Conor Ryan

Armenia’s Ministry of Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources has pre-qualified 10 companies for a 55MW solar tender.

Russian PV module producer and project developer Hevel Solar announced this week that it is nearing completion of a 15MW PV project in Russia’s Saratov region.

Waste Management announced Tuesday that three PV projects — boasting a combined generation capacity of 11.1MW — have been completed at three landfill sites in Massachusetts.

OGE Energy — a subsidiary of electric utility company Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) — and SunPower announced Tuesday that they have signed a contract to build a 10MW PV project in Covington, Oklahoma.

London-based investment company InfraRed Capital Partners announced that it has signed off on a US$34.5 million investment deal for two greenfield solar PV projects in Northern Mexico.

US energy holding company Duke Energy announced Friday that it plans to build and operate its first three solar power plants in the state of Kentucky.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced this week that it will fund the construction of Chad’s first large-scale solar project.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will provide US$46.2 million in funding for 48 PV projects as part of the department’s SunShot Initiative.

Inverter supplier SMA America has signed off on a 10-year Master Service Agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables, under which SMA will take part in inverter preventative maintenance services for a portfolio of solar projects, primarily located in North Carolina.

Spanish solar tracker provider STI Norland announced this week that it will provide and install 202 of its STI H1250 trackers at a large-scale PV installation in Brazil.