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The Rural Areas Electricity Company wants to build hybrid plants in 11 non-interconnected areas of the sultanate. The projects will have a total of 48 MW of solar power generation capacity and 70 MW of diesel and the storage component will have total installed power of 28 MW and a storage capacity of 14 MWh.

The African countries of Botswana and Cameroon have taken steps to add a combined 125MW of installed PV capacity to their respective national grids.

The solar manufacturer today moved to reassure investors ahead of what promises to be another rocky set of first-half figures in two days’ time. The Hong Kong company says it wants to add another 3.6 GW of mono ingot and wafer capacity by early 2021.

PV string inverter supplier Ginlong Solis Technologies is to increase its production capability to 20GW per year through a US$ 100 million non-public offering to fulfill expanding need for its mainstream items as well as arising solar-plus-storage item offering.

JERA and Ryohin Keikaku launch Muji Energy LLC, a solar JV targeting 13 MW in year one to power MUJI stores and cut CO₂ emissions by 8,000 tonnes annually.

German solar developer ib vogt GmbH sells 50-MW/50-MWh BESS project in Finland to Renewable Power Capital. Largest of its kind in Finland, set for completion by 2025.

R.Power SA Group secures 200-MWp solar project pipeline in Romania, driving the country towards a greener future with sustainable energy solutions.

PNE AG sells 240-MW solar project in South Africa to NOA Group Ltd, aiming to provide clean energy to mining and agricultural sectors.

Shikun & Binui Energy secures EUR-49-million loan for 101-MW solar project in Romania, marking their second venture in the country's growing renewable energy sector.

Sekisui Chemical is investing $68 million to mass produce perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with 10-year durability and 15% efficiency. Japanese gov't is supporting this cutting edge tech to install in public facilities.

ACWA Power has reached financial close on two solar projects in Saudi Arabia with a combined capacity of 2.6GW. Investment totals US$2.37bn and commercial operations will begin in 2025, providing clean renewable energy as part of Saudi's National Renewable Energy Program.

Photon Energy NV boosts its solar footprint in Hungary with three new solar parks, enhancing its market position and meeting Central Europe's rising clean energy demand.

European Energy A/S boosts its US strategy with a major solar project sale, optimizing its portfolio for global renewable growth.

Industry pioneer currently balancing 16 new minigrids monthly. It currently leads worldwide in regards to variety of tiny grids released.

A group of engineering students from Engineers for a Sustainable World at University of California, Irvine visited Irvine-based utility-scale solar developer Sunpin Solar last week for a Lunch and Learn presentation and a solar tour at Sunpin Solar’s 96.75-MW ColGreen North Shore solar project in Riverside County.