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The first two solar PV projects from the sixth round of South Africa’s state renewable energy tender – representing 360MW capacity - have been approved and reached commercial close.

The Philippines will add approximately 1.99GW of solar capacity this year, according to the Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE).

US renewables developer energyRe has secured a total of US$240 million to finance the 108MWdc/198MWh Lone Star solar-plus-storage project in South Carolina.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has secured €315.34 million (US$337.5 million) for a 560MWp solar PV project in Greece.

Scatec has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with a local unit of Statkraft for a 142MW solar PV plant in Brazil.

Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.

Enertrack talks about its expansion in the Middle East, the impact of the fall in module prices, and the future of the tracker industry.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established a new programme to “significantly improve” permitting and environmental processes for electricity transmission projects.

European countries’ expanded plans for solar PV deployments may be held up by a lack of grid infrastructure development, according to solar trade body SolarPower Europe (SPE).

Solar tracker manufacturer Soltec has announced a deal to supply 130MW of trackers to a solar PV project in Spain.