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The Bahamas to issue net-metering scheme for PV this year
04.02.2014
The Bahamas’ Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett revealed that the government of the island nation will issue a net-... read more
Niger to start $34.5 million rural solar electrification project
04.02.2014
The government of Niger and the Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im Bank), the official export credit agency of the US, are planning a $... read more
Malaysia to rejig PV FIT application system to improve access for individuals
04.02.2014
The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) of Malaysia is working to improve its online FIT application system in order to... read more
France added 540 MW of PV capacity in 2013
03.02.2014
France’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 4,598 MW at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, according to new data from the... read more
Peru's Energy Ministry grants preliminary permits for a further 80 MW of solar
03.02.2014
Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has given Enel Green Power Peru SA permission to start feasibility studies for two 40 MW PV... read more
Germany added 3.3 GW of new PV systems in 2013
03.02.2014
Germany registered 6,940 new PV systems with a combined capacity of 166.0 MW in December 2013, according to new figures from the German... read more
Clean Energy Partnership for Africa and J.v.G Thoma hope to build Uganda's first module assembly plant
02.02.2014
German solar company J. v. G. Thoma GmbH has agreed to supply equipment for a €4 million ($5.5 million) module assembly facility planned... read more
Obama says solar is helping to create new jobs in the US
02.02.2014
In his 2014 state of the union address, US President Barack Obama touted the success of the US solar industry in creating new jobs and... read more
Capital expenditures for new PV manufacturing equipment to grow starting in 2015, NPD Solarbuzz
02.02.2014
Spending on new PV manufacturing equipment could potentially reach $10 billion in revenue in 2017 as a result of a new PV manufacturing... read more
Brazil's first A-3 energy auction of 2014 will not accept proposals for solar projects
02.02.2014
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced it will hold Brazil’s first A-3 energy auction for 2014 on June 6, according to... read more