Power Plants

German developer Wirsol has bolstered its business activities by expanding into the Australian market and opening a new office in Sydney.

Construction has started on a 125MW PV project that is expected to be Queensland’s largest industrial solar project.

Georgia Power announced Wednesday that it plans to develop a new 139MW PV project next to the Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Minnesota governor Mark Dayton vetoed measure SF 1937 on Tuesday, which would have removed solar customer’s ability to have unfair fees reviewed by independent regulators at the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

Vietnam is set to build a brand new 30MW solar PV plant in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.

Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG has officially completed its first five community solar projects in Minnesota, ranging from 3-5MW each.

Kyocera, Gaia Power, Kyudenko Corporation and Tokyo Century announced Tuesday that Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills — a PV company jointly established by the four companies — has started construction on a 92M PV project in Japan.

Norway-headquartered integrated PV module manufacturer REC Group has been officially approved to be able to bid on solar supply tenders in France, organised by the government after receiving the required low carbon footprint certification by French module testing and certification body, CERTISOLIS.

The Nepal Electricity Authority is on the search for consulting services in preparation of the launch of the energy authority’s Nepal Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project.

Consejo Estatal de Medio Ambiente (Coema), the state environmental authority in the Brazilian state of Ceará, announced last week that it has approved the Steelcons Sol do Futuro solar complex — a 90MW portfolio of three PV projects.