Argentina awards additional 259 MW of PV in third auction round
The developers of the five newly selected PV projects, which were initially excluded from the round, have agreed to reduce their prices to the levels of those selected in late November. The additional solar capacity has raised the total assigned power for PV up to 816.3 MW.
Spain’s Extremadura region prepares to host another giant solar plant
The new 300 MW project is being planned by U.K.-based Solarcentury, Spanish developer Genia Global Energy, and France’s Canopy.
Vattenfall’s Dutch unit Nuon to build 200 MW of PV
The company has also been granted a licence for the deployment of 12 MW of storage in the Netherlands.
Phoenix Solar’s newly appointed insolvency administrator in talks with potential investors
The lawyer Michael Jaffé has been appointed as insolvency administrator of the German PV project developer. He is already in talks with potential investors.
Eni and Sonatrach to develop more solar projects in Algeria
The two oil and gas companies, which started the construction of their first PV project in May, are now identifying sites at Sonatrach’s facilities in Algeria, with the aim of building more large-scale solar power plants.
Brazil awards 574 MW (AC) of solar in A-4 power auction
Solar was the prevailing source with an 85% share in all of the assigned capacity. Final average price for solar was 145.78 BRL ($43.88) /MWh.
Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI) acquires Solarbuyer
Through the merger with the U.S. company, the Photovoltaik-Institute (PI) wants to gain a foothold in the world’s second largest photovoltaic market, the United States.
Grupo Eco gets environmental approval for 500 MW solar park in Spain
The solar project Planta Solar Núñez de Balboa, which was originally developed in 2012, is expected to sell power on the Spanish spot market.
Ghana to launch rooftop solar program in 2018
Through the scheme, the Ghanaian government hopes to deploy around 200 MW of rooftop PV capacity.
Austria announces new solar and storage incentives for 2018
Starting from next year, the incentive scheme for solar in Austria will change. FITs will be prioritized for self-consumption projects. In addition, starting in March 2018, a nationwide storage incentive prorgam will be launched.
