Sky Solar Holdings has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Solar Partnership Capital for the potential sale of 152 MW of solar projects at different stages of development in Japan, with an intention to invest further in solar projects within the country.

The Latin American country is preparing itself for an estimated USD4 billion to USD5 billion to be invested in its solar industry by companies over the coming five years, as interest piques before the country’s first renewable energy auction since the new renewable energy law was passed.

The Indian solar solutions provider and panel manufacturer received an EPC order for 30 MW of solar plants, which is added to 80 MW of EPC contracts that the company signed at the end of July, displaying BHEL’s ambitions for expansion in India’s rapidly growing PV market.

The Nevada utility has requested approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for a 100 MW solar plant, while simultaneously requesting the early retirement of a coal-fired generation facility, but its previous objection to net metering lingers in the memory.

The Chinese inverter manufacturer has signed a contract with Indian Independent Power Producer Mytrah Energy to supply inverters for approximately 150 MW of the company’s projects in India, further expanding its market share in global solar markets.

U.S. solar energy solutions provider SunLink has partnered with Indian engineering company Ganges Internationale to help facilitate solar deployment in India, as part of an agreement to develop 1.4 GW of solar in India over the next five years.

It is the first ‘official solar partnership’ that the world’s largest theatrical producer has ever entering in, and conveniently it is with the world’s largest PV manufacturer, which will see the two global powerhouses promote each other’s brands and offer a selection of benefits to one another.

The U.S. solar silicon producer has signed an USD8.9 million project management contract with AM Technical Solutions for its first commercial-scale production facility in Iceland, which it hopes will enable it to strict to the strict deadlines that it has set itself.

Swiss solar power producer Etrion recorded a quarterly net profit during the second quarter of 2016 for the first time since 2014, which it attributes to its solar activities in Japan; where it plans to continue to focus its resources.

The U.S. company has won two large contracts to supply 160 MW of its high performance solar modules to PV projects in Turkey, which places it in a strong position to take advantage of a market that is expected to grow dramatically over the coming years.