SunSystem Technology (SST) and Enphase Energy announced Monday that SunSystem has acquired the residential operations & maintenance (O&M) field services division of Next Phase Solar from Enphase — with both companies also agreeing to a partnership in which SST will serve as Enphase’s primary residential O&M service provider.
NLC tendering for 500MW(ac) in Tamil Nadu, Off-grid solar power for 1,000 villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu 500MW utility-scale tender avoided.
India’s ongoing demonetization scheme, which has divided opinion globally, looks set to improve the finances of Indian distribution companies (Discoms) in what could be a boon to the solar sector, according to consultancy firm Mercom Capital Group.
More than 160 UK-based NGOs, public institutions and businesses – including major brands such as Sainsbury’s and IKEA – have come out in support of solar over proposed increases to rateable values.
US-based PV project developer Swinerton Renewable Energy’s O&M subsidiary, SOLV said it had added 1.25GW of PV assets to its operating fleet in 2016, taking PV asset management to 3.25GW.
Finland-based energy firm Fortum has invested €5.2 million in Exeger Sweden AB, dye-sensitized solar cell start-up to help support the launch of commercial products in 2017.
China-based PV project developer SPI Energy said it had finally received its first feed-in tariff (FiT) payments on a 10MW power plant that was grid connected in December, 2013.