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Brazil’s BNDES offers new financing conditions for projects in upcoming auction The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has changed its loan committments, and will now cover 80% of the financing of all competing technologies, compared to the previous auctions, where this percentage was granted solely to solar. As in the previous auctions, financing will only be allocated to projects using locally-manufactured equipment.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 29, 2017
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Burkina Faso commissions 33 MW PV plant The country’s largest solar facility was officially inaugurated in the presence of French president Emmanuel Macron. The project was financed by France’s Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 28, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Solar deployment in developing countries soars by 54% YoY, finds BNEF A total of 34 GW of new solar power generating capacity came online in 2016 in 71 emerging market countries, finds the latest Climatescope report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Marija Maisch
Nov 28, 2017
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Danish Energy Agency releases draft plan for joint wind and solar auctions The introduction of similar auctions was proposed by the government in the summer, and backed by the Danish People’s Party in September.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 28, 2017
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SUSI to provide $94.3 million to back Canadian storage projects A fund managed by Swiss investment firm SUSI Partners AG has agreed to provide C$120 million (US$94.3 million) of financing to a unit of energy storage developer NRStor for lithium-ion storage projects in Canada.
Brian Publicover
Nov 28, 2017
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Portuguese government backpedals on tax for renewables The leading party of Portugal’s left-wing government coalition, the Socialist Party, said that the extension of the CESE tax to renewables would have hindered the further development of clean energy across the country.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 28, 2017
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Fighting for U.S. manufacturing: An interview with SolarWorld Americas CEO Jürgen Stein In this exclusive interview with pv magazine, SolarWorld Americas CEO Jürgen Stein gives his perspective on the Section 201 trade case, including responding to criticism of potential effects on the U.S. solar market.
Christian Roselund
Nov 27, 2017
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India releases roadmap for RE rollout, announces 20 GW manufacturing auction The Indian government has unveiled a roadmap for achieving its 2022 renewable energy goals. It has also announced plans for a 20 GW auction to boost domestic RE manufacturing.
Sraisth
Nov 27, 2017
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Belgian Court of Appeal rejects lawsuit against Flanders’ grid-fee for residential PV The so-called “prosumer tax” was introduced in July 2015 and applies to residential PV systems not exceeding 10 kW installed under net metering.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 27, 2017
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