Saudi Arabia received offers to supply solar electricity for the cheapest prices ever recorded, marking the start of a $50 billion program to diversify the oil producer’s domestic energy supplies away from...

Two leading solar developers will announce they have merged their operations and maintenance (O&M) activities as part of a new 50:50 joint venture. PS Renewables and Push Energy said their O&M teams have...

The first utility-scale solar power facility in Egypt will be provided by General Electric and feature the company’s 1,500 volt inverters. Thanks to a new government-sponsored feed-in tariff policy, Egypt is rapidly...

The Welsh government this week announced ambitious new clean energy targets that would make the country one of the world's leading renewables hubs. Cabinet Secretary Lesley Griffiths announced Wales should aim to source...

The World Bank and the Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) have joined hands to implement a pilot auction program for solar projects. According to a local media report, the program is...

Norway’s renewable energy giant, Scatec Solar, is in discussion with Iranian authorities to build its first solar power plant in Iran. According to Reuters, Scatec Solar aims to set up 120 megawatts of...

Italian developer Enel’s subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações (EGPB) announced the operation of two solar power plants located in Brazil with an aggregate capacity of 546 megawatts. The two solar plants include...

Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the contract to build its first hybrid wind-solar project, a 28 megawatt solar facility connected to an existing 50 megawatt wind farm in India. Siemens Gamesa, the resulting...

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is warning the price of solar technologies could double if President Trump approves proposals to impose new import tariffs on Chinese solar panels. The US International...

A renewable energy project in Bedfordshire described as the UK's first solar farm to be built without government subsidy will be officially opened later today by Climate Change Minister Claire Perry. The 10MW...

Renewable energy sources will provide 85% of global electricity production in 2050, led by solar PV and onshore wind, according to a new report published this month. Electricity consumption will be the largest...

Solar panel units for the roofs of Norwegian homes are to be sold in-store for the first time by electronics retailer Elkjøp. The electronics chain has noticed a strong growth in demand...

US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 megawatts worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities. GM announced this week...

Identifying the huge opportunity available in the Indian solar power market, Chinese cell and module manufacturer Longi Green Energy Technology has announced plans to set up a fabrication unit in India. Construction...

A London-based firm is to become one of the largest players in Iran's fledgling renewable energy market, under a deal that will see a 600MW solar project built in the Middle Eastern...

The Gulf emirate of Dubai announced on Saturday the contract for the mammoth Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, a 700 megawatt solar CSP extension awarded to a consortium made up...