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First Solar inaugurates 1.7GW initial phase of South Carolina module manufacturing facility

First Solar has inaugurated the first 1.7GW phase of its US$330 million manufacturing facility in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Why ‘buying cheap’ is costing PV developers their ROI

Ahead of PV ModuleTech Europe, Veronica Bermúdez Benito talks with PV Tech Premium about capex, common PV procurement mistakes and the importance of opex for LCOE.

Enphase reports stable revenue in Q3 2026, identifies storage as a ‘key growth driver’

Enphase Energy has reported Q3 revenue of US$293.3 million, up less than 1% from US$291.9 million in the previous quarter.

Corporate buyers shift strategies as European PPA prices rise

Renewabl’s JP Cerda speaks to PV Tech Premium about changing corporate procurement strategies and the impact of negative electricity prices.

SEG Solar secures land for 4GW HJT solar cell plant in Texas

SEG Solar has signed a land agreement for a planned US$950 million heterojunction (HJT) solar cell manufacturing facility at its Tomball Industrial Campus near Houston, Texas.

Singapore targets 4GWp of cumulative solar PV by 2035, up from 2.3GWp today

Singapore’s EMA has launched a five-year ‘Energy Infrastructure Plan’ that includes a target of deploying 4GW of cumulative solar capacity.
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Solarcentury Africa to build 112MWp Zambian solar PV project

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Masdar explores NZ$1 billion solar PV, wind and storage investment in New Zealand

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October 30, 2026
UAE developer Masdar has signed an agreement with Invest New Zealand to explore up to NZ$1 billion (US$585 million) of solar, wind and battery storage investment in New Zealand.
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Australia’s energy minister seeks AEMC rule change forcing data centres to contract new firmed energy

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October 30, 2026
Australia's energy minister has asked the AEMC to make data centres contract firmed energy & to ease connection alongside solar & storage.

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Nextpower quarterly revenue exceeds US$1 billion in latest financial results

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Nextpower has reported net income of US$165 million and revenue of over US$1.1 billion in its results for the quarter ending 2 October.
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ILLINOIS ROUND-UP: Arevon finances Big Muddy project, developers advance community solar projects

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October 29, 2026
Illinois solar sector has seen developments involving Arevon, Standard Solar, Generate Capital and TurningPoint Energy.
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Western Australia targets 75% renewable energy by 2030-31 under affordability plan

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October 29, 2026
Western Australian government has set a target for renewables to supply 75% of SWIS electricity generation by 2030-31.
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Corning’s solar sales rise 37% year-on-year to US$436 million in Q3 2026

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October 28, 2026
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