Uzbekistan’s 200 MW PV tender attracts lowest bid of $0.018045/kWh
The offer was made by UAE-based developer Masdar. The highest bid, submitted by French energy company Total, was $0.033940/kWh.
India’s largest floating PV project comes online
The 14.7 MW project, developed for Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) Limited, relies on 37,632 390W PV panels occupies an area of 15.6 hectares.
ReNew Power to build 2 GW mono PERC PV factory in western India
ReNew Power has revealed plans to build a vertically integrated factory in the Indian state of Gujarat that will eventually produce 2 GW of mono PERC solar cells and modules per year. Production is expected to start from the next fiscal year.
Maxeon launches frameless rooftop solar panels
Maxeon’s Air technology platform brings solar to previously inaccessible roof spaces.
IEA calls for annual additions of solar PV to reach 630 GW by 2030
According to the International Energy Agency, most of the global reductions in CO2 emissions between now and 2030 would come from technologies available today. In a recent report, the agency sets what it described as a “cost-effective and economically productive” pathway resulting in an energy economy “dominated by renewables like solar and wind.”
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Datang reveals results of 5 GW procurement tender
Longi is also planning to raise US$1.09 billion to support its plans to increase PV cell capacity, and Talesun has secured a solar module supply agreement from the United States.
PHV opens factory in Saudi Arabia
The new manufacturing facility will be operated by the newly created unit PV Hardware Middle East. It will produce trackers, mounting structures, and cleaning robots for the Saudi solar market.
Giant wind-solar complex to produce hydrogen in Oman
An international consortium led by Omani oil company OQ is planning a 25 GW wind-solar complex to produce green hydrogen in the central region of the Middle Eastern country. The clean fuel could be consumed on-site, used to produce green ammonia, or exported to other markets.
India launches anti-dumping probe for PV cells from China, Thailand, Vietnam
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies, an entity under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has said that domestic manufacturers have provided sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation into the alleged dumping of solar cells.
PV modules shipping at lower prices in US, EIA data shows
The Energy Information Administration says that more than 2.7 GW of modules were shipped at an average price of $0.34 per watt in March.
