Power Plants

Mainstream Renewable Power has received environmental approval to develop a 245MW solar plant in Chile, from the South American country’s Environmental Assessment Service.

Indian solar tariffs have reached a paradigm shifting new low after the final reverse auction round for 750MW capacity in Madhya Pradesh followed through into a nail biting second day.

Renewable energy agencies in West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir are tendering for a combined 47.8MW.

Colombian developer Celsia will start constructing the first utility-scale solar PV project in Colombia in March this year, with operations to start in Q3.

Thin-film producer First Solar has been awarded the module supply contract for Australia’s largest solar plant.

Prime Road Group and First Solar announced Tuesday that it has completed four solar farms totalling 18MW of capacity in Thailand.

Global Energy Services (GES) announced Wednesday that it has completed the construction of the first utility-scale solar plant in Jamaica.

The government of Argentina’s Jujuy Province announced Monday that it is planning to carry out a new 100MW phase of the Cauchari solar project.

In a set of two blogs, Finlay Colville provides the first ever full breakdown of who owns the UK’s entire cumulative solar PV capacity, deployed as of the end of 2016, adding up to about 12GW of capacity.

Solar independent power producer Etrion has connected the first half of its new Aomori solar project in Japan that will be 9.5MW in capacity upon completion.