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Solar manufacturer Aiko has signed supply deals for 2GW of its GEN 2 N-type ABC (All Back Contact) modules in Australia, marking its entry into the market.

NTPC Limited has started construction at its 630MW Barethi solar project in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Sembcorp boasts over 1.4GW of greenfield or brownfield projects in India and debuts in utility-scale solar development in Indonesia.

The top five US states for solar installation added over 18GW of new PV generation capacity in 2023 between them, in a year which saw solar account for 53% of all US electricity capacity additions.

Equinor, Scatec and Hydro Rein have started commercial operations at their 531MW Mendubim solar project in Brazil.

Finnish investor Korkia and solar developer Global Consulting Energy have formed a development company to build up to 1GW solar PV portfolio in Italy.

PV Tech spoke with QW Solar's chairwoman about heterojunction technology, capacity planning, market strategy and annual targets.

Solar PV capacity was the most awarded renewables through government tenders last year, accounting for 44% of the total volume with 61GW.

This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear responsibility for the waste disposal and recycling of modules in the EU.

German renewable energy company EnBW has broken ground on an 80MW solar PV project, the largest to date in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.