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The Ministry of Power in the Indian state of Kerala has directed the state utility to provide training on grid-connected solar rooftop systems to its field-level employees, in what has been claimed to be a first in India. Meanwhile, a 200MW solar park has also been downgraded to 50MW.

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has aborted a proposed 200MW solar project and industrial area development at the Redondo Peninsula, due to the developer’s apparent lack of both funding and experience.

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian energy giant Tata Power, has commissioned a 25MW solar PV plant in Charanka, at the Gujarat Solar Park.

Shaurya Bajaj, analyst at consultancy firm Bridge to India, looks at the pace of tender activity in India's PV market.

EREN Renewable Energy (EREN RE) and EDF Energies Nouvelles have commissioned three PV projects with a combined generation capacity of 87MW in India.

India-based EPC firm Sterling and Wilson plans to build 500MW of solar projects in Australia over the coming three years, requiring investments of AU$600 million.

The Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode (IIM-K) has recommended Kerala’s distribution company (Discom) to set up a solar consultancy division.

Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HBD) has issued its largest rooftop solar tender to date for 50MW of capacity across its own and other government sites.

Major Thai gas-fired power and rooftop solar IPP Gulf Energy Development PLC is preparing to launch an IPO after receiving approval from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

'The next step of evolution in the Indian market is going to be permanent capital', says James Brooks.