The Indian government and three of its state-run companies are setting up a US$2 billion equity fund to help renewable energy companies meet the country's ambitious targets, according Reuters citing two government sources.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JA Solar has agreed to settle a long-term ‘take or pay’ contract for the purchase of polysilicon from US-based polysilicon producer Hemlock Semiconductor.
The island plans to add 1.52GW over two years between mid-2016 and July 2018, which will help it to join Thailand in the top 10, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce.
A provision in the Philippines giving medium-scale electricity consumers the ability to choose between retail electricity suppliers other than the local utility has had a major boost after a Supreme Court issuance in its favour.
Phoenix Solar joins Singapore-based floating PV testers, GIPCL issues LoIs to Vikram Solar over 80MW in Gujarat, Brazil solar industry needs BRL6 billion after December auction, Altus Power starts 6.2MW solar plant construction in Hawaii,
Solar is dominating India’s renewable energy revolution, but there is a need to push various financing mechanisms for each solar segment to reach the country's vastly ambitious targets, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
State-owned PV manufacturer HT-SAAE is pursuing the government’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ industrial strategy as it looks to diversify the geographic spread of its end customers.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member GCL System Integrated Technology (GCL-SI) has reported a 30.5% decline in third quarter 2016 revenue, primarily due to a major slowdown in downstream PV project construction in China since the end of June and average selling price decline as overcapacity took hold in the quarter.
Leading integrated monocrystalline PV manufacturer Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials has reported a 54.8% decline in third quarter 2016 revenue as the impact of a major demand slump in China after June’s feed-in tariff changes seriously curtailed PV power plant construction in China.
Japanese electronics firm Kyocera Corporation reported continued pressure on its solar sector sales as solar panel price erosion and weaker demand continued to impact financials of its Applied Ceramic Products Group Sales.
