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Major Burkina Faso PV project secures €48.82m ‘Desert to Power’ loan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend the government of Burkina Faso €48.82 million (US$54.04 million) to develop 208MWp of PV across the nation under its Desert to Power initiative.
Dec 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, solar pv, European Union, West Africa, AfDB, African Development Bank, Burkina Faso, French Development Agency
Fraunhofer ISE comes with the building of an up and down integrated 5 GW photovoltaic factory in Andalusia
German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE is supporting the newly established company "Greenland Gigafactory" in its prep work to build a highly automated manufacturing facility for photovoltaic or pv products with a capacity of 5 GW in Spain.
Apr 21, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Spain, Germany, Europe, Andalusia, Fraunhofer Institute, Jochen Rentsch, pv factory
Risen introduces US$ 7 billion development strategy extending silicon metal, n-type ingots as well as modules
Solar supplier Risen Energy has disclosed the details of a RMB44.6 billion (US$ 7 billion) production capacity expansion plan that will certainly cover n-type polysilicon ingots, modules as well as renewables projects.
Jan 4, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Risen Energy, n-type, module capacity
Maharashtra eyes tariff cap of around US$0.040/kWh for new PV tender
India’s Maharashtra state has launched a process to procure a major slice of grid-linked solar power, pushing for low prices in line with earlier tenders this year.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Tariffs, India, tender, Asia, tariff, prices, maharashtra, Vinay Rustagi
REC Group validates license activity versus Hanwha in China
The Chinese state-owned solar maker has actually sued versus its Korean rival connecting to REC's split-cell and also junction box innovation.
May 15, 2020 // Manufacturing News, South Korea, China, Asia, REC Group, Hanwha
US investor acquires stake in 1.3 GW AES portfolio
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has acquired a 49% interest in the wind, solar assets
Jan 4, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, AES, Leo Moreno
ET Solar main shareholder files for insolvency
The relocation, by Taitong Industry Ltd, will come as a fresh blow to the Chinese module maker, which twice failed to go public-- in the U.S. and China-- and whose project advancement organisation suffered a battering in China when Beijing checked aids in 2018.
Feb 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, ET Solar, bankruptcy
Pakistan To Build 300 MW Solar Power Plant In Gwadar Instead Of Coal Based Plant
The imported coal based power facility was intended under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2016. Yet the project never ever removed. The new solar power plant will certainly be developed by China.
Jul 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Power Plant, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, Gwadar Port, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Power Division, Thar coal
Australian political election pledge includes interest-free car loans for roof solar and battery storage
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch of the nation's Labor Party will certainly offer zero-interest financings for rooftop photovoltaic panels, family battery storage and also hot water heatpump if re-elected in an upcoming political election.
Aug 3, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Battery Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, home solar, canberra, australian capital territory, Andrew Barr, Amanda McKenzie
Wartsila supplies battery for Taiwan grid
5.2 MW/5.2 MWh energy storage system will certainly supply regularity regulation when on-line in Q1 2022
Aug 10, 2021 // Storage, Taiwan, Wartsila, Eddie Ho
JinkoSolar strategies US$ 3.3 bn 30GW silicon pull rod, 24GW module as well as aluminium frame development
JinkoSolar has actually revealed information of a multi-project silicon pull rod, module assembly and aluminium frame growth in China, which the supplier is to spend a combined RMB20.8 billion (US$ 3.27 billion) in.
Mar 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, star market, module assembly, jiangxi jinko, silicon pull rod
Okaya Power Payments 100 kW Hybrid Solar Plant in Himachal
Okaya Power has commissioned a 100 KWp hybrid solar plant at its manufacturing unit at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.
May 20, 2021 // Plants, India, Asia, Himachal Pradesh, Hybrid Solar Plant, Okaya Hybrid Solar Plant, Okaya Power
Japan Launches Agrivoltaic Solar Cell Demonstration Test
Discover the future of sustainable farming as Sekisui Chemical and TERRA launch Japan’s first agrivoltaic test, harnessing innovative perovskite solar cells for greener energy and thriving crops!
Aug 22, 2024 // Technology, Japan, Asia, solar cell
San Antonio’s CPS Targets 600 MW Solar PPAs
CPS Energy seeks up to 600 MW of solar PPAs, locking in long-term prices and grid-ready designs to power growing San Antonio—battery-ready, financeable, and fast-tracked.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, cps energy
Food and energy tussle as Australian state approves controversial solar farms
The state government of Victoria has approved three projects in the Shepparton region which have a combined generation capacity of 175 MW. However, some residents are upset at the loss of prime agricultural land and now-redundant irrigation equipment which had been upgraded using government grants.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, Australia, Daniel Andrews, Oceania, Richard Wynne, Congupna Solar Farm