Hevel Solar — a leading solar energy company in Russia — recently launched the first full-cycle solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in the country. The facility — which is located in the town of Novocheboksarsk, in the autonomous republic of Chuvashia — is slated to manufacture roughly one million … [continued]
It seems that the recent delays in commissioning various new solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Russia won’t go unpunished, according to recent reports. The Russian state will apparently be imposing large fines on a number of large developers that have failed to meet their deadlines. The move is following … [continued]
One of India’s biggest integrated power companies, Tata Power, is partnering with the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to invest a total of $1 billion into various solar/renewable energy projects to be developed across Russia, according to recent reports. Tata Power, will be responsible for half of that investment … [continued]
Solar PV project development in Russia has been accelerating recently — with a number of large, notable projects announced recently. Among those projects are a number to be developed in Crimea — no doubt being developed with the intention of making the peninsula more or less energy independent. This seems to … [continued]
The Kosh-Agach solar PV pilot power plant in the Altai region of Russia is now online, as per recent reports. The 5 MW project is apparently the largest solar power plant to be installed in Russia to-date, and is serving as the prototype for a further four more such projects being developed in … [continued]
State and private investment into Russia’s solar industry will climb to somewhere around RUB 150 billion (US$ 4.2 billion) by the year 2020, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy. The state-owned investment giant Rusnano and the Renova Group conglomeration are expected to play a significant role in the industry, … [continued]
