Asia

The two China-based companies have signed a cooperation agreement to bring 100 MW of solar to rooftops across the Chinese mainland.

Declining construction costs for solar plants have prompted the government to lower the amount of money it pays to newly completed PV farms.

Joint statement issued by the solar division of the Japanese electronics giant and Elon Musk’s Tesla says that production of PV modules will begin in summer of 2017.

As part of the green corridor project, the Power Grid Corp. of India will build power lines to transmit 20 GW of power capacity across 34 individual solar power plants. Project cost to run to $1.8 billion.

Using 1366’s groundbreaking kerfless silicon wafers and Hanwha’s proprietary PERC cell process, the cells’ remarkable performance was verified by an independent testing firm.

The New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS nations, has sanctioned its first loan agreement – $75.6 million financing for a 100 MW Chinese solar farm.

Bullish ten-year energy blueprint suggests India will surpass renewable targets outlined in Paris Agreement by more than 50% and three years ahead of schedule.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s 100 MW solar PV auction in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, issued under the domestic content requirement category, sees Adani and Azure Power win 50 MW each.

China’s NEA has officially dropped the target to at least 105 GW by 2020, as well as setting goals for the PV industry and indicating that it will emphasize projects in Eastern China and the region around Beijing.