Policy

The Colombian government has created Gecelca Solar, a solar PV-focused arm of its public utility company Gecelca.

Over 140 US solar companies have urged Congress to reconsider changes to permitting which they say have resulted in “a nearly complete moratorium” on solar project permits.

Module quality issues, such as glass breakage, UVID and delamination, featured heavily in the discussions at PV ModuleTech Europe this week.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AU$151 million (US$98 million) in conditional funding for Sunman Energy to establish a 500MW per annum solar module manufacturing facility in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales (NSW).

The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has requested comments on the proposal to increase the solar PV module efficiency of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM).

Transelectrica has published new rules for the Romanian grid, setting out time frames for auctions involving new energy generation projects.

The South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance has unveiled a plan to invest KRW33.6 billion (US$22.9 million) in research and development (R&D) by 2026 in solar tandem cell and module technology.

NSW has removed regulatory barriers that previously prevented owners of heritage-listed properties from installing rooftop solar.

Changing economic and demographic trends across the world will drive an increasingly complex energy mix over the coming years, says the IEA.

The Philippines has awarded 10.19GW of new energy capacity in its fourth auction round, with solar accounting for more than 6GW of capacity.