Indian solar tariffs have matched their lowest ever in the most recent 2GW auction from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), hitting INR2.44/kWh (US$0.036) for the first time since May 2017, and with much of the capacity expected to be set up in Rajasthan.
Numerous professional sports leagues located across the US have become a fruitful sector for PV systems within the country, according to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
South African utility Eskom and German Development Bank KfW have signed a US$100 million (~R1.35 billion) loan facility that will go towards improving the transmission network to support grid integration of renewable energy projects after 27 power purchase agreements (PPAs) were signed in April.
Leading ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has secured a JPY5.3 billion (US$47.8 million) syndicated loan agreement for up to two years with a bank consortium led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to expand its business in Japan.
Tata completes 100MW of solar projects in Andhra Pradesh, Ecoppia providing cleaning robots for 580MW of SB Energy PV projects in Rajasthan, NTPC tenders 1MW floater in Gujarat.
Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ), a subsidiary of Japan’s Sharp Corporation, has completed a 1.6MW solar project inside Jakabaring Sports City, a sports complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has given its final environmental approval for what will be the first utility-scale PV project developed in the state of Wyoming.
Following an overview of its businesses and asset portfolio over the past year, Sempra Energy intends to sell off several of its energy infrastructure assets, including its entire portfolio of PV and wind assets within the US.
A group of companies have signed memorandum of understanding that will see Hanwha Q CELLS Korea supply its solar modules across gas stations in South Korea.
