Markets & Finance

Japanese power company Jera has formed a joint venture (JV), MUJI Energy, with Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku to develop solar PV projects.

A round-up of news from the US solar sector this week, including Akuo, Meta and RWE.

A group of minority shareholders in Norwegian silicon firm REC Silicon has triggered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the company’s US polysilicon production site.

JUWI Renewable Energies, a subsidiary of German construction group JUWI, has signed a 220MW solar module supply agreement with JA Solar.

Adapture Renewables and Meta have signed two EAPAs that will see the latter acquire power from a 360MW Texas solar portfolio.

Emmvee has secured INR15 billion (US$174 million) order for TOPCon bifacial solar modules from KPI Green Energy. 

The Spanish government has approved a series of measures aimed at reinforcing the electrical system and strengthening the supervision of operators.

State-owned firm Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a solar-plus-storage tender seeking 1.2GW of solar PV.

The French National Assembly has rejected a proposal to implement a moratorium on utility-scale solar and wind projects.

First Solar has sold US$311.8 million in tax credits to “a leading financial institution” under the rules set out in the IRA.