Delays in solar PPA signing combined with a petition from developers has led to significant project commissioning deadline extensions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, according to consultancy firm Mercom Capital Group.
Spain’s new minority government is set to herald a new wave of gigawatt-scale renewable tenders and its lack of majority may even lead to the lifting of a controversial ‘Sun Tax’ on solar self-consumption.
Dominion Virginia Power is set to add some major assets to its PV pipeline, as the company is currently constructing three large-scale solar projects in the Virginia counties of Isle of Wight, Louisa and Powhatan.
The participation of venture capital (VC) investors seems to have cooled, while project funding has conversely seen a sharp rise, in the latest quarterly report into funding and mergers and acquisitions from Mercom Capital.
Munich-headquartered E.ON has partnered with fellow German energy firm metecontrol to launch a control console that allows for the remote monitoring and operation of PV systems.
Hawaii’s largest solar farm, the 27.6MW Waianae Solar Project, is on track to reach commercial operation by 15 December, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has said.
Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement for a 100MW solar project at Anantapuram solar park in Andhra Pradesh with the Solar Corporation of India (SECI).
Independent renewable energy project developer Invenergy has announced Long Island’s largest renewable energy project to date. The Clean Energy Link, as it is known, is comprised of four wind and two solar farms with a combined capacity exceeding 700MW.
Solar PV has a strong role to play in the Philippines where energy demand continues to grow and the power mix remains expensive. While significant utility-scale solar deployments peaked ahead of a deadline to qualify for the Feed-in-Tariff in March this year, a new subsidy quota is on the horizon. PV Tech caught up with Pete Maniego, senior policy adviser of the Institute for Climate & Sustainable Cities and of Counsel of Dime & Eviota Law, to gather his insights on solar subsidies and how PV can compete with fossil fuels in the Southeast Asian country.
