Report: Energy storage is starting to become standard for US utilities
The Smart Electric Power Alliance said the vast majority of the utilities they surveyed plan to offer behind-the-meter storage programs for their residential and commercial customers.
Afghanistan issues tenders for three hybrid solar projects totaling 55 MW
A 40 MW plant will be located in an industrial area of Jalalabad City, while two more facilities, with a capacity of 10 MW and 5 MW, will be built in the provinces of Khost and Daykundi, respectively.
AIIB provides $210 million in funds for 490 MW of solar in Egypt
The bank is granting long-term debt financing for the construction of 11 solar plants.
Solaria Energía completes another 9.5 MW solar plant in Uruguay
The Natelu solar plant was built near Mercedes, in the Uruguayan department of Soriano. The project was financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Canadian Climate Fund (C2F).
Ireland to support large-scale solar and renewables through competitive auctions
The Irish government has now launched a public consultation on the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), which is expected help realize the plan of covering around 40% of the country’s power demand with renewables by 2030. Micro-generation was not included in the scheme.
Kenya wants more solar
The Kenyan energy regulator has commissioned a study to assess the current status and potential of the country’s solar sector.
South African government to sign outstanding PPAs for solar and renewables in late October
The PPAs are related to 37 utility-scale projects selected in Rounds 3.5 and 4 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
France registers 233 MW of new PV capacity in first half of 2017
The country’s cumulative installed PV power reached 7.4 GW as of the end of June. Around 115 of the newly installed capacity for the six months of this year come from installations exceeding 250 kW.
Netherlands allocates 2.3 GW of solar in spring round of SDE+ program for large-scale renewables
Overall, the Dutch government allocated 3.2 GW of renewable energy generation capacity through the latest round of the program, which is open to solar and clean energy projects larger in size than 15 kW.
Colombia’s first solar park comes online
The 9.8 MW Celsia Solar Yumbo project, which is located in the southwestern region of Valle del Cauca, was built by local developer Celsia.
