Taiwan is increasing the amount of solar PV capacity available under its feed-in tariff programme for 2016 from 270MW to 500MW and boosting the level of FiTs available in various parts of the country.
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has acquired a 51% stake in the 200MW Garland PV project in California by signing an agreement with Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy.
The approval of the US investment tax credit (ITC) by lawmakers last week marks the start of “new energy paradigm”, according to an industry trade group.
French PV power producer Quadran announced that it will develop 14 solar power projects in France for a combined generation capacity of 52.5MW — all of which were selected in the latest CRE3 solar auction.
Shunfeng International Clean Energy (SFCE) has announced that it has signed off on a deal to sell 100% equity interest in a wholly-owned subsidiary that owns and maintains nine PV projects in China to Chongqing Future Investment for approximately US$185 million.
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has launched a programme encouraging consumers to generate their own power from renewable energy sources, with a particular emphasis on solar.
