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US independent power producer (IPP) BrightNight has secured US$260 million in tax-equity finance from investment banks JP Morgan and Capital One, to aid in the development of a 300MW solar PV power plant in Pinal County, Arizona.

The Burdekin Shire Council has permitted construction on a proposed gigawatt-scale multi-staged solar PV development in Queensland, Australia.

Indian solar manufacturer Gautam Solar has announced plans to expand its module manufacturing capacity to 5GW by April 2025.

Construction of the cell plant in Ethiopia is expected to start in November 2024, with the start of production aimed at the end of the first quarter of 2025.

The world will need to invest US$1.5 trillion per year until 2030 to meet the target of tripling clean power capacity by 2030.

Huasun is to supply 1.5GW of its heterojunction (HTJ) PV modules to one of Malaysia’s largest EPC contractors, ITRAMAS.

Australian PV cell technology startup SunDrive Solar announced today (14 October) a new partnership with Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar, which will see a joint venture (JV) established with plans to scale manufacturing opportunities in Australia.

Singaporean renewable energy company Nexif Ratch Energy (NRE) has achieved financial close on a 145MW solar PV power plant in the Philippines.

JA Solar filed two lawsuits at the German offices of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) against fellow Chinese solar manufacturer Astronergy in July.

Canada has announced up to C$500 million in finance for the country’s Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways (SREPs) programme.