Albania sees number of PV projects to compete in upcoming auction increase
Through the auction, which will receive the support of the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (ERBD), the government hopes to install between 30 MW and 50 MW of solar.
Poland contracts 4.725 TWh of power in renewable energy auction, Renesola awarded 42 MW of solar
Solar had likely the largest share of the 472 projects awarded in the auction, which was open to PV, wind and hydropower projects up to 1 MW.
Chile: upcoming 2.2 TWh power auction to be held in November
The Chilean authorities will begin accepting project proposals for the 2017 power auction starting from October 11.
Mexico: 35% of 3.6 GW of solar assigned in last year’s auctions is under development
Mexico’s solar association Asolmex revealed that a good portion of the 28 solar projects selected in the 2016 renewable energy auctions is at an advanced stage of development or under construction.
Spanish government approves Ellomay’s 300 MW solar project in southern Spain
The project is planned to be developed in the municipality of Talaván, in the southern region of Extremadura.
Energy Community urges Serbia to introduce tendering scheme for renewables
Serbia needs to adopt a set of amendments to the current Energy Law, which envisages support for renewable energy, in order to harmonize its legal framework with the European Union’s acquis, says EU energy watchdog.
Spain’s Canary Islands to launch its own solar and wind auction, seek exemption from solar tax
The government of the Spanish archipelago is planning to define the bidding rules for its own renewable energy auction by the end of July.
Spanish government confirms bidding rules for upcoming 3 GW auction
The decree implementing the auction was published in the country’s official journal on Saturday. Solar seems to have more options compared to the previous 3 GW auction, in which only 1.5 MW of PV was contracted.
Nicaragua reduces ceiling price for solar by 40%
The government of the Central American country has approved the new reference price band for the new contracts for power generation from renewable sources.
Spain’s upcoming 3 GW renewable energy auction expected to be held on July 18
Only solar and wind power projects will compete in the auction. Wind, however, will probably have the largest share as the bidding rules remain unchanged.
