OSCE helps Turkmenistan take advantage of its solar potential
The international organization has organized an event to help local government and institutions to develop a national strategy for solar energy.
Armenia exempts import of PV components from customs duties
The Armenian government has granted exemption from customs duties for the first time to local developer Investment Media Group. The measure is intended to support the implementation of the country’s $58 million solar program.
Ukraine approves new law to make energy market more competitive
The eastern European country has adopted a new law to liberalize the energy market and to meet requirements of the EU energy legislation. State support for renewable energies will be maintained.
Fortum plans to build Estonia’s first solar park
The Finnish utility has confirmed plans to build a MW-sized PV plant in the Baltic country. The installation would be located near Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city.
Slovenia launches solar rebate scheme
The Slovenian government has earmarked €3 million to finance solar rebates in 2017. The funds will cover 20% of the costs for buying and installing a PV system under net metering.
Photon Energy plans to deploy 50 MW of PV capacity in Hungary
The Dutch project developer plans to build PV plants for its own portfolio in the European country.
Albania preps to host first utility-scale PV projects
Albania’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has received an application for a 1.7 MW PV project last week. This is one of several large-scale PV project proposals that were submitted to local authorities over the past few months.
Armenia sets up commission to support large-scale PV projects
The Armenian government said the new commission will supervise the development of six solar projects totaling 110 MW.
Solar Systems LLC gets $15 million financing from Gazbank
The seven-year loan will be used by the Russian solar developer to finance the construction of its 15 MW solar project in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
Russia plans to introduce net-metering for residential PV
If approved, the new net-metering scheme would come into force by the end of this year. Power surplus woul be sold to the grid at a rate of RUB 1 ($0.0174)/kWh.
