Projects

The French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (MEDDE) has announced the 212 winning projects from its 800MW solar energy auction.

The Indian state of Jharkand is tendering for 1.2GW of grid-connected solar PV projects.

Turkey has proposed changes to ownership rules for the commercial solar segment in a move that could put off large international investors, according to an industry member.

A 3MWp solar power plant connected to energy storage has been completed at Antigua’s VC Bird International airport, part of a wider 10MWp project for the island.

India-based project developer Azure Power, which won 150MW of solar capacity in the Punjab solar auction in September, has signed a "solar power implementation agreement" with the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA).

Israel-based automated solar solutions provider Ecoppia has signed a deal to retrofit the 40MW Ketura Solar plant in Israel with its robotic cleaning technology.

US PV provider SunPower has started construction on the 100MW Boulder solar energy plant in the Eldorado Valley of Boulder City, Nevada.

Utility-scale renewable energy developer DP Energy Australia has submitted a development application for a 375MW combined wind and solar project in South Australia.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated up to US$500 million in support of Egypt’s solar energy programme in 2016.

The UK branch of Swiss PV manufacturer Luxra claims to have lined up a 300MW PV pipeline in Nigeria.