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India records best ever quarter, but safeguard duties holding solar industry back – Mercom

According to Mercom India, the Indian solar PV industry has recorded its strongest quarter since the launch of the National Solar Mission. In addition to declining module prices, both rooftop and utility-scale installations saw strong growth. Clarity is needed, however, on the ongoing safeguard duty saga, to drive the industry forward.

India records best ever quarter, but safeguard duties holding solar industry back – Mercom

According to Mercom India, the Indian solar PV industry has recorded its strongest quarter since the launch of the National Solar Mission. In addition to declining module prices, both rooftop and utility-scale installations saw strong growth. Clarity is needed, however, on the ongoing safeguard duty saga, to drive the industry forward.

El Salvador launches auction for PV projects up to 2 MW in size

The central American nation will select 28 MW of renewable energy projects with PV schemes up to 2 MW and biogas up to 1 MW entitled to participate.

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India may miss solar PV target, says CEO survey

The country will achieve solar PV capacity of 50 to 75 GW by 2022 – a little over 60% of the 100 GW target. Total rooftop capacity will be less than 10 GW.

Sunlight Financial raises $225M for residential solar loans

The US residential solar finance provider sees the capital covering approximately 9,000 solar loans at $25,000 each.

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Israel issues 1.6 GW scheme for rooftop solar

The scheme, set to be implemented over the next three years, includes net metering, FITs for small-scale solar, and a series of tenders.

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Q&A: US SolarMax talks China strategies, the residential market and O&M

SolarMax Technology CEO, David Hsu talks to pv magazine about the experiences of an American company operating in the Chinese solar market, including knowledge transfer from the U.S., in particular in the field of O&M, residential opportunities and storage.

Australia: record 1.07 GW small-scale solar installed in 2017

It’s official: 2017 was a record year for rooftop PV in Australia. The Clean Energy Regulator announced today that over 1070 MW of small-scale solar was installed by Australian homeowners and businesses in 2017 – representing 41% growth over 2016.

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India: Shell may acquire majority stake in Fourth Partner Energy

Shell is rumored to be interested in acquiring a majority stake in Fourth Partner Energy, a rooftop solar power firm based in Hyderabad, India.

France reduces FITs for rooftop PV up to 100 kW

The French energy regulator has decided to reduce FITs for the first quarter of this year by between 1.2 and 5%.

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