Sri Lankan government launches twin 100 MW floating solar plant tender
The Sri Lankan government’s Ministry of Power and Energy is inviting applicants to submit proposals for the construction of two 100 MW floating solar plants at the hydroelectric Samanalawewa Reservoir. The aim is to complement and “leverage” the country’s third-largest hydroelectric scheme through PV.
South Africa conducts tender to reshape renewables tender program
Consultants have until this evening to submit their proposals on reviewing and replacing South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPP Procurement (REIPPPP) scheme. In its current form, the REIPPP mechanism has been described as “expensive” to applicants and placing a “financial burden” on the evaluation office.
Mozambique switches on 19 MW/7 MWh solar-plus-storage plant
Globeleq says that commercial operations have started for what is said to be Mozambique’s first combined utility-scale solar and energy storage plant, in the district of Cuamba.
Global PV must grow to 5,400 GW by 2030 to limit global warming
The International Renewable Energy Agency said in a recent report that the scale of the energy transition needs ‘urgent’ acceleration to meet Paris Agreement climate emergency targets. Solar PV deployment, in particular, must ramp up and increase fourfold by the end of the decade.
Scottish lobby group praises plan to install 4-6 GW of solar by 2030
Scottish Renewables, a major renewable energy lobby group, says it welcomes the Scottish government’s commitment to increase the nation’s total installed PV capacity by 4 GW to 6 GW by 2030.
UK heat pump feasibility project gets funding boost
The UK Power Networks’ Heat Risers project, which aims to accelerate the decarbonization of multi-occupancy buildings with heat pumps, this month received £500,000 ($609,35) from the industry regulator, Ofgem, to proceed to the next development phase.
JinkoSolar claims 26.89% efficiency rating for new N-type solar cell
JinkoSolar claims that its new 182 mm n-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell has reached a maximum solar conversion efficiency of 26.89%. It says the achievement has been independently verified by a third party.
Risk premiums for PV projects remain ‘stubbornly high’ in India
The cost of capital for solar projects has decreased across nine major markets over more than a decade, two researchers looking into the economic issue have told pv magazine. But India, considered one of the world’s most prominents PV markets, is ailed by “stubbornly high” risk premiums for these kinds of developments.
Masdar to roll out 1 GW of PV, wind in Azerbaijan
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based utility-scale PV project developer, has signed contracts to develop three solar and onshore wind projects in Azerbaijan, with a total capacity of 1 GW.
EU solar lobby urges ban on forced labor in solar products
The European Solar Manufacturing Council says that the European Commission should ban all products made with forced labor to ensure the future of the European PV manufacturing sector.
