Max Hall
European loan to fund 107,000 home solar panels in Benin
The European Investment Bank says a new €10 million ($10.5 million) loan will offer electricity access to almost 650,000 people in Benin.
Caribbean neighbors move on solar, storage
Jamaica is lifting taxes on imported lithium-ion batteries, while Guyana has announced funding for eight big solar-plus-storage projects across three regions.
Solar LCOE may drop to $0.018/kWh in Africa by 2030, says IEA
The International Energy Agency’s latest “Africa Energy Outlook” report says grids will need to be expanded, along with natural gas exploitation, if everyone in Africa is to have access to electricity by 2030. On the solar front, the document predicts a levelized cost of energy of $0.018/kWh to $0.049/kWh by 2030 – cheaper than wind power or gas.
Nigerian state to install 600 MW of C&I solar in pursuit of 1 GW goal
The Nigerian state of Lagos and the World Bank have announced plans for 1 GW of rooftop PV by 2030.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Trina to build 150,000 MT factory
Trina Solar has announced plans to expand production in northwestern China, while inverter manufacturer Sofar Solar is now moving forward with an initial public offering.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: China’s solar cell capacity exceeds 361 GW
Tongwei has also secured another massive polysilicon order and Golden Glass has invested in more heterojunction solar cell capacity. Furthermore, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said 23.7 GW of new solar was deployed in China in the first five months of the year.
European Parliament members oppose inclusion of gas, nuclear as ‘sustainable investments’
A meeting of the full European Parliament in July will have the opportunity to vote down a divisive proposal to include gas and nuclear energy on a list of “sustainable” power sources.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Jolywood scraps solar plans in Indonesia
Jolywood has canceled a plan to invest in solar cell and panel production in Indonesia, while Hangzhou First Applied Material has said that it will invest $226 million in the expansion of its EVA film output capacity.
Abu Dhabi to hold fourth clean energy certificate auction
Emirates Water and Electricity Co. has included nuclear among the “clean energy” sources that will generate certificates in its upcoming auction.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: 1 GW TOPCon module supply order for JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar has scored a 1 GW PV panel order in China and Risen suspended a $758 million private placement of shares.
