Ministerial move to allow direct clearing of 1-10MW projects by regulator NERSA will help 1GW pipeline awaiting approval ‘for years’, says PV body SAPVIA.
Islands in the EU can now benefit from a support mechanism for new renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, while island-focused secretariat visits Menorca and Italian islands.
Indian ministry issues notice for old off-grid solar plants to be connected to the grid, after receiving requests from state nodal and implementing agencies.
Japanese conglomerate invests in GridMarket, a company focused on distributed generation projects using battery storage, solar PV, fuel cells, and combined heat and power.
Plan unveiled weeks ahead of election would invest AU$1bn to turn 4,000 education centres into virtual power plants by adding 364MW of solar and batteries.
Proventus providing €80 million credit facility to Better Energy, ADFD approves US$10M for rural electrification project in Burkina Faso, SolarHome raises US$ 1 million from Trirec.
According to China’s National Renewable Energy Center (NREC), PV installations in the first quarter of 2019, declined by 46%, year-on-year to only 5.2GW.
