Chinese firm Shuangdeng Group has signed a contract with Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) to set up a 5MW solar PV project in the central Ghor Province.
Myanmar-based off-grid PV company SolarHome has raised US$10 million in debt funding from a group of international investors, including Crowdcredit from Japan and Trine from Sweden, in order to expand across Myanmar.
UPDATED: A controversial House Bill granting private Filipino firm Solar Philippines a PV mini-grid and transmission franchise across the Philippines has all but passed through Congress, with only a procedural third step left to confirm the final draft of the Bill.
UPDATED: Winning bids in a 550MW solar auction in Uttar Pradesh, India, have come out between INR 3.02-3.08/kWh (US$0.0429-0.0437), a notable drop from 3.17-3.23 rupees in its most recent 500MW auction in October.
SMA to supply inverters to 50MW Mali solar plant, EIB to provide US$87 million to Mexican solar, Solkompaniet completes largest solar project in West Sweden.
The Filipino Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Provincial Government of Palawan (PGP) to develop a new renewable energy scheme.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has lowered its full-year module shipment guidance a second time this year as business growth slows.
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is set to launch a highly ambitious plan to facilitate 23GW of grid-connected solar PV projects in Ladakh in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, which is a mountainous desert region in the far north of India.
