While Filipino policymakers ponder a controversial bill that would allow a solar company to set up a micro-grid and transmission franchise aiming to improve power supply across the country, a small town on the island of Mindoro is already enjoying round-the-clock electricity for the first time ever.
ENGIE North America’s Distributed Solar team has closed on an investment from Goldman Sachs’ Alternative Energy Investing Group into a partnership that is managed by ENGIE.
Solar modules and deep cycle batteries have been stolen from seven secondary public schools in two municipalities in southern Palawan, in the Philippines.
Carnegie Clean Energy has completed construction of the 10MW Northam Solar Farm, in Western Australia, which is now in the commissioning phase and some power is already being supplied to the grid.
Canadian Solar has completed its acquisition of two small solar units of Suzlon Energy for a total of INR544 million, according to a Suzlon filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Solar Energy Corporation of India's 1.2GW hybrid solar and wind auction, the first in the country, drew bids from heavyweight players Adani and Softbank, but was still undersubscribed by 150MW.
PV Tech caught up with Bohan Chen, CEO of China-based PV manufacturer Talesun Solar, to discuss global solar market demand and keeping up with module trends through US$1 billion of R&D spending in the last five years.
Solar Energy Corporation of India's (SECI) 10GW solar tender combined with 3GW of manufacturing has once again received a poor response from the industry with only local developer Azure Power submitting a bid.
SMA surpasses 400MW solar inverter sales in Vietnam, Hevel supplies 105MW of HJT modules to T Plus, Tata Power Solar launches residential rooftop solution in Bhubaneswar
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has reached financial close for the 50MW La Solanilla Solar Farm in Trujillo, located in the Spanish province of Cáceres.
