Solarpack to buy 43MW of Peru solar projects, Ichigo and Softbank bring Japanese solar plants into operation, Armenian government grants VAT adjournment for imports on 55MW solar plant.
UPDATED: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has gone ahead with an auction for its 1.2GW hybrid tender, despite the tender being undersubscribed and attracting just two technical bids.
The lowest bid quoted in Indian state-run utility NTPC’s auction for 2GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar was INR2.59/kWh (US$0.037), a 14 paisa rise from the L1 tariff in the most recent 2GW PV auction in India.
Tata completes 100MW of solar projects in Andhra Pradesh, Ecoppia providing cleaning robots for 580MW of SB Energy PV projects in Rajasthan, NTPC tenders 1MW floater in Gujarat.
NTPC's 750MW auction draws winning price of 2.72 rupees, Rays Power Infra completes 130MW of open access solar plants in Karnataka, AfDB approves US$1.5 million for Nigerian solar procurement program
Mahindra Susten completes Rajasthan’s largest rooftop PV plant, L&T Construction bags 200MW of solar EPC orders from SB Energy and NLC India, CleanMax completes Pune rooftop for Knorr-Bremse
SB Energy, a joint venture between Japanese tech firm Softbank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn Technology Group, has started operations at a 455MW solar project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to a release from the module supplier Trina Solar.
SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japanese firm Softbank has partnered with Invenergy Japan to develop, finance and construct two large-scale PV projects in Japan.
SB Energy, a joint venture between Softbank, Foxconn and Bharti Enterprises, has commissioned a 350MW solar plant at Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India, claiming it to be the world’s seventh largest PV plant.
