India’s Discoms are the biggest hurdle to the proliferation of clean energy micro-grids, the head of the premier Indian government think tank and senior adviser to prime minister Narendra Modi has said.
Connection of 300MW venture by ACWA Power and AlGihaz comes after their world-record bid of 8.781 halalas/kWh (US$2.34/kWh) in the first round of Saudi Arabia's renewable tender programme.
Vietnam’s second solar FiT could be cut short in favour of an auction model after Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued an order highlighting MOIT's shortcomings in handling the roll-out of solar power.
Second round of the Melbourne Renewable Energy Project (MREP) launches after round one spurred the development of an 80MW wind farm in Western Australia.
Two prominent Australian billionaires have thrown their financial clout behind an ambitious 10GW/20-30GWh solar-plus-storage project destined to supply power to Singapore via a submarine cable.
Trade body Holland Solar lauds government’s move to use unspent 2019 money to award extra €1.5-2 billion in 2020, with subsidies targeted at this year’s failed applicants.
European Investment Bank approves support to 218MW PV portfolio in Spain after drawing global headlines with vote to end funding to unabated coal, gas and others by 2021.
