Portugal plans solar power licensing auction by mid-year

The new capacity to be offered to investors is more than 2.5 times the installed solar power capacity in Portugal

Maharashtra power utility gets additional 1,000 MW cheap solar power

An MSEDCL spokesperson said the discom had floated tender for buying 1,000MW solar power recently

Record amount of new wind capacity financed in Europe last year -industry

In total, 16.7 gigawatts (GW) of projects reached a final investment decision - 12.5 GW onshore and 4.2 GW offshore - 45 percent more than in 2017, WindEurope said in its annual report.

Siemens launches home energy storage battery

The Junelight Smart Battery is now available in Germany and will be launched in Austria in April 2019

FERC takes a firm stand in PG&E bankruptcy filing

The California-based utility requested that a federal bankruptcy court prevent FERC from enforcing the conditions of the more than 380 power purchase agreements (PPAs) that the utility may want to exit under its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Direct Energy signs PPA for 75-MW solar array in California

California-based solar developer Sunpin Solar said that Direct Energy Business, a subsidiary of Centrica PLC, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the full output of the recently completed 96.75-MW DC / 74.8-MW AC ColGreen North Shore Power Plant.