Siim, Author at EmeraldBay Trading Solar

Net Metering Shocks the Market! Solar Becomes Pakistan’s Cheapest Electricity Source

Solar-powered net metering has now become the most affordable source of electricity in Pakistan, even cheaper than power from the national grid. In the last four months, electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) bought a total of 573.7 million units of solar-generated power from households and businesses. MEPCO recorded the highest purchase, with 157.764 million units, showing […]

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Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use

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Skip to content Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined. Worries about the US grid’s ability to handle the surge in demand due to data center growth have made headlines repeatedly over the course of 2025. And, early in the year, demand for electricity had surged by nearly 5 percent compared to

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Mexico advances new wave of large-scale solar and storage projects

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The Mexican authorities have reported a growing number of PV projects submitted for approval since the publication of a new decree regulating private investments in the energy sector in mid-October. The new rules require future private investment contracts in the electricity sector to align with the federal regulatory framework, including the engineering and construction oversight

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TUKO.co.ke Business Leaders Awards 2025: Vivo Energy’s Solar at Shell Stations Initiative Wins Big

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Vivo Energy has operated in the Kenyan market for 13 years, managing Shell service stations nationwide The energy firm controls a 21.34% market share, making it Kenya’s leading oil marketer ahead of Rubis The TUKO.co.ke Business Leaders Awards 2025 celebrates Vivo Energy for championing sustainable practices, including installing solar panels at Shell petrol stations to

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Philippines awards Acciona Energía 180MW solar project in latest auction

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Latest Acciona Energía forecasts the 180MW Daanbantayan solar plant to be operational in late 2026. Image: Acciona Energía. The Philippines Department of Energy has awarded Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energía a 20-year power supply contract for a 180MW solar PV project, through the fourth round of its Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP). Located on the

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Italy issues new rules for PV project siting, solar fiscal breaks

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The Italian government has reduced the regions’ influence on permits for photovoltaic and wind energy by centralizing the decision-making process. It has also issued new rules for tax relief under the so-called Transizione 5.0 Decree… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/24/italy-issues-new-rules-for-pv-project-siting-solar-fiscal-breaks/

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Brazil distributed solar market set for lower annual additions in 2025

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Brazil installed 6.4 GW of distributed solar capacity between January and September 2025, down 12% from the same period in 2024, and current installation rates point to about 8.5 GW for the full year as residential and commercial segments weaken and regulatory reporting delays persist… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/24/brazil-distributed-solar-market-set-for-lower-annual-additions-in-2025/

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Australia’s Hydro Tasmania seeks 1,500GWh solar and wind capacity via tender

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Vedran Kovac, executive general manager of commercial at Hydro Tasmania, said the initiative aims to incentivise new renewable energy developments that can work alongside the state’s existing hydropower infrastructure to meet forecasted energy demand growth. The utility operates Tasmania’s largest electricity generation portfolio, predominantly comprising hydroelectric facilities that have experienced reduced output due to multi-year

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First Solar inaugurates ‘AI-powered’ 3.5GW Louisiana factory

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The US$1.1 billion facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, produced its first modules in July 2025. Image: First Solar US solar module manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated its 3.5GW vertically integrated manufacturing facility in the state of Louisiana, the company’s fifth factory in the US. The US$1.1 billion facility

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Adapting solar project economics in a low energy price environment

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The shifting project economics landscape The mathematics of solar project economics has undergone fundamental changes over recent years. Module costs, which once represented 35-40% of total project capex, have fallen to around 20-30% of overall costs. While this might seem positive, Ksenia Dray explains that this shift has actually reduced developers’ ability to influence project

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