Solar Plants News

Germany added 2.9 GW of solar in nine months
In September, PV systems with a total generation capacity of 287 MW were registered in the country. The feed-in tariff has fallen again for this quarter as a result of the new capacity additions.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe
Solar electricity can retail for $0.027-0.036/KWh as renewables close in on global grid parity
The latest figures released by BloombergNEF show new solar and onshore wind power plants have reached parity with average wholesale prices in California, China and parts of Europe. The technologies are winning the race to be the cheapest sources of new generation for two-thirds of the world’s population.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, California, USA, India, China, Australia, Chile, South america, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online
Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Asia, Russia, Far East
SB Energy to acquire over 1.7GW PV portfolio from Intersect Power
SB Energy Global Holdings, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, has signed off on a deal with Intersect Power that will see SB Energy acquire a portfolio of five US PV projects with a combined capacity of more than 1.7GW from Intersect.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, Texas, North America, Intersect Power, sb energy, Raman Nanda, Marcelo Claure
Dominion Energy to add 150MW PV installation to Virginia pipeline
Dominion Energy is adding a 150MW PV project in Prince George County, Virginia, that will stand as the largest solar installation in Dominion Energy's portfolio within the state.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Virginia, North America, dominion
Energy Taiwan 2019 Talk: JNV Solar Power
JNV Solar Power has added its name to the service providers working to seize the window opened by Taiwan’s solar ambitions, PV Tech heard at last month’s Energy Taiwan 2019.
Nov 1, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, pv inverters, Huawei, Taiwan, jnv, Leanne Wong
French Development Agency helps Mozambique build 80 MW of solar capacity
Two PV plants are set to be built under the Project for Promotion of Auctions for Renewable Energies program, being implemented with the support of Mozambican utility Electricidade de Mocambique, which is likely to be the future off-taker of the solar energy generated.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec Solar, tender, Africa, Mozambique, French Development Agency, PROLER
Turks and Caicos launches Clinton Foundation-backed energy strategy
The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, utility FortisTCI and the non-profit Clinton Foundation inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to kick off the initiatives in the country’s new energy transition strategy.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, ENERGY STORAGE, utility-scale PV, Caribbean, fortistci, rocky mountain institute, clinton foundation
Off-grid solar sector witnesses sales of 4.1 million products in six months
Industry body Gogla and the World Bank’s Lighting Global program said the last six months set a record for off-grid solar deployment. Solar home systems and other small off-grid appliances are being used in ever larger numbers.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Asia, Africa, Gogla, Lighting Global
Netherlands puts forward €5 billion in new clean energy subsidies
The Netherlands has launched the latest round of its renewable energy subsidy programme SDE+ this week, with a budget to the tune of €5 billion (~US$5.6 billion).
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, subsidy, subsidy-free, sde+, holland, dutch
Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile
Acciona has signed a supply deal with Chilean water utility Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios SA (ECONSSA Chile) that will fulfil the energy needs of a water desalination plant set to come online in the Atacama desert next year.
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, PPA, Chile, South america, Latin america, Acciona
Origis Energy hires RES to build 57.5MW Georgia project
US renewables developer Origis Energy revealed on Tuesday that it had hired Renewable Energy Systems (RES) for engineering, procurement and construction of its 57.5MW solar farm in Mitchell County, Georgia.
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Georgia, Europe, North America, renewable energy systems, origis
Haryana opens 20MW solar tender
Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) has issued a tender for a 20MW grid-connected solar project at an old ash dyke, Faridabad, in the North Indian state of Haryana.
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Haryana, tender, Asia, hpgcl
Adani puts ambitious Australia solar energy plans on hold
Adani has put on hold ambitious plans to invest A$2bn-A$3bn in solar plants in Australia, blaming regulatory hitches that it said were causing delays for renewable operators seeking to connect to the National Grid.
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Adani, Lucas Dow, Andrew Blakers
Cranberry farmers want to build solar panels over their bogs
America’s cranberry industry is looking to solar power for relief as it struggles with plummeting fruit prices.
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Jordan Macknick, Michael Wainio