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Tom Kenning

Japan awards just 39.8MW in fifth solar auction

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Tom Kenning

Japan has awarded just 39.8MW of PV capacity in its fifth solar auction, despite there being more than 416MW initially on offer.

Taiwan solar to become rapid-growth market despite FiT cuts

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Tom Kenning

Taiwan is expected to become one of the fastest-growing solar markets worldwide despite this year’s feed-in tariff (FiT) reductions, according to a new report, but a local developer has

China installed 7.21GW of solar in Q1 2017, curtailment issues remain

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Tom Kenning

The country’s cumulative deployment stood at 84.63GW by the end of Q1, of which 72GW is utility-scale. Last year, China added 34.24GW.

Indonesia solar FiT makes Java-Bali and Sumatra attractive for projects – BNEF

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Tom Kenning

Indonesia’s first ever feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar PV projects should generate attractive project returns in Java-Bali and Sumatra, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) research note.

Pakistan proposes solar FiT revision

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Tom Kenning

Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has published proposed revisions to its feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for solar energy projects of between 1-100MW capacity.

Ghana to update feed-in tariffs to last 20 years

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Tom Kenning

Ghana will soon update its feed-in-tariff (FiT) programme for solar to include the possibility of having contracts last for 20 years, a government official has announced.

Spanish court feed-in tariff ruling branded ‘superficial and alien to reality’

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Tom Kenning

Spain’s Constitutional Court has published the full details of its judgement rejecting appeals against a decrease in feed-in tariffs for renewable energy sources, but the reasoning has been branded “short, superficial and alien to reality” by a legal representative.

Taiwan doubles 2016 solar FiT capacity to 500MW

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Tom Kenning

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is increasing the amount of solar PV capacity available under its feed-in tariff (FiT) programme for 2016 from 270MW to 500MW.