France allocates 911.5 MW in ground-mounted PV tender
The French government has awarded 92 projects an average price of €0.0819 ($0.0890)/kWh in its latest ground-mounted PV tender.
Chilean copper miner Codelco assigns 1.8 TWh/year in renewables auction
Colbún, Atlas Renewable Energy, and Innergex were the winners of National Copper Corporation of Chile’s (Codelco) latest procurement exercise. They secured 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) to supply clean power from 2026.
Solar wins hundreds of millions in US capacity payments
About 16.6 GW of solar projects have won $3.58/kW per month in the New England Independent System Operator’s (ISO-NE) 2027-28 capacity auction.
Colombia assigns 4.4 GW of solar for $0.0182/kWh in latest energy auction
The Colombian authorities have allocated 4.4 GW of solar capacity at a rate of $0.0182/kWh in the nation’s latest energy auction, with solar plants accounting for approximately 99% of the assigned capacity.
Bahrain launches 100 MW PV tender
Bahrain has launched a 100 MW solar tender. The authorities aim to build a PV plant in the Al Dur area of the nation’s Southern Governorate through the procurement exercise, which is being conducted by the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA).
Oman kicks off tender for 500 MW of PV
The Omani authorities aim to develop a 500 MW solar project in Ibri, in northwestern Oman, where other PV facilities are located.
Recent ‘auction success’ in Ireland, UK comes with challenges, consultants say
Almost 2 GW of solar was tendered in the latest UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero auction, while almost 500 MW was recently awarded in the latest auction round spearheaded by Irish power transmission operator EirGrid. But these gains come with five challenges, according to analysts from New Zealand-based consultancy firm PSC.
France hits average price of €85.20/MWh in 512 MW hydro-wind-PV tender
France has achieved an average price of €85.20 ($93.72)/MWh in a 512 MW hydro-wind-PV tender. It has selected 34 projects, including four wind installations and 30 ground-mounted solar plants, from developers such as EDF, Neoen, and BayWa re.
Gas, CO2, Euro electricity market prices fall for second week
Prices in most European markets in the second week of December were lower than the previous week’s figures, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. Less electricity demand, lower gas and CO2 futures prices, and increased solar energy production in most of the major European electricity markets caused the downward trend.
South Africa launches tender for 1.8 GW of solar
South Africa’s new auction is the first to be held under a December 2022 government plan to procure 14,771 MW of new generating capacity.
