Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

The US state of Massachusetts has passed a bill that aims to simplify the siting process and permitting for clean energy projects.

The financing covers two solar PV plants, which include the 445MW Bilasuvar PV plant and the 315MW Neftchala solar project.

Both companies had signed a long-term supply agreement for up to 5GW of modules back in 2022, with deliveries expected between 2024 and 2029.

The Brazilian government has raised the import tax rate on solar modules this week (12 November) from 9.6% to 25%.

Indian developer Tata Power Renewable Energy has commissioned a 126MW floating solar (FPV) plant in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The sixth PPE2 tender for ground-mounted solar ended up slightly oversubscribed as the French government tendered for 925MW of PV capacity.

The announcement was made by the country’s president, Ilham Aliyev, during the opening ceremony of the Conference of the Parties 29 (COP29) summit, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

US EPC contractor SOLV Energy has built over 13GW of solar PV capacity and remains the leading EPC contractor as of the third quarter of 2024.

Located in the Free State province, the project will be owned by Teraco and is expected to be operational in 2026.

News round-up of recent tenders globally; Nepal awarded 1GW of solar, Italy 320MW and Bahrain seeks 44MW of PV capacity.