Emiliano Bellini
Italy: PV systems installed with irregular components will not lose incentives
The Italian government has decided that PV installations up to 3 kW relying on irregular or non-certified components will maintain 80% of the incentive amount granted by the Conto Energia.
Quebec’s new energy strategy includes large-scale solar
The Canadian province’s first pilot solar park will be built by local hydropower producer and utility Hydro-Quebec. The region is also preparing to support solar distributed generation through net metering.
Georgia launches net metering scheme for solar and other renewables
Through the scheme, the Caucasian country will support wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower generation installations with a capacity of up to 100 kW.
Panama’s Social Security Fund seeks to invest in solar
Income from solar power generation would be used to provide additional funds for two social security programs endangered by the Fund’s precarious financial situation.
China’s Sinomach Group plans solar module factory in Moldova
The Chinese industrial conglomerate intends to take advantage of the fiscal incentives offered by the local government for industrial projects.
Togo to increase rural electrification from 7% to 40% by 2022 through solar
The government of the small African country has launched a program to bring solar power to two million people without access to electricity.
Uruguay’s installed PV capacity tops 88.4 MW
According to new statistics, new PV installations for last year totaled 24 MW. Furthermore, solar was able to cover 2% of power demand in 2016.
Spain’s Balearic Islands to replace thermal power generation with solar parks
The government of the archipelago is planning to decommission parts of thermal power plant Es Murterar and to increase the share of renewables through the deployment of large-scale PV capacity.
Andbank España launches new solar fund
Through the new fund, the Spanish financial services provider hopes to initially raise up to €20 million.
Czech Republic allocates additional funds for commercial PV
In addition to the Green Savings Programe, the Czech government has now started to provide solar incentives through the Operational Program for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Competitiveness (OPPIK).
