Solaria Energía buys 10.9 MW solar plant in southern Spain
The Spanish company acquired the solar park, located in the region of Extremadura, for €61.5 million.
Phoenix Solar awarded contracts in Australia and U.S.
The German PV company has received the order for a 39 MW solar plant in Australia. Meanwhile in the U.S., Phoenix Solar has been negotiating two other projects.
Iran sees number of solar parks under construction or coming online increase
Another 20 MW solar plant was connected to the grid in the Iranian southeastern province of Kerman, where at the same time construction started on a 100 MW PV facility.
Greece’s PV restart: Hellenic Petroleum secures financing for at least 8.6 MW
Greece’s Hellenic Petroleum has secured financing to develop 190 MW of combined solar PV and wind power capacity in Greece. The company was awarded 8.6 MW of PV capacity in Greece’s inaugural renewable energy tender in December 2016.
ABB bags 102 MW inverter order from Jordan
The company’s devices will be used for the Mafraq I and Mafraq II projects, which are being developed by Fotowatio.
Two more 2 MW PV project proposals submitted to Albanian authorities
Overall, 11 similar proposals for PV and hydropower projects of up to 2 MW have been filed to date by the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry.
Spanish government provides auction’s official numbers: allocated solar capacity reaches 3.9 GW
Around 3,909 MW of solar was assigned in yesterday’s auction. This is 400 MW more than what Spanish solar association UNEF had estimated in its provisional forecast.
Judge approves SunEdison final disposition plan
More than a year after the world’s largest renewable energy developer went under, Judge Stuart Bernstein has approved a deal that will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings over the objections of shareholders and two investors.
Kong Sun forecasts H1 profit of $5.9 million
The Chinese PV investor said it may record a net profit of up to CNY 40 million ($5.9 million) for the first half of 2017. The preliminary figures point to a sharp turnaround from last year, as it posted a net loss of CNY 124.4 million in the first six months of 2016.
China’s PV generation spikes 75% in H1
Solar projects generated about 51,800 GWh of electricity throughout China in the first half of 2017, up 75% year on year, according to preliminary statistics from the National Energy Administration (NEA).
