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AMDA Developments has secured an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for its 1 GW Carissa onshore wind project, located near Beaufort West in the Western Cape (South Africa). Under an offtake agreement, the wind plant will help power the 1 Mt/year Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, which is sponsored by Hive Hydrogen.
This concludes the EIA work on all of the Hive Hydrogen’s 3,300 MW of renewable energy assets and the ZAR105bn (USD6bn) Coega Green Ammonia project can now commence with its Front End Engineering Design (FEED). The project is on track to start construction in early 2027 with a commissioning date in December 2029.
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Celsia Targets 1.2 Gw Of Renewables In Peru By 2028The Colombian energy company Celsia, part of Grupo Argos, has launched Celaris Energy, a new renewable energy investment platform in Peru aimed at mobilising more than US$1.2bn in clean energy projects. As part of its expansion strategy, Celsia plans to develop a portfolio of renewable projects targeting the industrial sector, with a goal of reaching 1.2 GW of installed wind and solar capacity by 2028.
The initiative includes a diversified pipeline of projects across several regions of Peru. Among the key developments is the Caravelí wind park, a 218 MW facility currently under development in the district of Lomas, in the Arequipa region. The wind project is expected to come online in 2026.
Peru’s installed capacity in 2024 included nearly 1.2 GW of wind and over 500 MW of solar.
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15 September 20251 min readCelsia Targets 1.2 Gw Of Renewables In Peru By 2028
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Das Solar Enters Back-Contact Business With 5 Gw Cell FactoryDAS Solar has taken a formal step toward industrializing BC solar cells after local authorities in Guizhou published an EIA public-participation notice for a 5 GW BC high-efficiency cell project.
The Weining County filing, dated Sept. 8, identifies the developer as Das Solar New Energy Technology (Weining) Co. and lists a 177,000-square-meter site planned for cell workshops, chemical stores, wastewater treatment, a 110 kV substation and associated support infrastructure.
The project remains at the EIA disclosure stage. The company and local government have not published a detailed construction timetable or final capital budget.
Das Solar signed a CNY 2 billion (280.7 million) agreement with the Weining authorities in April 2024 for a related n-type cell project. The company’s existing Weining manufacturing base also completed a 2.4 GW n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module line in January 2024 with a reported investment of CNY 310 million and an annual output value of about CNY 2.5 billion. If the earlier CNY 2 billion framework corresponds to the new 5 GW factory, that would imply a development cost of roughly CNY 400 million per GW – a notional figure that requires official confirmation.
Technically, the move reflects a deliberate shift from DAS Solar’s established TOPCon expertise toward a dual-track strategy. The company describes its BC approach as “DBC” – a hybrid that transfers TOPCon’s SiOx/Poly-Si passivated contact architecture to the rear of the cell and combines it with a full back-contact design. The intended result is a front surface free of metal busbars, higher current density and retention of TOPCon’s cost characteristics.
DAS Solar claimed third-party verification for recent performance gains: a DBC cell registered at 27.77% efficiency with an open-circuit voltage of 745.7 mV, certified by the China Photovoltaic Testing Center (CPVT). It said it has filed more than 60 patents related to BC technology and has led drafting of some 20 industry and group standards.
DAS Solar added that its “DBC 3.0 Plus” is compatible with TOPCon-5.0 process flows and ready for scale-up in 2025, with an initial market focus on distributed generation and BIPV. At the module level, the company showcased a “Diamond” DBC product at SNEC PV+ 18th (2025) International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition, advertising a 670 W output and 24.3% module efficiency.
DAS Solar remains an active TOPCon player. Since its founding in 2018, it has advanced TOPCon through successive generations, reporting a 2024 mass-production average module efficiency of 26.7% and continued process upgrades into 2025. The company said it has built about 40 GW of battery and module capacity across several Chinese provinces and aims to lift component capacity toward 50 GW by the end of 2025.
According to market research firm PV InfoLink, DAS Solar was the world’s ninth-largest module supplier in 2024.
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Italy’S Second Fer X Solar Auction Draws Bids For 10.1 GwFrom pv magazine Italy
Italian energy agency Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) has announced that the second solar energy auction under Italy's new incentive scheme for renewable energy, the “transitional” FER X program, has attracted 818 project proposals with a combined capacity of 10.1 GW.
The GSE has also said that the auction's final results will be announced on December 11.
The procurement exercise is expected to allocate a minimum of 200 MW of PV capacity and a maximum of 1.6 GW.
