India: Telangana state confident of passing 5 GW solar threshold by 2019
State officials believe that Telangana can surge from current installed base of 1.3 GW to surpass 5 GW over the next couple of years via its decentralized model of solar development.
Myanmar: Sunlabob Renewable Energy commissions 92.6 kWp rooftop solar
Myanmar has installed its second-ever grid-connected solar PV system on the rooftop of a garment factory.
BECE signs PPAs for PV arrays at water-treatment plants
Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy (BECE) has agreed to sell electricity to Beijing Enterprises Water Group (BEWG), from solar projects it has installed at the latter company’s water-treatment facilities in China.
GCL New, CEE sign $62.3 million deal for 100 MW
A unit of Beijing-based China Energy Engineering (CEE) has agreed to build a 100 MW solar project for GCL New Energy in eastern China.
Solkiss to build world’s largest rotating solar plant in South Korea
The South Korean solar developer will install a 2.67 MW floating solar farm on the Deoku Reservoir that will rotate to track the sun’s rays throughout the day, delivering a 22% increase in harvest, the company claims.
India: new record-low solar tariff in Tamil Nadu
Price of INR 3.47 ($0.053)/kWh set at the 1.5 GW TANGEDCO solar tender by developer Raasi Green Earth Energy, which will develop 100 MW of solar PV at that tariff.
Trony Solar’s Hong Kong listing to be cancelled
The troubled Chinese thin-film PV manufacturer has revealed that the Hong Kong market regulator will soon launch procedures to cancel its listing on the city’s stock exchange.
Panda Green Energy finishes 50 MW in China
Panda Green Energy — formerly known as United Photovoltaics — connected a 50 MW solar array to the grid this week in northwestern China.
Japan: GE, DBJ launch $669.6 million solar fund
GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS), the energy investment arm of General Electric, has started a new fund with the state-owned Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to invest in operational solar projects.
Hanwha Group teams with BCG to develop 100 MW Vietnamese solar project
The Korean conglomerate has signed a joint operation investment agreement with Vietnam-based BCG Bang Duong to develop $100 million, 100 MW solar plant in nation’s Thanh Hoa district.
