Power Plants

Spanish solar tracker company Soltec has announced a supply deal with fellow Spanish solar developer X-Elio in the same week as it launched a new utility-scale solar tracker system.

China has issued a document for solar offshore PV, stating that only four types of sea areas can accommodate offshore solar PV projects. 

Indian power company JSW Energy Limited has been awarded the contract for a 700MW solar PV project through its wholly-owned subsidiary, JSW Neo Energy.

The Australian government will launch a 6GW renewable energy tender next month under its expanded Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).

The US government will announce US$7 billion in grants for residential solar projects to power more than 900,000 low-income households.

China's newly added solar PV capacity in the in the first quarter of 2024 was 45.7GW, up from 33.7GW in the same quarter last year.

Solargis' latest figures for solar irradiance in India show that increased pollution has contributed to falling solar power output.

Low solar module prices kept solar PV competitive in the energy market in 2023 despite generally falling electricity prices.

The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €150 million (US$159 million) loan to support the development of solar PV and hydropower plants in Bhutan.