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Total S.A. has become a preferred bidder in the third phase of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) to build an 86MWp PV power plant using SunPower’s ‘Oasis Power Blocks’ integrated system.

Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has published new FiT rates effective for all PV installations after 1 January 2014.

International solar panel manufacturer, REC Solar, has supplied a 2.15MW ground-mounted installation with more than 8,700 solar panels in Ohio.

The Turut Ozal Medical Center of ?nönü University, Malayta in Turkey has signed a contract for the construction of a 5MW solar power plant.

NextEra Energy Resources, one of North America’s biggest renewable energy owner operators, has revealed it has a solar project backlog of 800MW.

SunPower, the second largest US solar manufacturer, has acquired solar farm cleaning equipment manufacturer Greenbotics.

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International has successfully acquired the PV manufacturing operations of Suntech Wuxi with administrator approval for around US$490 million. Suntech Wuxi had debts of more than US$2.3 billion.

In issuing third quarter 2013 financial results, thin-film market leader First Solar, reported its largest quarterly decline in its CdTe module cost per watt since 2007.

China Solar Energy Holdings has released a statement confirming one of the executives facing fraud allegations has been bailed.

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is demanding information from organisations including utility Arizona Public Service (APS) on the possible use of ratepayer funds in controversial public relations campaigns against solar power and net metering.