Significant increases of utility tariffs in Nigeria and Ghana are improving the business case for solar by providing money to utilities and bringing competition to the power market, according to energy developers.
A glut of solar-based products failing across Nigeria has been caused by a lack of clarity around ownership and alleged cases of corruption, according to member of the World Energy Council (WEC).
Risen Energy, a global Tier 1 manufacturer of high-performance PV products and provider of business solutions for power generation, confirmed that their 72, 60 and 54-cell PV modules for residential, commercial and utility-scale projects have passed the Japan Electrical Safety & Environmental Technology Laboratories (JET) testing.
Difficulties in financing Indian solar projects with extremely low tariffs and the wobbling of major solar player SunEdison will not impact the long-term prospects of India’s PV market, according to two senior banking and finance representatives.
Chinese integrated PV manufacturers Renesola and Jinko Solar have announced module supply deals of 81.5MW and 49MW respectively for projects in their domestic territory.
CS Wismar GmbH with a team of former Centrosolar staff have restarted PV module assembly operations at the former Sonnenstromfabrik facility in Wismar, Germany
