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Chinese PV Industry Brief: JinkoSolar, Longi, Trina Solar, JA Solar post Q1 losses China’s leading solar manufacturers all reported first-quarter net losses, despite improving margins and continued high shipment volumes across the sector.
Vincent Shaw
May 08, 2026
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Akaysha Energy, Batteriespeicher, Australien
Applications & Installations
Longer-duration BESS finds footing in Germany’s toll market BlackRock‑backed developer Akaysha Energy says lenders require 60% to 80% contracted revenue before committing project debt to utility‑scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Germany – a threshold that structured offtake products borrowed from its home market can meet.
Brian Publicover
May 07, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Egypt’s National Bank takes 20% stake in Scatec’s Obelisk project National Bank of Egypt has acquired a 20% equity interest in Scatec ASA’s 1.1 GW Obelisk solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, reducing the Norwegian developer’s economic interest to 40% while leaving it in majority control through a layered ownership structure.
Brian Publicover
May 06, 2026
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Applications & Installations
EU solar and storage push could cut power system costs by nearly half A scenario analysis by SolarPower Europe, modeled by Rystad Energy, finds that accelerating PV and battery storage deployment could save the European Union €223 billion ($260.7 billion) in gas imports between 2026 and 2030 and reduce wholesale electricity prices by 14% compared with 2025 levels.
Brian Publicover
May 05, 2026
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Applications & Installations
IFC, Norfund back 315 solar hybrid minigrids in Nigeria The solar minigrids, to be developed by five renewable energy service companies, are expected to facilitate over 494,000 new electricity connections in Nigeria.
Patrick Jowett
May 04, 2026
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Applications & Installations
TotalEnergies, Nextnorth close financing for 440 MW Philippines solar TotalEnergies and Philippines-based developer Nextnorth have started construction of a 440 MWp solar plant in Isabela province after reaching financial close on $300 million of international bank financing.
Brian Publicover
May 01, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Italy probes PV companies over €60 million tax evasion and €33 million subsidy fraud The Italian authorities have dentified seven Trentino-based photovoltaic companies, controlled by an unspecified German operator, accused of allegedly evading over €60 million in taxes and improperly obtaining €33 million in incentives from the state energy agency GSE.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Apr 30, 2026
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Applications & Installations
CATL raises $5 billion in share sale, Sungrow files for Hong Kong IPO for the second time CATL has completed a roughly $5 billion share sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chinese inverter and battery manufacturing giant Sungrow is making a second attempt at an IPO after its initial listing bid, launched in October 2025, lapsed.
Marija Maisch
Apr 28, 2026
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Iberdrola
Applications & Installations
Cox buys Iberdrola Mexico for $4 billion Cox has acquired Iberdrola México for $4 billion, adding 2,600 MW of capacity and becoming Mexico’s largest private power supplier with a 12 GW renewable project pipeline.
Luis Ini
Apr 28, 2026