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U.S. clean power additions hit 6.4 GW in Q1 as utility-scale solar leads
The American Clean Power Association's Q1 2026 report shows the U.S. added 6.4 GW of utility-scale solar, wind and storage, with solar contributing 3....
Brazil publishes rules for its first national battery storage auction
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has published guidelines for the country’s first structured battery energy storage auction. The measure is desig...
Global off-grid solar kit sales hit record 10.2 million in 2025
GOGLA says affiliated companies sold 10.2 million off-grid solar energy kits in 2025, the highest annual total on record and nearly 10% above 2024. Th...
Malaysia to mandate battery storage for all LSS6 solar projects
Malaysia will require all future solar projects under its sixth Large Scale Solar programme to include battery energy storage systems. Deputy Prime Mi...
NTPC Green floats 3,300 MWh BESS tender for Khavda Solar Park
NTPC Green Energy Limited has issued an EPC tender for a 3,300 MWh battery energy storage system at NTPC REL’s Khavda Solar Park in Gujarat. Bids clos...
Nigeria unveils national guidelines for connecting solar mini-grids to distribution networks
Nigeria’s electricity safety agency NEMSA, backed by the EU and the German government, has launched national guidelines for interconnecting solar mini...
Philippines proposes mandatory certification for solar and battery products
The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is proposing mandatory product certification for PV modules, inverters, BESS, rapid shutdown devices,...
POWERGRID acquires Tumkur-II transmission project to integrate 2.7 GW of renewables in Karnataka
Power Grid Corporation of India has acquired Tumkur II RE Transmission Ltd after winning the project through a tariff-based competitive bidding proces...
SEG Solar plans 4.6 GW third U.S. manufacturing site in Greater Houston
SEG Solar has announced a third U.S. manufacturing facility in Greater Houston with planned annual module capacity of 4.6 GW. pv magazine USA reports ...
New York plug-in solar bill heads to governor after legislature approval
New York lawmakers have approved the Solar Up Now NY Act, a plug-in solar bill that now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision. If signed, residents ...
Distribution grid queues block 455 GW of European battery storage projects
An AFRY study for Beyond Fossil Fuels says distribution grid connection queues are blocking about 455 GW of battery storage projects and 375 GW of ren...
France’s cumulative solar capacity reaches 33 GW after 1.5 GW first-quarter additions
France connected 1,495 MW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026, taking cumulative PV capacity to 33 GW, according to SDES data reported ...