Indian minister for energy and mines Piyush Goyal has said that distribution companies (Discoms) failing to implement the priority status for renewbale energy plants is hampering the industry.
Integrated PV module manufacturer REC Group said total module shipments in the second quarter of 2016 reached 326MW, bringing first half year shipments to 640MW and a 4% quarter-on-quarter increase.
In this week's Movers & Shakers, PV Tech reports on a series of solar executive board shake-ups, as well as the Solar Energy Industries Association bestowing five members of the US Congress with prestigious awards for their efforts in contributing to the ITC extension.
Key Taiwan-based wafer producers Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon (SAS) and Danen Technology delivered mixed sales results for September, 2016, yet the underlining trend remained weak demand and ASP pressures.
Subject to regulatory risks and financing issues, the potential for solar deployment in Sub Saharan Africa is exponential, with the rooftop sector set to explode, according to Solarcentury’s Daniel Davies and other panel experts at this year’s Solar Energy UK | Clean Energy Live show.
Independent power producer sPower said it had secured a tax equity investment and syndicated construction and term loan facility totalling US$786 million to build 9 solar projects in Lancaster, California with a capacity of 339MW.
Credit ratings firm Fitch has praised Argentina’s RenovAR program for solar and wind utility-scale project plans, due to its structure that addresses legal and off-take risks.
Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger Technology said it had been awarded new tool orders from two existing customers in Europe and Asia valued at CHF15 million (US$15.3 million).
Indian solar power producer Azure Power announced Tuesday that it has agreed to a long-term, low-cost debt financing facility of US$20 million with the US government’s finance organisation — the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
