IPP Sonnedix, operating via its Japanese operator, Nippon Solar Services (NSS) has closed financing and selected an EPC contractor for its 30MW Miyako-based 'mega solar' PV plant in Iwate Prefecture.
Kuwait government-owned company and renewables developer EnerTech has signed a bilateral agreement with the government of Pakistan to set up 500MW of solar plants in Balochistan Province of Pakistan.
A panel of development finance institutions and project developers at the annual Africa Energy Forum on Friday discussed how they are shaping the continent’s emerging energy sector; in taking on the risk that commercial capital typically will not.
Capacity for a solar park in the Indian state of Gujarat has been awarded to four companies in the latest National Solar Mission (NSM) auction after changes to VGF funding garnered more interest from developers.
GameChange Solar announced that three EPC companies have ordered over 158MW of pile driven fixed tilt racking systems from GameChange for immediate production.
Leading thin-film module manufacuturer First Solar revealed its new-to-the-market and highly-anticipated Series 5 thin-film PV module at Intersolar last week.
The US is leading the charge for solar in North America, but its next-door neighbours, Canada and Mexico, are also pressing ahead with plans to boost deployment. Danielle Ola reports on the policy developments expected to underpin the growth of solar in the two countries.
PV energy provider United Photovoltaics Group, part of China Merchants Group (CMG), has completed and grid connected a 100MW CPV power plant in Shanxi Province, China as part of the Top Runner program that promotes leading solar technology adoption in the country.
