SB Energy completes 350 MW in India
The developer — a venture between Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank, New Delhi-based conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn — has commissioned its first project in the country in Kurnool district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Guinea to host 88 MW solar power plant
The French government and the government of the Republic of Guinea have signed three MoUs for the development of solar energy in the African country. One of the agreements envisages the construction the country’s first large-scale PV project.
Enel energizes 42 MW PV plant in Panama
The Sol Real project is the largest PV plant built in the Central American country to date.
Imec’s perovskite-based PV module reaches 12.4% efficiency
The Belgian research institute has improved the efficiency of its 4x4cm² perovskite module by 1.1%.
Solar and Tesla shine amid weak Q1 for clean energy investment
BNEF cites financing for a massive solar plant in Mexico and Tesla’s billion-plus capital raise as running counter to the trend of falling clean energy financing during Q1. Investments in distributed solar also rose.
Italian Revenue Agency says PV system owners can take advantage of super-amortization on investment goods
The Italian Revenue Agency has finally made clear that PV systems must be considered movable property. As a result, solar modules and other components installed in PV installations can now be depreciated by applying a coefficient of 9% instead of 4%.
Brazil: state of Goiás introduces tax break for PV components
The government of the Brazilian state of Goiás has implemented a measure suggested by Brazil’s central government.
South Africa’s new energy minister postpones long-expected signing of 37 PPAs for solar and renewables
The signing of the PPAs was expected to enable financial closure of several PV and wind power projects being developed under South Africa’s REIPPPP program.
Enel and DIF invest $157 million in Australian solar project
The Italian power utility and the Dutch investment firm have agreed to acquire the first 137.5 MW of a 275 MW PV project under development in Australia. The second 137.5 MW project’s unit will be bought by the two companies later this year.
Russia plans to introduce net-metering for residential PV
If approved, the new net-metering scheme would come into force by the end of this year. Power surplus woul be sold to the grid at a rate of RUB 1 ($0.0174)/kWh.
