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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – a US utility headquartered in Knoxville – has ordered 279MW of First Solar’s cadmium telluride thin-film solar PV modules to outfit its Lawrence County Solar Project in Alabama, due to come online in 2027.

Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy has recorded a net income of US$2,795 million in Q2 2023 as both its renewables development and utility generation arms posted strong results.  

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to release US$20 million in funding for solar waste reduction and lifecycle technologies, including US$8 million of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

India installed 6,794MW of solar PV in H1 (January – June) 2023, a 19% decrease year-on-year from 2022 according to energy analyst JMK Research.

Indian state-owned utility SJVN will develop 1.2GW of solar PV projects to supply power to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.

The Australian government has announced AU$50 million (US$33.7 million) in investment to develop renewable energy supply chains – notably for solar and energy storage – in the Indo-Pacific.

Modus Asset Management has taken owership of a of a 55MW ground-mounted solar PV portfolio in Latvia from renewables developer Evecon, through its Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund.

Nordic independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has secured US$102 million in funding to support its Release by Scatec platform.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 1.96GW of solar PV projects in its most recent Green Energy Auction Round (GEA2).

Agreements have been reached to develop a green hydrogen production facility in Western Australia, powered by a 900MW solar PV plant.