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Solar Materials

JinkoSolar to Open 7-GW Ingot, Wafer Plant in Vietnam in Q1 2022

JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd is investing USD 500 million in the construction of a monocrystalline ingot and wafer factory with an annual capacity of 7 GW in Vietn…

Solar Power Plant

NTPC Wins 1.9 GW Solar Power Projects Under CPSU Scheme

This shall pave the way for NTPC's plan of 60 GW RE capacity by 2032. The company has won the projects in tranche 3 of 5 GW tender.

Solar Power Panel

Solarwatt Opens 300 MWp Solar Panel Factory in Dresden

German solar panel manufacturer Solarwatt has commissioned a new factory with the capacity to produce 300 MWp of double-glass solar panels as well as two new pr…

India

India Makes Clean Energy Commitments at UN Summit

it announced to begin a Production Linked Incentive Scheme to add 10 GW solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025.

Net Zero Emission

Sri Lanka to Cease Building Coal-Fired Plants, Aims to be Net-Zero Emitter by 2050

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, and small and large hydro power plants together account for half of the island nation's installed electricity c…

Offshore Wind Power

IRENA and GWEC Target 380GW of Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030

The IRENA and the GWEC have announced an agenda to ensure sustainable energy for all that helps the global battle against climate change.

Clean Coal

ACE and WCA: Modest Clean Coal Investment will Cut ASEAN Emissions

A new report by the ASEAN Centre for Energy and the World Coal Association has found that ASEAN countries will require approximately 234 GW of new coal capacity…

Electricity Transmission

Lithuania Limits Electricity Imports from Belarus

Litgrid CEO Rokas Masiulis said that, on the first day of the new system the maximum transmission capacity of 262MWe from Belarus to Lithuania was set.

Rooftop PV System

Coal India Arm ECL Installs 250 kW Rooftop Solar Power Project

"ECL, the West Bengal-located coal-producing subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, commissioned a 250-kW rooftop solar power project on Wednesday ramping up its total i…

Energy Storage Battery

Iberdrola Commissions Arañuelo III, the First Photovoltaic Plant in Spain with a Storage Battery

Iberdrola has commissioned the Arañuelo III photovoltaic plant, which is the Spain’s first photovoltaic project to feature a storage system, in this case a 3 …

Substation

Large Fire at Key UK Substation Cuts off Power from France

The IFA interconnector is currently out of service and following an initial review, National Grid said 1,000MW of capacity is unavailable until 27th March 2022

SMR

Terrestrial Upgrades Molten Salt Reactor Design

Ontario-based Terrestrial Energy has announced its upgraded Integral Molten Salt Reactor nuclear power plant design – the IMSR®400 –with a net 390MW of elect…

Solar Power Plant

France to Add 3.7GW of Solar Capacity with €5.7bn Aid

France is set to expand its portfolio of renewable energy capacity with an additional 3,700MW of solar energy using €5.7 billion in funding approved by the Eur…

Hydropower Plant

Three Gorges Project Operates at Full Capacity

China Three Gorges Corporation has announced that the Three Gorges Project – the world’s largest hydropower project – connected all of its 34 power units to …

Floating Offshore Wind

Iberdrola Announces 6GW Offshore Wind Pipeline in Taiwan

Iberdrola has announced three new offshore wind development projects in Taiwan, with a potential capacity of approximately 6GW.