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Greek renewables firm Terna Energy, a subsidiary of Emirati state-owned developer Masdar, has invested in a 130MW solar PV plant in Bulgaria.

Solar PV growth is expected to slow down in Brazil and Chile due to ongoing issues of curtailment and transmission infrastructure.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €250 million to support the development of Burgenland Energie’s 2GW solar and wind portfolio.

ib vogt has announced a new 120MW solar-plus-storage project in the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales, Australia.

Suniva, Heliene and Corning have announced plans to build solar modules that will include 66% domestically-produced components.

Danish renewables firm European Energy has secured €68 million (US$73.4 million) in financing for a 148MWp solar PV plant in Latvia.

The company said its Full Black double-glass module, based on n-type TOPcon cell technology, has a conversion efficiency of 22.8%.

Despite last year seeing a record 73GW of renewable energy utility-scale tenders, it has also witnessed a rise in undersubscribed tenders

Europe’s solar manufacturing sector heavily favours downstream products such as cells and modules, according to SolarPower Europe.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly unfrozen funds under its US$7 billion Solar For All Programme.