Projects

Federal government-owned public liability, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), has signed the country’s first ever solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with more than ten project developers, totalling 975MW of utility-scale solar.

Huawei Technologies decided to enter the PV inverter market, bringing its ICT know-how and hardware to a market already burdened by overcapacity and declining margins. In a few short years, instead of floundering, Huawei soon became the market leader in China.

California is once again outshining other states in its solar progress – this time by reaching its customer-installed solar energy goal a year early.

Brazilian minister of mines and energy Fernando Coelho Filho has touted the potential of Brazil to become one of the largest global solar markets through the distributed generation segment.

Enel Green Power Brasil (EGPB), a subsidiary of Italy-based power giant Enel has started construction of a 292MW solar PV plant in Brazil.

India-based renewables firm Azure Power has won 40MW of solar PV capacity in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Brazil’s energy agency EPE has accredited 393 solar PV projects ahead of its 2nd Reserve Auction to be held on 28 October.

Developers have experienced curtailment of solar power in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to India’s Solar Power Developers Association (APDA).

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 650MW of grid-connected solar PV projects at the Kadapa Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is expected to install just 250-300MW of capacity from its 500MW rooftop tender, according to the latest forecasts from consultancy firm Bridge to India.