Grids

Solar is the key alternative energy source going forward despite overcast skies and land constraints, says Chan Chun Sing.

The trio of projects, if approved, will help the government move towards its aim of 45% renewables penetration by 2025.

The projects, which will be operated by First Solar's operations and maintenance arm once commissioned next year, are contracted to provide power to Facebook's data centres via a PPA with PacifiCorp.

Hevel fires up 1MW of rooftop and ground-mounted PV at a state-managed oil refinery in southern Russia, while Photon interconnects 6.9GWh to Hungary grid and receives 13.6MW of PV solar modules from Jinko.

Analyst welcomes land solution of renewables capacities in border states but questions transmission, security and scale.

Association in discussions with Ministry on omitted years, but applauds 'moderate level of certainty' overall.

The financing for the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) will go partly towards helping integrate renewables to the grid.

Government must walk the talk and address land scarcity and other bottlenecks if it hopes to deliver its 20GW-by-2025 PV capacity target, local operators warn at Energy Taiwan 2019.

The French firm sees huge potential for more floating PV in Brazil, which boasts substantial hydroelectric infrastructure and generates 64% of its electricity from hydro power.

In an email exchange with PV Tech, the Dubai utility declined to comment on whether the tariff – allegedly submitted by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's ACWA – was correct, with its CEO telling Bloomberg on Sunday it was "the lowest price worldwide."