Commercial and industrial PV projects, as well as large-scale PV facilities, can participate in the auction, which is expected to be held between Oct. 17 and Nov. 16.
For PV projects not exceeding 1 MW in size, the Italian government excluded the use of solar modules, cells, and inverters from China.
The first auction of the transitional FER X program attracted 1,387 project proposals with a combined capacity of 17,537 MW, according to GSE. Prequalified project developers have until Sept. 12 to submit final offers.
In the latest tender under the earlier version of the FER X scheme, which is Italy’s 16th such auction, the GSE awarded 278.5 MW of solar capacity across 53 sites and approved two wind projects totaling 88.4 MW.
Developers submitted maximum discounts ranging from 2.01% to 7.91% off the auction ceiling price of €0.078175 ($0.084949)/kWh. The lowest accepted bid was €0.07199/kWh for a 2.7 MW solar plant in the province of Ancona, central Italy.
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Ib Solar Plans 4 Gw Topcon Cell And Module Factory In IndiaFrom pv magazine India
PV module manufacturer IB Solar has secured a Letter of Intent from the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) for the allotment of 25 acres of land for its proposed 4 GW solar cell and module manufacturing facility.
The company, which currently manufactures solar panels and lithium ferro phosphate batteries, will build the integrated solar cell and module plant in Sector 8, near the upcoming Noida International Airport, with an investment of about INR 30 billion.
Abhinav Mahajan, director at IB Solar, told pv magazine the facility in Uttar Pradesh will produce TOPCon cells and modules. It is scheduled for commissioning by 2027.
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15 September 20251 min readIb Solar Plans 4 Gw Topcon Cell And Module Factory In India
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Eu Court Annuls Approval Of Hungary’S Aid To 2.4 Gw Rosatom Nuclear ProjectThe European Court of Justice has struck down the European Commission's decision to approve state aid from Hungary for the construction of the Paks II nuclear power plant in Hungary, arguing that it was unclear whether the Hungarian government had followed EU procurement rules when awarding the contract to the Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom without a public tender procedure.
The Court ruled in September 2025 that the European Commission should have taken into consideration EU public procurement rules when it approved Budapest’s plans to subsidise the construction of two new nuclear reactors built by Rosatom at the existing Paks nuclear power station site, about 120 km south of Budapest. The original 2017 decision by the commission to approve the investment aid had been contested by Austria, which has traditionally been anti-nuclear power.
Hungary’s government has announced that it would continue the project as planned, but was ready to cooperate with the European Commission to demonstrate it had met public procurement and state aid requirements. In December 2024 the Hungarian nuclear regulator approved a preliminary safety report for the project, known as Paks II (2.4 GW), paving the way for the pouring of first concrete.
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12 September 20251 min readEu Court Annuls Approval Of Hungary’S Aid To 2.4 Gw Rosatom Nuclear Project
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South Africa Greenlights A 1 Gw Wind ProjectAMDA Developments has secured an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for its 1 GW Carissa onshore wind project, located near Beaufort West in the Western Cape (South Africa). Under an offtake agreement, the wind plant will help power the 1 Mt/year Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, which is sponsored by Hive Hydrogen.
This concludes the EIA work on all of the Hive Hydrogen’s 3,300 MW of renewable energy assets and the ZAR105bn (USD6bn) Coega Green Ammonia project can now commence with its Front End Engineering Design (FEED). The project is on track to start construction in early 2027 with a commissioning date in December 2029.
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12 September 20251 min readSouth Africa Greenlights A 1 Gw Wind Project
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Brazil Starts Operating 1 Gw Transmission Line In RoraimaThe 1 GW Manaus-Boa Vista power transmission line in Brazil, which will connect the state of Roraima to the country’s National Interconnected System (SIN), has been commissioned. It comprises 725 km of double-circuit 500-kV transmission lines and three substations for a total investment of BRL3.3bn (USD610m). The project was tendered in 2011, but faced environmental licensing. Construction started in 2021. It was build a consortium named Transnorte Energia, comprising Eletronorte and Alupar, which won the concession for the power line.
Roraima was the last state in Brazil that was not connected to the National Interconnected System (SIN). In 2001, Roraima was interconnected to Venezuela, but supply stopped in 2019, and the state has been since then depend on electricity generated by thermal plants using oil. The transmission line will also allow 700 MW of future hydropower plants in Roraima to be connected to the SIN.
