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Cubico takes Mexican 350MWp solar project to finish line

One of the top solar projects supported under Mexico’s now-paralysed auction scheme has been powered up, around two years after development got underway.

Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, auctions, Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, North America, cubico, tenders, Osvaldo Rancé, Enrique Peña Nieto

Naturgy switches on auction-backed 150MW solar trio in Spain

The government of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region has boasted about the territory’s solar credentials at the launch of an auction-backed utility-scale complex.

Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, auctions, Europe, JinkoSolar, subsidy-free pv, tenders, toledo, Emiliano García-Page, Manuel Fernández

Colombia backs PV plant as president touts clean energy shift at UN summit

One of the largest solar projects to date in Colombia has cleared a key planning hurdle as president Iván Duque promised clean energy leadership at this week’s UN summit.

Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, pv power plants, pv modules, South america, auctions, policy and regulation, tenders, Colombia, Iván Duque

Moldova sets renewables tariffs

The energy regulator has set a 15-year payment of $0.10/kWh for PV projects with a generation capacity of 10 kW-1 MW. The first auctions for large renewables projects are planned for early next year and will grant a fixed rate rather than a variable premium.

Sep 19, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, auctions, Europe, Moldova, ANRE, Vitali Zveaghintev, Zaw Energy

Minister: Mexico’s postponed auction will come when time is right

Mexico’s state-run utility and fossil fuel infrastructure need more time before the country can re-arrange the renewable auction it cancelled this year, a top official has said.

Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, solar pv, Latin america, auctions, Mexico, North America, AMLO, esslatam, tenders, cfe, Marco Nieto-Vázquez

Six developers bag 1.85GW in Indian government solar auctions

The state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has revealed the results of two major utility-scale auctions held in June that saw six companies win 1.85GW of capacity.

Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Solar Energy Corporation of India, auctions, utility-scale, Rajasthan, tenders, ntpc corporation, mahindra susten

Fitch: Malaysian solar poised for growth despite record-low tariffs

Record-low tariffs seen in government auctions this month in Malaysia will not dent the country’s solar growth, according to analysts at Fitch Solutions.

Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Tariffs, Malaysia, auctions, fitch solutions, tenders, market analysis

Greece goes smaller with end-of-year solar tender

Greece has opted to slightly trim the capacity on offer at the year’s last solar-only tender, setting ceiling prices that reflect the gradual technology cost decreases seen in the country.

Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Greece, tender, solar pv, auctions, Europe, southern europe, rae

Australian Capital Territory ends 250MW first phase of renewables-and-storage reverse auctions

The Australian Capital Territory government has announced the final step of the first phase of its ‘reverse auction’ programme, with the announcement of a tender for 250MW of renewable energy generation alongside a 20MW/40MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Sep 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, auctions, Oceania, tenders, autralian capital territory, act greens

Ground-mounted PV auction set to boost France’s capacity by 10%

A major ground-mounted PV auction in France is set to boost the country’s solar capacity by 10%, with 107 developers successfully bidding on 858MW of capacity spread evenly across the country.

Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Tariffs, France, Wood Mackenzie, Engie, tender, auctions, ground-mounted pv, Europe

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