolio with development of four large-scale PV projects in the state of Telangana.