Emiliano Bellini
Italy adds 234 MW of new PV capacity in H1 2017
The Italian solar market has registered 16% year-on-year growth in the first six months of 2017. New additions for June reached 29.7 MW.
Prime Enerji builds two PV plants totalling 25 MW in Turkey
The projects are being developed in partnership with German EPC contractor InTEC Energy Solutions in the Turkish provinces of Denizli and Erzurum.
Brazilian government cancels PPAs for 249.7 MW of solar
The contracts were scrapped through an auction launched in April to cancel projects selected in reserve energy auctions held between 2014 and 2015.
Puerto Rico plans to add 240 MW of solar by June 2019
The new PV capacity will be part of a plan to add 1.5 GW of new generation capacity and to address the state of emergency of the country’s electricity system.
World Bank finances Niger’s off-grid solar initiative with $50 million
The funds, provided by the International Development Association (IDA), will finance a project aimed at increasing access to electricity in rural and semi-urban areas of the Republic of Niger.
Energyra to build solar module factory in the Netherlands
The manufacturing facility will have an initial capacity of 100 MW and will produce both mono and polycrystalline modules.
Quercus buys 18.4 MW of solar plants in southern Italy
Including these new plants, the company owns now around 100 MW of PV assets in Italy.
Lesotho secures grant from AfDB to launch 20 MW solar project
If built, the solar facility would be the country’s first large-scale PV power plant and would contribute to 13% of its maximum system demand.
Brazil to include rooftop solar in low-income housing program “Minha Casa, Minha Vida”
The Brazilian government said it is planning to issue a decree to include the installation of rooftop PV arrays in all new buildings erected under the program by the end of 2017.
Solar Frontier reports stable demand in H1 of fiscal 2017
The Japanese CIS module maker said it is now focusing on the domestic market, as its overseas business is facing tough competition.
