Emiliano Bellini
Swedish Energy Agency revises statistics: new additions for 2016 totaled 79.2 MW
The new numbers reveal that the Swedish solar market grew by 63% last year compared to 2015, and that it surpassed 200 MW of cumulative installed power.
Alten and Cubico begin work on 350 MW solar park in central Mexico
The Cubico Alten Aguascalientes Solar PV project is located in El Llano municipality, in the state of Aguascalientes.
Belgium’s Flanders region raises 2020 targets for solar and wind
Because biomass is not performing as expected, the Belgian Flemish-speaking region has raised by one third its EU targets for solar and wind, and has improved investment conditions for commercial and industrial PV.
Interview: Large-scale PV in Brazil should be perfect fit for auction, says solar association president
The Brazilian government is preparing to contract new large-scale PV projects in a new auction to be held in December. The president of the Brazilian solar association ABSOLAR has explained to pv magazine details of the new competition and has also described the future scenarios of utility-scale solar in Brazil.
Russia may auction off just 57 MW of solar in 2018
Overall, the Russian government is reportedly set to allocate around 1 GW of renewable energy capacity next year, but wind is expected to have the largest share.
Enel sells 80% of 1 GW large-scale solar in Mexico
The transaction is worth $1.35 billion and includes another 700 MW of wind power plants. The majority interest in the projects was sold to Canada-based CDPQ and CKD Infraestructura México.
Dubai has 17 MW of solar installed under net metering
The Shams Dubai initiative encourages DEWA residential and commercial customers to install rooftop PV systems under net metering in order to reduce their energy bills.
Suriname to host its first MW-sized PV projects
Three solar plants will be built in the South American country under the framework of a broader project to expand the grid capabilities of local power utility EBS.
Jemse breaks ground on 300 MW solar park in Argentina
The 300 MW solar park, which consists of the three 100 MW Cauchari projects – 1, 2 and 3 – is being developed by local government-run company Jemse SE.
Belgium: Wallonia publishes new incentive levels for Qualiwatt program
Under the Qualiwatt program, homeowners operating a rooftop PV system of up to 10 KW are entitled to have a deduction on their power bill that is proportionate to the household income.
