Centrotherm appoints new CEO
Board of the German solar equipment manufacturer appoints Jan von Schuckmann as company CEO. Change of management elsewhere sees Gunter Fauth appointed as COO, with Peter Augustin making way.
First US presidential debate: Candidates spar over solar energy
pv magazine presents a news analysis of the role solar energy played in the first presidential debate.
50 MW Jordan solar farm to be financed by IFC and Canadian government
World Bank Group member, International Finance Corp. is to collaborate with the Canadian government to fund a $76 million, 50 MW solar farm in Jordan to be developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures.
Italian oil giant ENI to develop 10 MW solar plant in Algeria
ENI to team with Algerian government-backed Sonatrach for the development of the solar PV project, building on Italian firm’s longstanding history in the country.
New RPO target of 25.25% proposed in Andhra Pradesh
A new “aggressive” renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for the next five years has been proposed in India’s southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, which would rise to 25.25% by 2021-22, of which over half would be reserved for solar PV.
MoU signed for 10 MW PV plant in Liberia
Solar project developer Gigawatt Global Cooperatief U.A. signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Liberian government for a 10 MW solar plant in the capital city of Monrovia.
IBC Solar to sell 37 MW of its solar pipeline in Japan
Germany-based solar developer signs framework agreement to offload some Japanese PV assets for EUR 90 million to Spanish investment firm BRUC Capital.
Belectric to develop 104 MW solar project in India's Telangana state
Construction is due to begin on six solar PV plants in the Indian state of Telangana by Germany’s Belectric, which will provide turnkey solutions totaling 104 MW of solar power in the state.
TMEIC to develop 200 MW solar pipeline in China with ACC
The Japanese solar inverter specialist has signed a cooperation agreement with Asia Clean Capital to work on a series of solar projects across the country.
200 MW Tranquility solar project begins operation in California
The huge utility-scale site was developed by Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy and is majority owned by U.S. utility Southern Power, representing a rare new PV development of this scale in the U.S. as the trend shifts away from such large solar constructions.
