Japan to build its largest rooftop PV plant at 7.5 MW
The Redwood Group will install PV modules on a second roof at a distribution center in Osaka, adding another 4 MW to an existing plant.
Mercom: India falls behind on installation targets
With 25 of India’s states falling behind on Renewable Purchase Obligation targets, the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is now requesting that the individual states take action to ensure compliance.
d.light secures further USD 10.5 million in funding for off-grid solutions
Off-grid solar solution manufacturer d.light has raised a further USD 10.5 million in funding to expand its operations in Africa and Asia, which brings the company’s total to an impressive USD 40 million in just four months.
Tata Power’s PV capacity soars to 990 MW in 10 months
The Indian group’s solar portfolio has swelled by roughly 930 MW over the past 10 months, largely on the back of its $1.45 billion acquisition of Welspun Group’s 1.15 GW clean energy business last spring.
China claims 34.2 GW of PV installations in 2016
The estimated 34 GW is far more than analysts had predicted, and nearly doubled the nation’s installed solar capacity.
Canadian Solar secures US$210 million loan for Thailand facility
Siam Commercial Bank plc (SCB) and China Minsheng Bank will jointly provide the manufacturer with a US$210 million loan to finance its new production facility in Thailand.
SPI threatened with de-listing over delinquent financials
The Chinese solar developer has yet to file financials for the second quarter of 2016, which has caused it to run afoul of NASDAQ requirements.
United PV’s generation jumps 25.6% in Q4
The aggregate volume of electricity generated by the Hong Kong-listed group’s solar plants reached 342.8 GWh in the final three months of 2016, up from 254.9 GWh a year earlier.
AES, Mitsubishi tie up on India’s first grid-scale storage array
The U.S. power group and the Japanese industrial giant will jointly supply a 10 MW Advancion energy storage bank to help integrate renewables such as solar into a grid network operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) in New Delhi.
Japan’s Looop signs 40 MW development plan in Kenya
The Tokyo-based PV module supplier has moved forward with the development of its first utility-scale PV plant by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the authorities in Kitui county, roughly 170 kilometres southeast of Nairobi.
