Czech Republic allocates additional funds for commercial PV
In addition to the Green Savings Programe, the Czech government has now started to provide solar incentives through the Operational Program for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Competitiveness (OPPIK).
Cheap gas and renewables are making U.S. merchant power untenable
A new report by Power Research Group and Wilkinson Barker Knauer finds that cheap natural gas, wind and solar make it impossible for merchant plants to recover invested capital, and threaten the basic operation of wholesale power markets.
Paraguay to issue renewable energy law by the end of 2017
Although mired in significant delays compared to other Latin American countries, Paraguay is now preparing to issue its first legislation to support solar and wind power.
Could a moderate influence be coming to the U.S. EPA?
Axios reporters Jonathan Swan and Amy Harder are reporting Scott Holmstead could be appointed as the deputy to Climate Change denier and U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Holmstead might curb some of Pruitt’s worst instincts – but solar advocates shouldn’t be jumping for joy just yet.
Colombia plans initiative for solar to benefit milk producers
The government of Atlántico Department, on Colombia’s Caribbean Coastline, has announced plans for an initiative to support the region’s dairy producers, by financing PV systems to power milk cooling tanks.
Kenya’s solar wakes up: 160 MW under development
Kenya is currently generating less than 1% of its electricity from solar PV installations, but this is going to change soon.
India to halt interstate transmission charges on solar projects until 2019
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy makes decision to extend the exemption of solar power projects from the charge in order to make PV more price competitive with coal power.
Africa solar: competitive tenders or negotiated deals?
Given increasing activity in the solar PV sector in Africa, a critical question has emerged: should African states aim for competitive tenders or negotiated deals? This question was among those discussed at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) that took place last week in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Yingli suffers Q1 revenue and shipment slump
The tier-1 Chinese solar company could only post $180m in revenue for the first quarter of the year, while module shipments of 370 MW were almost half the number shipped in Q4 2016. Cash position remains precarious despite staunching of heavy losses suffered last year.
Nagorno-Karabakh wants to go solar
The government of the disputed region in South Caucasus, which is officially known as the Republic of Artsakh, announced it will conduct a study to assess its solar potential.
