Sungrow Power Supply Co. and SUMEC New Energy Development have signed a cooperation agreement with the Lingbi People's Government for the construction of a 200MW solar power project in the Anhui province of China.
Indian PV developer Welspun Renewables has commissioned a 52MW solar power plant in the state of Maharashtra under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Chile-based PV developer Verano Capital has requested an environmental permit to build a 93MW solar power project in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile.
China-based PV manufacturer Risen Energy is to co-develop and finance an 118MW PV power plant in the Ramnad district of the state of Tamilnadu, India with Rassi Green Earth Energy (RGEE), part of diversified company, Raasi Group.
South-Korean tier-one PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS is entering a joint venture with Indian energy company ReNew Power to develop two solar projects in the Indian state of Telangana with 148.8MW capacity.
Solar industry members have expressed concern that this week's record low bids for solar contracts in India may not translate into "workable" projects.
PV manufacturer Trina Solar has signed an agreement to supply 51MW of dual glass modules to Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute in order to power equipment in tea plantations.
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of intra-state transmission systems across seven states at an estimated cost of INR85.5 billion (US$1.35 billion).
HydroRevolution — a subsidiary of renewable energy water reuse system provider WaterFX — has announced plans to develop a commercial solar desalination plant in the Panoche Water and Drainage District, located in California’s Central Valley.
Pioneering solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will have to stay in Hawaii until April 2016 after sustaining irreversible damage to its batteries from overheating.
