Markets & Finance

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of multinational conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway, has confirmed that Elon Musk contacted him directly about the Nevada net metering row and was "unhappy".

PV manufacturer China Sunergy (CSUN) has been threatened by the NASDAQ that its shares could be de-listed due to non-compliance with the US$1.0 minimum trading price rule.

Distressed PV thin-film producer Hanergy Thin Film has finally issued a profit warning and business update that reveals the extent of the dependence on its parent company and its dire financial position.

A levy, or cess, on coal and other fossil fuels in India will be doubled from INR200 (US$2.93) per tonne to INR400 per tonne, under the latest Budget announced today by minister of finance Arun Jaitley.

Market research firm IHS remains bullish on the global solar PV market in 2016, forecasting installations to reach 69GW in 2016.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against India's local content rules for solar equipment in its dispute with the US. Jasmeet Khurana, associate director, consulting, Bridge to India explains why the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) has always been unsustainable and what other policies should be considered to keep Indian solar manufacturers afloat.

PV manufacturing equipment specialist Amtech Systems said its long-standing CFO, Bradley C. Anderson would be retiring at the end of March, 2016.

The Indian state of Odisha plans to set up solar energy projects in 198 villages as part of India’s rural electrification programme.

India’s ministry of railways has issued tender documents for 50MW of rooftop solar plants with another 100MW in the pipeline.

US energy company Southern Company and utility technology provider PowerSecure International have both approved a definitive merger agreement through which Southern Company will acquire PowerSecure.