AECEA: China could reach 230 GW of solar by 2020
The official target set by the Chinese government for the end of this decade is still 105 GW.
Recom resumes manufacturing activities at French factory
The German-headquartered solar manufacturer, which acquired the manufacturing facility from insolvent French module maker Sillia in June, said the factory has already orders totaling 20 MW.
Solaria Energía buys 10.9 MW solar plant in southern Spain
The Spanish company acquired the solar park, located in the region of Extremadura, for €61.5 million.
Phoenix Solar awarded contracts in Australia and U.S.
The German PV company has received the order for a 39 MW solar plant in Australia. Meanwhile in the U.S., Phoenix Solar has been negotiating two other projects.
Taiwan starts investigation on PVInsights and EnergyTrend for lowering prices
The Taiwanese solar association filed a complaint on behalf of Taiwanese cell manufacturers, claiming that the prices set by the two market research companies do not correspond to real sale prices and are below real production costs.
Iran sees number of solar parks under construction or coming online increase
Another 20 MW solar plant was connected to the grid in the Iranian southeastern province of Kerman, where at the same time construction started on a 100 MW PV facility.
India: Premier Solar establishes 200 MW solar module manufacturing facility
The Indian manufacturer is reported to have completed a fully automatic solar module manufacturing plant in Sangareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana.
Mexico’s PV capacity reached 389 MW at the end of 2016
The newly installed PV power for 2016 was approximately 219 MW, according to new data released by the government.
ABB bags 102 MW inverter order from Jordan
The company’s devices will be used for the Mafraq I and Mafraq II projects, which are being developed by Fotowatio.
Two more 2 MW PV project proposals submitted to Albanian authorities
Overall, 11 similar proposals for PV and hydropower projects of up to 2 MW have been filed to date by the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry.
