Solar

The Japanese group — which develops solar projects and provides PV systems solutions, in addition to EPC and O&M services — has warned of “substantial doubt” over its “ability to continue as a going concern,” largely due to the decline of its nuclear business in the U.S.

According to the business climate index of German solar association BSW, the order intake of PV developers is significantly increasing thanks to improved financing conditions and more attractive yields.

The Spanish government has published the auction timeline and the amount of capacity it intends to allocate. Several renewable energy technologies will compete in the tender.

The Swiss solar power producer saw its production increase by 7% in 2016. The company’s PV project portfolio also grew considerably in the past months thanks to the acquisition of several MWs of solar in Spain.

The developer — a venture between Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank, New Delhi-based conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn — has commissioned its first project in the country in Kurnool district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The French government and the government of the Republic of Guinea have signed three MoUs for the development of solar energy in the African country. One of the agreements envisages the construction the country’s first large-scale PV project.

RTE and GRTgaz have created a common databank to analyze how power production from renewables can be better integrated into France’s electricity system.

The Sol Real project is the largest PV plant built in the Central American country to date.

BNEF cites financing for a massive solar plant in Mexico and Tesla’s billion-plus capital raise as running counter to the trend of falling clean energy financing during Q1. Investments in distributed solar also rose.

The Italian Revenue Agency has finally made clear that PV systems must be considered movable property. As a result, solar modules and other components installed in PV installations can now be depreciated by applying a coefficient of 9% instead of 4%.