Colombia plans initiative for solar to benefit milk producers
The government of Atlántico Department, on Colombia’s Caribbean Coastline, has announced plans for an initiative to support the region’s dairy producers, by financing PV systems to power milk cooling tanks.
Kenya’s solar wakes up: 160 MW under development
Kenya is currently generating less than 1% of its electricity from solar PV installations, but this is going to change soon.
India to halt interstate transmission charges on solar projects until 2019
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy makes decision to extend the exemption of solar power projects from the charge in order to make PV more price competitive with coal power.
Africa solar: competitive tenders or negotiated deals?
Given increasing activity in the solar PV sector in Africa, a critical question has emerged: should African states aim for competitive tenders or negotiated deals? This question was among those discussed at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) that took place last week in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Yingli suffers Q1 revenue and shipment slump
The tier-1 Chinese solar company could only post $180m in revenue for the first quarter of the year, while module shipments of 370 MW were almost half the number shipped in Q4 2016. Cash position remains precarious despite staunching of heavy losses suffered last year.
Nagorno-Karabakh wants to go solar
The government of the disputed region in South Caucasus, which is officially known as the Republic of Artsakh, announced it will conduct a study to assess its solar potential.
Global Solar Council elects new CEO Jodie Roussell
Currently serving as Head of Public Affairs for Trina Solar in Europe, Africa & Latin America, Jodie Roussell is now expected to assume the role of the Global Solar Council CEO.
Apple takes another bite out of climate change with second billion-dollar green bond
The tech giant’s latest investment in tackling climate change follows last year’s $1.5 billion green bond sale. Proceeds from this latest bond will be earmarked for eco-friendly projects, with solar at the forefront.
Argentina to authorize private PPAs between large power consumers and renewable energy producers
A draft of the new rules was submitted to public consultation by the Argentinean government. The new regulation, if implemented, would authorize the sale of power to large industrial power consumers by direct agreement.
pv magazine at Intersolar Europe: Trade disputes the norm in global PV
With Solarworld’s recent insolvency announcement, questions regarding the potential for trade disputes to affect the global solar industry have once again been brought to the fore. At Intersolar Europe 2017 in Munich, pv magazine spoke with Benjamin Attia of GTM Research about the organization’s latest research into this broad reaching topic.
