Solarcentury to build EU, UNDP-backed 2.25 MW solar+storage mini-grids in Eritrea
The €5.7 million project is being part-financed by the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme and the government of Eritrea to deliver solar electricity to up to 40,000 homes and businesses in the remotest parts of the country.
India: State of Mizoram pledges to install 80 MW of solar in 2017
In order to meet its 10.5 % renewable purchase obligation by FY 2021-22, the government of the Indian state of Mizoram has adopted a solar power policy that envisages deployment of 80 MW of solar projects in 2017.
Cap Vert Energie completes three DG PV plants totaling 10.5 MW in Chile
The three facilities are located near Santiago and are expected to sell power to local customers. All the projects were developed under Chile’s PMGD Program for distributed generation.
U.S. university CPV system outperforms silicon by 54% in test
A single-cell concentrating photovoltaic system developed by researchers at Penn State University reportedly reached 30% efficiency, and generated 54% more energy during a two-day test than a commercial silicon solar in the same conditions.
Canadian Solar begins operation on 52.5 MWp of solar plants in Japan
The solar PV giant announced the commercial operation of four solar PV power plants in Japan in the first half of 2017
Solar PV tenders top 17.4 GW with Europe out in front, GTM Research finds
As demand is becoming geographically diversified, with strong growth of emerging markets set to make up for slowing demand in East Asia, GTM Research is now tracking 17.4 GW of confirmed solar tenders between Q2 and the end of 2019 across the globe, 9.6 GW of which is expected to be awarded in Q3 2017.
Hevel’s 15 MW project in Russia’s Saratov region nears completion
The 1.5 billion RUB ($25.3 million) project is scheduled to come online within two months. The Russian module maker has currently built around 50% of the facility.
SolarWorld announces lay-off plan
The company said that continuing it’s business operations is possible only with reduced staff. Production must keep going in the interest of possible future investors.
Canada’s Nunavut territory goes solar
Canada’s largest and northernmost province is set to launch net metering for residential customers.
Solar distributed generation make its entry in Lebanon
The French cable maker Nexans has installed a 600 kW rooftop PV array on the factory of its Lebanese subsidiary Liban Cables. The installation if the first project completed under Lebanon’s Small Decentralized Renewable Energy Power Generation scheme.
