Markets & Policy

Elkem Solar will re-open a portion of a former wafer facility in Norway previously run by subsidiary REC Group in H1 2016. The plant will produce silicon ingots and blocks for export.

Swiss power company has doubled its installed base in the country in just five months, surpassing 2 GW of installed solar inverters and thus supporting half of India’s 4.1 GW of total installed capacity.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says it is seeking large scale solar projects that can produce energy at a cost of $135/MWh as it calls for tenders for its first AUD$100 million funding round for the technology.

The Indian government has ordered state utility giant NTPC to sell more expensive solar generated electricity with cheaper coal power as a single unit in an effort to increase solar uptake. As part of the initiative, the NTPC will build 15 GW of solar plants by 2019.

U.S. solar power developer completes construction of eight rooftop arrays at stations along the Indian city’s Badarpur-Fariadabad line; two more PV systems on the way for further lines.

The solar power plant in Sa Kaeo province is scheduled to be completed in December. The company’s latest project in the country is in line with the Thai government’s goal of achieving a 20% renewables share by 2036.

Boasting Egypt’s largest PV rooftop system on a public structure, the ministry building employs 560 high-performance solar modules from the German PV manufacturer. The project is seen as a model for the use of solar energy in the Egyptian administration.

Amidst Greece’s economic woes, Greenpeace Greece seeking to raise funding for an ambitious solar goal that embraces the country’s most plentiful natural resource.

The company will become one of the main PV suppliers in Brazil after entering into agreements to deliver Chinese-made modules for several winning projects in the country’s latest solar auction.

Adani Group and steel group Jindal Steel and Power and Limited (JSPL) have submitted proposals for what could be India’s largest solar plants. News of the ambitious plans follows reports of Adani’s efforts to establish a $3 billion PV cell and module fab in the country.