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flat tariff might have been explored by the
regulators to make these projects attractive to
the developers and their lenders,” said Kumar.

China adds 18.7GW of solar
in first nine months of 2020

China has installed 18.7 GW of solar capacity
in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of
17% compared to 16 GW installed during the
same period in 2019, according to the latest
data from the National Energy Administration
(NEA). Cleantech Solar has announced the execution power and in doing so has secured the future
Large-scale solar installations accounted of a long-term solar power purchase of a 280MW solar farm as well as a 100MW
for 10.04 GW, and distributed solar accounted agreement (PPA) with consumer products battery energy storage project.
for the remaining 8.66 GW. manufacturer and distributor Osotspa Public The company has signed a power supply
China’s cumulative installed solar capacity Company Limited in Thailand. deal to the State Government for a period of
reached 223 GW at the end of September The agreement will see 3MW of rooftop 10 years, beginning on 1 November, the office
2020. In the first half of the year, China had solar PV built on Osotspa’s five factories of Dan van Holst Pellekaan, South Australia’s
installed 11.52 GW of solar. across Thailand. Minister for Energy and Mining, said in a
China recently announced its ambition to The rooftop solar PV systems will be statement this morning.
become carbon-neutral by 2060. China is said financed, designed, installed, maintained and “We’re committed to building what
to be contributing 28% of global emissions. operated by Cleantech Solar for the full term matters, using our budget to drive jobs and
North China, with 8 GW of new solar of the agreement. growth to recover from COVID-19,” van
capacity installations, and East China, with The project is in line with Osotspa’s Holst Pellekaan said.
3.5 GW, recorded more new solar installations corporate social and environmental “The Marshall Government has used
compared to the other parts of the country. responsibility to reduce environmental impact its significant purchasing power to secure
At the same time, the north-western region by the company’s operations. the construction of a 280MW solar farm at
of China and the north-eastern region of The PV systems are expected to generate Cultana near Whyalla and 100MW battery
China installed around 1.97 GW and 1.27 about 4,300MWh of clean electricity in the near Port Augusta – both to be delivered in
GW of new solar capacities, respectively. first year, which is equivalent to offsetting over partnership with SIMEC Energy Australia.”
The total installed solar capacity of South 2,400 tonnes of CO2 emissions. ZEN Energy specialises in solar and battery
China reached 2.4 GW, with 1.93 GW of new The project will contribute to cost savings storage systems and project development and
installations. and reductions in electricity consumption has in the past three or four years focused
According to the NEA data, the solar from non-renewable sources with no upfront mainly but not exclusively on targeting the
power generation capacity stood at 2,005 TW, capital outlay or future maintenance costs. commercial and industrial (C&I) sector in
a year-on-year increase of 16%. The national “Running our business with care and Australia.
solar photovoltaic (PV) utilization figure sensitivity for the environment is an In 2017, just over 50% of shares in ZEN
stood at 916 hours, a year-on-year increase of important part of our corporate philosophy. Energy were bought by global multi-national
6 hours. Northeast China recorded the highest On-site solar is hence one of the measures that group, GFG Alliance, headed up by UK
solar PV utilization hours, reaching 1,141 we have introduced that will not only bring businessman Sanjeev Gupta and the company
hours. While the average solar PV utilization about long-term cost savings to our business made its first supply contracts with the South
hours in North China were 1,010 hours. operations but also fight against climate Australia government through GFG Alliance’s
China added 1.3 GW of residential rooftop change and bolster the sustainability efforts energy division, SIMEC Group.
solar capacity in September 2020, taking the by substituting a portion of its electricity
total capacity installed in the first nine months consumption with clean energy,” said
of the year to 5.27 GW. Wannipa Bhakdibutr, president of Osotspa
In September, a report by the Asia Europe Public Company Limited. WIND
Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory (AECEA)
forecasted China’s solar installations to reach Goldwind signs new
28-34 GW in 2020. The report highlighted South Australia government
that 2020 is also the last year of China’s Brazilian wind contract
ongoing 13th Five-Year-Plan (2016-2020). power contract ‘secures’ Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind

280MW solar farm, 100MW has signed a new contract in Brazil, which
Osotspa to install 3MW battery projects expands the company’s local presence and
signals the eastern appetite for more business
rooftop PV at Thailand South Australia’s state government has in Latin America’s largest wind energy market.
The agreement is the first in the country
factories contracted for renewable energy retailer ZEN involving new 4S series wind turbines, with
a capacity of around 4MW per machine, and
Energy to supply some of its facilities with

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