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Nigeria’s power math flips as solar becomes cheaper than grid

Nigeria’s power math flips as solar becomes cheaper than grid

Solar power has become cheaper than electricity from Nigeria’s national grid for the first time, marking a turning point in the nation’s efforts to deliver reliable energy to its 200 million citizens as the traditional power infrastructure continues to falter. Electricity costs from the national grid have surged to between N220 and N270 ($0.14-$0.17) per […]

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Rare Solar Eruptions Explode From the Sun in New Space Time Lapse

Rare Solar Eruptions Explode From the Sun in New Space Time Lapse

The two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about 150 m apart to form an external coronagraph in space, one spacecraft eclipsing the Sun to allow the second to study the otherwise invisible solar corona. Credit: ESA-P. Carril A new time-lapse reveals the Sun’s inner corona glowing a faint yellow, offering a rare look

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Maharashtra issues tender for 100MW floating solar project

Maharashtra issues tender for 100MW floating solar project

Interested parties have a February 13 deadline to submit their bids, with the offers expected to be opened on February 16.  As per the tender, bidders are required to submit an earnest money deposit of INR54.6 million (US$600,700) and a tender fee of INR29,500 (US$325), while the selected developer must provide a performance bank guarantee of INR546 million (US$6.01 million).

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Atlas Renewable Energy signs 128MWp solar PV PPA in Colombia

Atlas Renewable Energy signs 128MWp solar PV PPA in Colombia

Atlas Renewable Energy did not disclose the name of the company with whom it signed the offtake agreement, other than it being a “leading Colombian energy trading company”. The project in itself was awarded under Colombia’s 2024 Reliability Charge Auction, which aims to strengthen the country’s power system This solar PV project is the second

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Australia to fund national solar panel recycling pilot

Australia to fund national solar panel recycling pilot

Australia’s federal government will invest AUD 24.7 million ($16.9 million) over three years in a national pilot to recycle end-of-life solar panels, aiming to reduce landfill disposal and recover valuable materials from the country’s growing rooftop solar fleet… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/23/australia-to-fund-national-solar-panel-recycling-pilot/

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Hotels.com Get a Room 2026 Forecast: Searches Skyrocket 445% for Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse

Hotels.com Get a Room 2026 Forecast: Searches Skyrocket 445% for Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse

Americana Motor hotel on Route 66 — Photo by Hotels.com DALLAS – From championship games and global music tours to once-in-a-lifetime celestial events, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for event-driven travel. According to Hotels.com® search data, travelers are already planning trips that will put them front and center for some of

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Strong fundamentals, solar baseload and balcony PV will define 2026, says Woodmac

Strong fundamentals, solar baseload and balcony PV will define 2026, says Woodmac

In the world’s two largest national solar markets, China and the US, headwinds slowed progress for solar PV last year. Regulatory changes in the Chinese energy market saw solar PV installations decline significantly in the second half of the year, while sweeping changes to federal incentives, permitting laws and other executive actions by the Trump administration

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Fujiyama Power to commission 1GW DCR-compliant solar cell facility

Fujiyama Power to commission 1GW DCR-compliant solar cell facility

Latest The manufacturing facility will produce mono passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) solar cells compliant with India’s domestic content requirement (DCR). Image: Fujiyama Power. Indian rooftop solar provider Fujiyama Power has announced plans to commission its 1GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh.   The newly inaugurated in-house solar cell manufacturing facility will produce mono passivated emitter rear cell (PERC)

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