• 2021-02-20

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its draft determination for the Default Market Offer (DMO) 2021-2022, and it provides good news for consumers – especially those living in New South Wales, southeastern Queensland, and South Australia. The good news is that electricity prices are falling continuously. The DMO, which was introduced in 2019, is a reference price for consumers to com...

• 2021-03-05

Turkey‘s Ministry of Energy has recently presented the details of the 1 GW tender for solar projects ranging in size from 10 to 20 MW, which it will launch on March 8. “Around 1,000 applications are expected for a total of 74 grid connection points,” Eren Engur, a board member and president of the energy storage committee at the Turkish PV association Günder, told pv magazine. The trade body repre...

• 2021-03-08

Romania‘s Ministry of Environment has published, in the country's official journal, a few amendments to the Casa Verde Fotovoltaice (green PV home) scheme to support residential solar installations under the country’s net metering regime, which was launched in June. “The new provisions improve the installation process and settlement of rebate payments,” environment minister Barna Tánczos said, add...

• 2021-03-01

U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie has predicted Japan is on track to overshoot its 2030 renewable energy target but will have to work harder to drive down the cost of solar and wind energy if it is also to achieve its clean hydrogen ambition. WoodMac estimates the dampening effect of Covid-19 suppression measures on energy demand and the related oil price crash have driven down power supply costs ...