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Government minister notes solar’s ‘striking’ dominance as industry reaps €3.2bn of €6bn round and applies for €2.9bn of further €5bn to be awarded.

PV project said to be the largest in the Southeast Asian country.

Facility would offer insurance protection to small and mid-sized renewable energy projects in Madagascar's bid to double power by 2030 through clean energy.

The first 25MW will supply power directly to a ferrochrome smelting firm in SOHAR Free Zone.

Santee Cooper and North Carolina Renewable Energy (NCRE) have signed off on a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will add 75MW of renewable energy to Santee Cooper’s generation mix, according to the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News.

Tesla’s energy generation and storage business revenue declined further in the first quarter of 2019, with solar rooftop deployments hitting a new low of 47MW, a 36% quarter-on-quarter decline. In response, Tesla will be offering new customers in the US a US$99 upfront deposit before installing a solar system.

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.

Carolinas' utility to sell assets for US$1.25 billion to reduce future debt issuance needs for renewables.

The largest PV project in the state of Tennessee is now operational at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South in Millington. The installation was brought online thanks to a partnership between Silicon Ranch, the City of Millington, the US Navy, Memphis, Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

Canadian Solar has signed off on an agreement for the sale of its 80% interest in a 482.6MW portfolio of contracted solar projects in Brazil to Nebras Power Investment.