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Germany’s latest innovation tender has awarded 488MW of co-located capacity, with all the projects being solar PV tied with energy storage.

The addition of solar panels to existing wind and hydroelectric plants in Turkey could add 8GW of new capacity to the country’s energy mix.

The levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for utility-scale solar PV in the US has tightened for a third year in a row, according to Lazard’s latest report.

Buyers in the European solar sector remain positive about the future of the industry, despite fluctuations in solar module prices.

In May 2025, utility-scale and rooftop solar PV dipped by 579GWh month-on-month in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to 2,861GWh.

Solar and wind curtailment have increased by 29% between 2023 and 2024 in California, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Companies delayed or cancelled US$14 billion in investments in clean energy projects in the US in the first four months of this year.

In 2024, 20 million people improved their access to energy through the acquisition of solar energy kits (SEKs), according to GOGLA.

China has installed a record of 104.9GW of solar PV between January and April 2025, according to data from the Chinese National Energy Administration. 

Expanding the grid infrastructure of ASEAN countries could unlock 24GW of new solar capacity, according to Ember Climate.