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Dubai set to launch phase V of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has issued a tender to seek IPP advisory services for the fifth phase of the gargantuan solar plant. After launching the first four phases, which are set to reach a combined capacity of 1 GW, the emirate is now assessing how to reach the 5 GW target set for the project by 2030
Emiliano Bellini
May 25, 2018
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8 key takeaways from The Smarter E 2018 This year, The Smarter E made its debut this June 20 to 22 in Munich, Germany, bringing together existing exhibitions, Intersolar Europe and ees Europe, with two new events, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power. This change reflects both the strong shift towards storage, and the rapidly changing face of the overall energy industry. pv magazine hit the floors, attended the conferences and held two roundtables to discover the latest trends. Read on to discover our eight key takeaways (and one new buzzword).
pv magazine
Jun 28, 2018
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France makes room for solar, Total announces 10 GW plan The announcement was given by the French energy company during the #PlaceAuSoleil initiative, a new plan of France’s government to speed up PV development, and to make surfaces for large-scale solar plants available. The new package of measures includes doubling the volume of tenders for PV projects on agricultural land and increasing by 50% the volume of tenders for rooftop PV.
Emiliano Bellini
Jun 29, 2018
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Two strategic M&A transactions announced in the French PV sector French solar project developer, Solstyce and rooftop PV specialist, Enerpur are merging into a single company; while France-based building materials provider, Terreal has become the largest shareholder of mounting system provider, GSE Integration.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 05, 2018
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Terra Firma moves forward with sale of Italy’s RTR While Italian utility A2A has dropped out of the race to buy RTR; Enel, Eni and BP are reportedly shortlisted bidders for the acquisition. The Italian PV asset manager owns and operates 134 solar parks with a combined capacity of 334 MW across more than 100 municipalities in Italy.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 06, 2018
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France reports record share of renewables for Q2 2018 According to French grid operator RTE, it is the first time since the 1960’s that renewables have reached a similar share in the country’s power mix. Solar, wind and bioenergies contributed by covering around 10% of national demand.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 30, 2018
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Fitch revises up outlook for French solar market The U.S. firm expects France will reach a cumulative capacity of 28 GW by 2027, 3 GW more than previously forecast. The reasons for the increase are the renewed efforts of the French government to push for more solar, and the solar plans of big energy players such as EDF and Total.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 06, 2018
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France allocates 720 MW in large-scale solar tender, final average price reaches €58.2/MWh In the fourth of six tenders totaling 4 GW planned for the utility-scale segment, the French government selected 103 solar projects. In the next two, and final, rounds, around 1.7 GW of additional solar capacity will be assigned.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 07, 2018
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Egypt receives two bids under $0.03/kWh in 200 MW solar tender The lowest bid was submitted by Spanish developer Fotowatio, which offered US$0.02791 per kWh. Slightly higher, at $0.02799 per kWh, was the offer of Saudi power company, ACWA.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 07, 2018
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UPDATE: ACWA offered lowest bid in Egypt’s 200 MW tender As pv magazine has learnt, the Saudi energy giant lowered its offer to $0.02752/kWh at the last minute, beating the bid lodged by Spain’s Fotowatio, which offered $0.02791 per kWh.
Emiliano Bellini
Aug 08, 2018
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