Americas

Country to consult until 3 April on draft rules designed to offset O&M costs of individual installations across poorer, isolated areas.

Global unit shipments of single-axis PV trackers increased by over 40% in 2018 en route to surpassing the 20GW threshold for the first time.

Commercial-scale PV at US cannabis farm hailed as world first, new PPA for Ranger Power’s Wisconsin plant, Navisun’s new community projects.

NextEra Resources will build a 100MW solar farm for Arkansas utility Entergy Arkansas, to include 30MW of battery energy storage, as Entergy seeks to build out solar capacity in the state.

Sonnedix, a global solar independent power producer, has closed a US$283 million corporate facility, which will retire existing debt and enable further growth acceleration as Sonnedix looks to acquire and develop new projects in OECD countries.

Atlas Renewable Energy has completed long-term financing for three of its solar energy plants in Brazil for a total amount of US$152 million. This financing was achieved through Banco do Nordeste (BNB), backed by an equivalent sum of commercial bank guarantees from BTG Pactual, Banco ABC Brasil, and Banco Bradesco.

President Mauricio Macri confirms further expansion for China-backed Cauchari, with the initial 300MW poised to finish construction this August.

PSEG Solar Source has purchased a pair of North Carolina PV projects that are being developed by BayWa r.e.

Saba Electric Company, sole supplier of electricity to the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, celebrated as the island ran on 100% solar for the first time ever this month, with the switch-on of a solar-plus-storage microgrid.

SEIA, Wood Mackenzie: Section 201 disruption drives 7% year-on-year drop in utility solar additions even as contracted pipeline hits all-time records.