Projects Ground Mounted

PV module manufacturer JinkoSolar announced that it is providing modules to the largest solar installation in Mexico — a 49.8MW facility developed by TSK Electrónica y Electricidad in multiple phases.

Australia’s first commercial solar plant utilised to displace diesel has begun operations at mining company Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine in Queensland.

Monocrystalline PV manufacturer Longi Silicon Materials has agreed to a deal with representatives of the Kaiping District of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China, to develop a 100MW PV plant in 2016.

Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has announced the development of a 3.8MW PV plant in Osceola County, Florida.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliff announced that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a final Permit by Rule for the 80MW Amazon Solar Farm US East, a PV project developed and owned by Community Energy in eastern Virginia.

PV tracker manufacturer NEXTracker has sent off its own tracker product for SunEdison’s 110MW Quilapilun solar farm near the Chilean capital of Santiago.

Solar power company Canadian Solar announced that its subsidiary — solar project developer Recurrent Energy —has signed off on an agreement with Southern Power in which Southern will gain a controlling stake in the 200MW Tranquillity Solar Power Project in California.

PV manufacturer Risen Energy is planning to co-develop and finance a 118MW PV power plant in the Ramnad district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, along with Rassi Green Earth Energy (RGEE).

Energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has earned a controlling interest in the 300MW Desert Stateline Facility from PV system provider First Solar.

The US subsidiary of German renewable energy firm Juwi has signed off on a 25-year power purchase agreement with not-for-profit wholesale power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association for a 30MW PV installation to be built in Southern Colorado.