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Mar 25, 2026

Slovakia Deploys 243 MW Of Solar in 2025

Slovakia’s total solar additions last year fall in line with those seen the prior two years, with cumulative capacity now standing in excess of 1.3 GW.

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Mar 19, 2026

China’s New Five-year Plan Deepens Shift Toward Focus On Renewables System

China’s 2026 to 2030 policy plan elevates clean electricity as a central driver of economic growth, with greater emphasis on system integration and industrial use.

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Mar 19, 2026

UAE Installs Around 1 GW Of Solar in 2025

Analysis from GlobalData finds the UAE’s cumulative solar capacity increased from 5.7 GW to around 6.7 GW last year. The country’s annual solar deployments are forecast to increase in the coming ye...

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Mar 17, 2026

Icelandic Utility Commissions Solar-plus-storage For EV Charging

Icelandic utility ON Power has deployed a hybrid solar-plus-storage facility in Reykjavík to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company says it believes such distributed systems ...

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Mar 17, 2026

Italian Solar Sector Gears Up For Cybersecurity Regulations On PV Systems Ove...

The Italian energy regulator is requiring PV and wind plants over 100 kW to install central controllers with remote active power control, with staggered compliance deadlines up to 2028. The rules, ...

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Mar 16, 2026

Austria Could Harness 90 TWh Of Agrivoltaics Using 5–16% Of Cropland

Austrian researchers conducted a techno-economic analysis of agrivoltaic systems and found that 5%–16% of the country’s cropland would be required to meet its solar electricity targets.

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Mar 16, 2026

Ukraine Prioritizes Solar-plus-storage in Renewables Auctions

Newly-implemented rules governing Ukraine’s energy market introduce solar-plus-storage systems as a separate auction category, ease regulatory barriers governing standalone storage projects and est...

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Mar 14, 2026

Bahrain Reveals Qualified Bidders For 100 MW BAJ Solar IPP Project

The Bilaj Al Jazayer Independent Power Project will be developed under a public-private partnership on a build-own-operate basis.

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Mar 14, 2026

Global Solar Capacity To Reach 6 TW By 2031, Says GlobalData

GlobalData says global renewable capacity will more than double to 8.4 TW by 2031, with PV reaching nearly 6 TW, a 13% compound annual growth rate from 2025 levels of 4.1 TW.

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Mar 12, 2026

Morocco Begins Construction On 305 MW Noor Atlas Solar Program

Morocco’s state energy agency and national utility have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and begun construction on six Noor Atlas solar plants totaling 305 MW. The project – financed by KfW,...

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Mar 12, 2026

US Solar Installations Reach 43 GW in 2025 Despite Slowdown

Solar accounted for 54% of new US generation capacity in 2025, retaining its position as the top technology for the fifth straight year, while PV and storage together made up 79% of new electrical ...

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Mar 09, 2026

Photovoltaics Reach 16.1% Share Of Germany’s Electricity Generation in 2025

Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) says solar generation rose to 70.1 TWh in 2025, up 17.4% from the previous year, even as wind and hydropower output declined and natural gas generati...

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