Thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has confirmed the Louisiana location of its fifth US manufacturing facility, a 3.5GW, US$1.1 billion dollar Cadmium Telluride (CadTel) module production factory.
India has surpassed 70GW of installed solar capacity as of the 30th June this year, according to the country’s government. It initially had a target of 100GW capacity by 2022.
Indian solar manufacturer Waaree will expand its ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity by 6GW following a second round equity funding raise of around INR10 billion (US$121 million).
French-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Qair has secured a PLN335.3 million (US$83.1 million) loan for 130MW of solar PV projects in Poland.
UK investment and asset management company Low Carbon has announced plans for a 600MW solar PV portfolio in Alberta, Canada, through a new joint venture (JV) with renewable energy developer NU-E Corp.
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has announced a 6-month moratorium on renewable energy project developments above 1MW in size, primarily to review concerns around land use.
Indian renewables developer Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for 350MW worth of solar PV power generation.
