utility-scale solar

India added 12.8GW of solar PV in the FY2023, an 8% decrease year-on-year according to JMK Research. 2022 saw the country experience significant module shortages as it strains to build out its domestic manufacturing profile and lessen its dependence on imports from the east.

The projects consist of a 90MW floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh and a 100MW utility-scale solar PV project to be built in Gujarat

Chinese state-owned energy company PowerChina has invested in a new solar PV plant with a 343MW capacity in Brazil.

Indian independent power producer Hero Future Energies has planned to invest INR30,000 crore (US$3.6 billion) in renewables in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has entered the German solar PV market and is aiming to develop between 300-400MW per year by 2030.

French energy major TotalEnergies has acquired 200MW of solar PV projects currently under development in Poland.

Australian rooftop solar installations have passed the 20GW threshold, with the sector set to overtake coal-fired generation in April to become the largest power generator in the country.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has received environmental approval for 19 solar PV projects across four regions in Spain.

Project manager Evtec Energy has signed a partnership agreement with financial technology group MICT to build a 110MW solar PV plant in Nigeria.

Siemens Energy and renewables infrastructure provider Brooge Renewable Energy (BRE) have partnered to build a 650MW solar PV plant to supply BRE’s green ammonia project in Abu Dhabi.