Tom Kenning

Brazil now has 4,955 solar PV systems in the micro and mini-generation category, as of August 2016, marking a five-fold increase in one year.

India’s fifth largest private sector bank Yes Bank plans to raise INR3.3 billion (US$49.6 million) through the issue of seven-year Green Infrastructure Bonds to the Dutch Development Bank FMO in order to fund solar and wind projects.

A tender for 1GW capacity in Inner Mongolia has brought in China’s lowest ever bids for solar energy, according to media reports.

Goldman Sachs-backed rooftop solar specialist Asia Clean Capital (ACC) and Japan’s Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) will develop a 200MW solar pipeline in mainland China.

The government of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has introduced its 2016 policy for decentralized renewable energy systems with a particular focus on rooftop solar PV.

India’s first major utility-scale tender for solar PV combined with energy storage in the state of Andhra Pradesh has been put on hold due to the cap on tariffs being too low.

India-based energy firm Azure Power Global has launched its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange offering 6.82 million equity shares priced between US$21 to US$23 per share.

Racking specialist GameChange Solar has received an order for 100MW of its Max-Span post driven racking systems from an unnamed PV developer.

Tesla Motors and SolarCity will unveil a new integrated product involving solar power, battery storage and Tesla charger on 28 October.

The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has set its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) at 12.75%, more than 50% higher than the targets set by the Central Government.