Turkey to issue 1 GW solar tender by the end of the summer
The tender may also include the deployment of storage. Overall, the Turkish government expects to assign 2 GW of renewable energy generation capacity through the tender mechanism, YEKA this year.
Engie secures Italy’s first private PPA for “grid-parity” solar
The French energy giant will sell electricity under a five year PPA to the four Italian facilities of Austria headquartered brick and roof tile manufacturer, Weinerberger.
UK’s PV capacity tops 12.8 GW
Around 46% of the country’s installed solar PV capacity comes from power facilities exceeding in size 5 MW, while another 20% is represented by residential systems up to 4 kW.
Albania grants first two FITs licenses for PV projects up to 2 MW
The projects will be awarded a feed-in tariff (FIT) contract with a regulated tariff of €100/MWh.
BayWa r.e. plans 175 MW solar project in southern Spain
The company’s unit, Sunshine Latin has secured a permit and a fiscal incentive for the project from the municipality of Alcalá de Guadaíra, where the solar facility will be located.
Netherlands launches spring round of 2018 SDE+ program for large-scale solar, renewables
The first window to submit project proposals will be opened on March 13. The program is open to, among other renewable energy projects, solar plants over 1 MW and projects ranging in size from 15 kW to 1 MW.
Jordan to launch 30 MW storage project
The project is scheduled to come online by mid-2019 and will help the local grid better manage the increasing power generation from wind and solar facilities, which at the end of 2017 had reached a combined capacity of 500 MW.
Enel, Enertrag and Leclanché plan big storage project in Germany
The three companies want to jointly install a 22 MW storage facility that will provide primary control power and grid services. The planned investment for the project is €17 million.
Germany’s auction for large-scale solar: Bids below €0.04/kWh for the first time
Price drop continued in the first round of the 2018 tender series. The final average price of solar bids was €0.0433/kWh, a value which is quite below that of the tenders for wind power.
Italy installed 409 MW of new PV in 2017
Last year’s figures, however, still do not include new capacity coming from the revamping and repowering business. For 2018, local renewable energy association, ANIE Rinnovabili expects growth to be stronger.
