Reports of more than 300 utility-scale solar projects have been stalled or delayed in recent weeks, and solar installers across the country are nervous this crawl could last for an extended period.

China’s Shandong Provincial Energy Administration has called for proposals to build 10 fixed offshore solar PV power plants, with a combined capacity of 11.25 GW and set to be realised between 2022 and 2025.

The bloc should have at least 1,000 gigawatts of photovoltaics installed in the region by 2030 -- equivalent to roughly the world’s current capacity -- according to a joint letter signed by Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Spain to the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans and Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson.

The Portuguese energy group Galp has reached an agreement with SER Energia and Casa dos Ventos to acquire upon maturity up to 4.8 GW of solar and wind projects spread through nine Brazilian states.

The Swiss investment company Smartenergy and the Spanish multinational Grupo Prodiel have closed an agreement to set up Greenfield PV, a joint venture focused on developing more than 4 GW of solar PV projects in Spain.

A retreat from wind power could have devastating consequences, as it is set to play a pivotal role in global efforts to transition to green energy.

By the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3 064 Gigawatt (GW), increasing the stock of renewable power by 9.1 per cent.

The renewable capacity (excluding large hydro) in India reached 100 GW in August 2021, i.e. just over half of the 2022 target (175 GW).

In October 2021, Sunseap signed an MoU to explore and develop solar power systems with a combined capacity of 7 GW around the Riau islands, including a previously announced 2.2 GW floating solar PV in Duriangkang, Batam.

By 2050, we’re expected to reach about 88 million tons of solar panel waste.