Leading global ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has officially announced that it is withdrawing from the EU minimum import price agreement, following a number of major China-based PV manufacturers and Taiwan-based producers.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved plans for the state utility to procure another 500MW of solar power to make up for a projected shortfall in reaching its solar Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO).
Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission proposes to terminate its investigation into the alleged dumping of certain crystalline silicon PV modules exported from China into Australia.
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software firm camLine has won a bid to supply its software to the planned AVANCIS, 300MW CIGS thin-film production plant in Anhui, China.
United PV and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to jointly launch the “Panda Solar Power Plant”, which promotes both youth engagement and sustainable development in China.
China-based renewable energy provider Huaneng Renewables reported first half 2016 revenue of RMB 4,914.3 million (US$735.58 million) a 25.3% increase over the prior year period, partially driven by a 26.1% increase in electricity generated from its PV power plant operations.
CIS thin-film module manufacturer Solar Frontier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MO) with Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian National Industrial Cluster Development Program (NICDP) on the feasibility of establishing a thin-film module production plant in Saudi Arabia.
Inverter manufacturer ABB India has opened a solar inverter manufacturing facility in the southern city of Bangalore, which doubles the firm’s capacity in the country.
