Renewables

The Iranian government is seeking to create awareness of the advantages of the FIT program for PV projects not exceeding 100 kW in size.

The three facilities are located near Santiago and are expected to sell power to local customers. All the projects were developed under Chile’s PMGD Program for distributed generation.

Canada’s largest and northernmost province is set to launch net metering for residential customers.

The Parliament’s Committee for Energy and Fuels has reached an agreement for a unified text of the net metering scheme that is expected to finally support residential and commercial PV and other distributed generation renewable sources across the country.

Around 69.8% of total distributed generation installed solar power comes from mini-generation PV systems that have a capacity of up to 75 kW.

Through the auction, which will receive the support of the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (ERBD), the government hopes to install between 30 MW and 50 MW of solar.

The funds will be used for the country’s renewable energy program and will be provided by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

According to the Spanish grid operator REE, grid-connected installed PV capacity had reached 4,674 MW at the end of last year. Furthermore, the country has another 55 MW of installed PV power coming in the form of standalone PV systems.

The European Commission said the support scheme is in line with its 2014 Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy.