Power Plants

Industry continues last year’s trend as it reaps all awards at oversubscribed 210MW tender, with 18 bids contracted at an average €0.0566/kWh price.

Official stats find 210% rise in large-scale PV workforce in past two years but associations warn rules for mandatory electricians could stifle growth.

Finlay Colville interviews Vinay Rustagi ahead of his talk at PV IndiaTech in Delhi next week.

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.

Altus Power has acquired a multistate operating portfolio of ground-mounted solar assets located in Massachusetts, North Carolina and New Mexico. The portfolio has a combined generation capacity of 19MW.

Reservoir installation by Greenam Energy to power factory complex in Tamil Nadu and sell excess electricity to state-owned utilities.

UK player divests majority portfolio share to undisclosed buyer days after separate reports suggested a sale of the entire firm is being mulled.

Builder of first utility-scale projects and local association signal faith that like-minded government and supportive policy will clear way for renewable revolution.

SECI had already issued an EPC tender for 150MW of solar at Singareni Collieries last year.

African country kickstarts the second round of its World Bank-led PV programme, while first 250MWac tender approaches final proposal stage.