Germany’s Federal Network Agency finally announced the winners last week of its first special tender for large-scale solar PV that was held in early March, in which 121 contracts were awarded totaling 505 megawatts (MW) of capacity at an average price of €0.065 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
For the second time this year, Germany has awarded all available capacity from its latest mixed wind and solar renewable energy auction to large-scale solar projects, awarding a total combined capacity of 201 megawatts (MW).
The North African country of Tunisia has issued two renewable energy tenders totaling 1 gigawatt (GW), including a tender for 500 megawatts (MW) of solar PV and 500 MW of onshore wind.
The Finland-based firm Fortum has won a tender to build out the country’s total solar energy capacity by around 30%, it has revealed.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency announced the winners this week from its first onshore wind and solar auctions for 2018, awarding more than 900 megawatts to over 100 separate projects.
Enel Green Power has been awarded 553 MW of new solar PV capacity in Brazil’s landmark Leilão de Reserva public solar tender. Held on August 28, the Leilão de Reserva public solar tender was the country’s second reverse auction for solar power plant projects, and awarded a total of 834 MW of … [continued]
The government of France has decided to double the size of an upcoming solar energy tender from 400 megawatts (MW) up to 800 MW — owing partly to the fact that bid prices for solar energy projects have fallen, putting them on a similar level to wind energy project bids. … [continued]
The Canadian province of Ontario recently opened up a 140 megawatt (MW) solar procurement round targeting projects over 500 kilowatts (kW) in size, as part of the larger “Large Renewable Procurement” program, according to recent reports. The new solar tender is only open to pre-registered bidders. The list includes 42 different companies … [continued]
The sovereign state of Qatar is getting close to opening its long-delayed 200-megawatt solar tender, according to recent reports. Despite being first mentioned all the way back in late 2012, the solar tender has yet to officially launch — with numerous delays since that earlier announcement. That looks to now … [continued]
Germany’s plans for its first national solar tender make no sense, according to the country’s national solar trade organization, BSW Solar. BSW Solar notes that the tender will lower market volumes for large solar farms right at the time that the power generated by them continues to fall in price. As per a … [continued]
