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The transition from a feed-in tariff scheme to an auction mechanism may take longer than expected in the Southeast Asian country, as the Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering maintaining FITs of $0.0709/kWh to $0.0769/kWh for projects that secured approval before Nov. 23, 2019, if they come online as scheduled by the end of […]
Utility ESM is seeking potential partners for the construction of two 50 MW solar facilities at its shuttered coal power plant near Kičevo. February 19, 2020Emiliano Bellini Plans to install solar at the former power station are gathering pace. Image: D1_TheOne/Pixabay North Macedonian state-owned electric company Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) has kicked off a tender […]
The 100 MW tender was five times oversubscribed and the average final price tariff offered was €0.05 lower than the previous procurement round. February 19, 2020Ralph Diermann The latest tender set a new record for cheap German solar power. Image: Belectric From pv magazine Germany. Germany’s Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has announced 18 solar […]
Energy regulator the RAE has said the country will host its second joint PV and wind capacity auction on April 2. February 7, 2020Ilias Tsagas Greece’s next renewable energy tender, on April 2, will include solar and wind power and will feature a €61.32/MWh (€0.06132/kWh) price ceiling. Interested bidders have until February 25 to pre-qualify […]
The procurement round secured an average solar power price of €96.49/MWh from arrays with a generation capacity of 100-500 kW, a small fall from the €97.48 posted in the previous exercise. Only 150 MW of generation capacity was allocated in the 300 MW tender. February 7, 2020Joël Spaes The commercial solar procurement exercise was under-subscribed […]
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy has started to pre-qualify developers for the first phase of the Noor PV II solar project. January 31, 2020Emiliano Bellini Image: Michael Button, flickr The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy(Masen) has issued a call for expression of interest to pre-qualify developers for the construction of a 400 MW solar […]
The country saw the addition of 3.975 GW of new solar installations last year. Most of this capacity comes from solar projects selected by the Spanish government in the renewable energy auction held in July 2017. January 27, 2020Pilar Sánchez Molina Spain had installed 8.7 GW of cumulative solar PV by the end of last […]
The government has decided to implement a proper independent power producer development plan for large scale PV, with the help of the World Bank. January 24, 2020Emiliano Bellini The authorities in Harare are seeking consultants for a planned approach to clean energy deployment. Image: damien_farrell/Flickr The World Bank is helping the Zimbabwean government introduce a […]
Tariffs ranged from €0.0470 to €0.0620 as the solar power price rose from the last national procurement round, which settled at €0.0459-0.0520 in October for an average €0.0490/kWh. Some 501 MW of generation capacity was allocated in the latest exercise. January 17, 2020Sandra Enkhardt The German government still has not acted on the pledge it […]
The minister of environment and energy transition has told parliament two auctions for large scale solar will be held this year, with a new procurement round now planned. The minister revealed energy storage may play a part in the capacity tenders. January 17, 2020Pilar Sánchez Molina Minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes revealed energy storage may […]
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