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Colombia inaugurates first solar farm
September 13, 2017
Colombia’s efforts to diversify its electricity mix is finally coming to fruition. The first utility-scale solar project is now online, a 9.8 MW ground-mounted project with modules provided by Jinko Solar. Colombian renewable energy company, Celsia, developed the project and has plans to develop a further 250 MW in Colombia and Panama. PV projects registered […]
JinkoSolar supplies 35 MW of solar PV modules to Gransolar Mexico project
August 11, 2017
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has supplied 35.46 MW of solar modules to Gransolar, a specialist renewable energy construction company, for a PV project in Mexico. JinkoSolar supplied its high efficiency PV modules to the largest solar power plant in […]
St Eustatius microgrid to be expanded after successful tests
July 20, 2017
In March 2016, SMA Sunbelt commissioned a 1.89 MW solar PV and 1 MW/572 kWh Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery energy storage system on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. The objective of the retrofitted renewable energy plant was, and is, to reduce the diesel consumption of existing diesel generators on the island, thus generating savings […]
Sungrow to provide storage system for PV + storage project in Bahamas
July 20, 2017
Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter system solution supplier, has announced to have provided the entire energy storage system for a PV + storage project in the Bahamas. The highly integrated 500kWh energy storage system, which is customized for the North American C&I market and consists of a 250kW storage inverter and 500kWh of lithium ion […]
El Salvador: New solar PV plant contributes to lower electricity price
July 18, 2017
A new solar PV plant is contributing to a lower electricity cost in El Salvador. The 25 MW expansion to the Providencia solar PV plant (now totalling 60 MW) is selling power to the national grid at a price of $0.1019/kWh. According to the Consejo Nacional de Energía (CNE), this price is 18% lower than […]
Guyana to install solar PV on over 50 government buildings
July 14, 2017
After completing a 740 kWp solar installation on the roof of Guyana’s parliament building, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) hired the Swiss company meeco Group again to install its sun2roof solution on 57 government-owned buildings. “We are delighted to have achieved the installation of 740 kWp on the roofs of different public buildings such as […]
Nicaragua takes steps to build distributed energy market
June 22, 2017
Enatrel, Nicaragua’s state-owned grid operator is conducting a feasibility study for small-sized solar PV and wind power systems. Once assessed, the next steps will be installation of distributed generation for residential, commercial, industrial and government buildings. According to Enatrel, these installations will be able to sell excess power to the local grid. The government is […]
50 MW Bolivian solar project receives €11.5m from France
June 19, 2017
Bolivia’s largest solar plant just received an injection of funds from French Development Agency (AFD) for €11.5m financing. The funds are expected to be used to leverage additional financing for the 50MW Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Oruro. The plant is scheduled to come online in 2018. Bolivia’s state utility, Empresa Nacional de Energía (ENDE) has just […]
4.4 MW solar PV project underway in Cuba
June 7, 2017
Work has started on the first large scale PV plant in the Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, as announced by power utility, Empresa Eléctrica (EE). Radio Havana Cuba, the official government-operated international broadcasting station, said the solar plant will have a capacity of 4.4 MW and will be connected to the local electric grid, Sistema […]