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Socialist poll winners should retain minister Ribera after first few months of clean energy policy achievements, say PV reps and legal experts.

BayWa r.e. divests 30.8MW Emmen project to asset manager, EBRD and GCF back 30MW project, Engie divests in Germany and the Netherlands.

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, GCL System Integration Technology (GCL-SI) doubled overseas PV module shipments in 2018, while seeking a target of shipments outside of China of 80% in 2019, according to its recently published 2018, annual financial report.

Government minister notes solar’s ‘striking’ dominance as industry reaps €3.2bn of €6bn round and applies for €2.9bn of further €5bn to be awarded.

Industry continues last year’s trend as it reaps all awards at oversubscribed 210MW tender, with 18 bids contracted at an average €0.0566/kWh price.

UK player divests majority portfolio share to undisclosed buyer days after separate reports suggested a sale of the entire firm is being mulled.

IPP hits 244MW capacity mark in European country after acquiring five solar car parks from Glennmont, an infra investor fast divesting PV assets.

EBRD to help country tender 25MW of PV and 80MW of wind in 2019 and 2020 even as global experts argue 4.5GW of solar is possible if economics improve.

Land prices and other factors will slow but not stop the transition of PV market that has learned to adapt to densely populated reality, says Holland Solar board member.

More than 240MW of feed-in tariff-accredited solar was installed in the UK in Q1 2019 as the country’s last remaining subsidy mechanism closed to new applicants.