Albania: ten more PV projects up to 2 MW apply for regulated tariff of €100/MWh
In addition to ten project proposals for solar parks not exceeding 2 MW, the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry has also accepted an application for a 5 MW PV facility.
Oman to launch tender for more than 200 MW of solar by end of 2017
The tender, where capacity may even reach 500 MW, is part of the Oman government’s plan to diversify the country’s energy mix.
Sun Exchange raises $1.6 million
The U.S.-based peer-to-peer solar equipment leasing marketplace Sun Exchange will use the funds for its pipeline of commercial-scale solar power projects.
Tonga commissions its MW-sized solar facility
The Matatoa Solar Project was built and is being operated by China’s Zhuhai Singyes Green Building Technology Co. Ltd.
Around 5.2 GW of solar to compete in third round of Argentina’s RenovAr program
PV will compete with 3.8 GW of wind and a few hundreds of megawatts of less established renewable energy sources.
Growing political will and falling costs make universal energy access possible by 2030, IEA finds
The report, published in Energy Access Outlook: from Poverty to Prosperity, is the first instance of this sort of historical analysis, with this particular study looking at 140 countries and showing that the number of people without electricity fell to 1.1 billion in 2016, down from 1.6 billion in 2000.
AES deploys 20 MW of storage in the Dominican Republic
AES Dominicana’s 20 MW storage system helped maintain the power grid operational during the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
El Salvador to launch solar auction in December or January
In the auction, El Salvador’s energy regulator CNE will select large-scale solar and biogas power projects. Meanwhile, PV is bringing down power tariffs in the country.
Ellomay buys 9 MW in Israel
Through this transaction, the Israel-based solar company has raised the capacity of its PV plant portfolio to 39.5 MW.
AustrianSolar begins construction on 98 MW solar park in northern Chile
The PV plant Huatacondo will be located 100 kilometers south of Pozo Almonte, in the Chilean region of Tarapacá.