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12 September 20251 min readBrazil Starts Operating 1 Gw Transmission Line In Roraima
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China Targets 180 Gw Of New Energy Storage By 2027 In Ambitous National PlanFrom ESS News
China aims to install more than 100 GW of new energy storage – primarily battery storage, excluding pumped hydro – by 2027, according to a new action plan presented by authorities on Friday.
The “Special Action Plan for Large-Scale Construction of New Energy Storage (2025-2027)” released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) outlines a roadmap to scale up energy storage to support the country’s rapidly expanding renewable energy capacity. The plan is expected to drive CNY 250 billion ($35.11 billion) in sector investment over three years.
China has already outpaced its previous targets. The country reached its 2025 goal of 30 GW two years early and saw explosive growth in 2024 alone, adding 37 GW / 91 GWh of new energy storage – more than doubling total capacity year-on-year. As of June 2025, China’s new energy storage fleet had surpassed 100 GW, overtaking the pumped hydro additions for the first time, according to data from the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA).
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12 September 20252 min readChina Targets 180 Gw Of New Energy Storage By 2027 In Ambitous National Plan
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Latin America’S Energy Storage Market Set To Hit 23 Gw By 2034From ESS News
Wood Mackenzie forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% in the Latin American energy storage market through 2034, reaching a cumulative capacity of 23 GW.
In its new report titled Latin America Energy Storage Outlook 2025, the research and consultancy firm finds that Chile leads the region with the largest installed storage capacity, thanks to its advanced regulatory policies, accounting for nearly half of the total regional capacity.
Following Chile are Mexico and the Dominican Republic, although Mexico faces regulatory challenges while the Dominican Republic exhibits accelerated growth.
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11 September 20251 min readLatin America’S Energy Storage Market Set To Hit 23 Gw By 2034
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Kazakhstan Plans New Nuclear Plants And 6.3 Gw Of Renewables By 2030In his annual state-of-the-nation address, Kazakhstan’s president unveiled new objectives for the country’s energy sector. On the nuclear front, Kazakhstan plans to build a second and third nuclear power plant, highlighting a recently signed strategic partnership with China in the nuclear field and expressing openness to collaboration with other international companies.
The government also announced plans to build an additional 6.3 GW of green energy capacity over the next 5 years, significantly boosting the share of renewables in the national energy mix.
At the same time, Kazakhstan aims to leverage its natural advantages—particularly its substantial coal reserves—by investing in “clean coal technologies”, with the goal of ensuring both environmental sustainability and economic efficiency, according to the president.
At the end of 2024, the country had an installed capacity of 1.8 GW of wind and 1.5 GW of solar, accounting for around 11% of the country’s total capacity mix.
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10 September 20251 min readKazakhstan Plans New Nuclear Plants And 6.3 Gw Of Renewables By 2030
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Mitsubishi Power Joins Development Of Vietnam’S 1.2 Gw O Mon 4 ProjectJapan’s Mitsubishi Power, an affiliate of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has announced that it has been awarded a contract, in cooperation with South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co., to supply two advanced gas turbines and auxiliary equipment for the O Mon 4 Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Power Plant in Vietnam.
The O Mon 4 plant, with a planned capacity of 1.2 GW, is being developed by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam). The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to a consortium comprising Doosan Enerbility and Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2) of Vietnam.
This project forms part of the Block B – O Mon gas-to-power value chain, a national priority initiative aimed at enhancing Vietnam’s energy security and accelerating its energy transition. As of the end of 2024, Vietnam had an installed gas-fired power capacity of 8.3 GW, representing 9% of the country’s total power mix.
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10 September 20251 min readMitsubishi Power Joins Development Of Vietnam’S 1.2 Gw O Mon 4 Project
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New Alliance Aims To Unlock 35 Gw Of Pumped Hydro Storage Across EuropeFrom ESS News
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) and Eurelectric, Europe’s electricity industry trade association, have launched the Paris Pledge – a joint call to expand pumped hydro storage across the continent.
Developed with 11 senior industry leaders, the pledge urges EU and national policymakers to prioritize long-duration energy storage as a critical pillar for grid stability and energy security.
To unlock the nearly 35 GW pipeline of projects across Europe, the Paris Pledge calls for urgent regulatory support at both EU and national levels to meet long-duration energy storage needs.
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10 September 20251 min readNew Alliance Aims To Unlock 35 Gw Of Pumped Hydro Storage Across Europe
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