en.Wedoany.com Reported - Lebanon has launched a solar tender covering five grid-connected PV projects with a total capacity of 350 MW, paired with up to 1 GWh of battery storage. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is August 31.
After approving amendments to agricultural land laws, the Albanian government will soon allow agrivoltaic projects under specific conditions, with applicable criteria to be determined by the Council of Ministers.
France's residential solar installations saw a sharp decline in 2025. A report by the independent research institute Observ'ER shows that changes in regulatory and tariff policies have reshaped this small market segment.
A community in northern Croatia has become the country's first to share solar power under new energy community regulations, with 17 members sharing a photovoltaic power facility installed on the roof of the local volunteer fire department.
A recent discussion organized by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) concluded that the next phase of Algeria's solar expansion will be constrained by factors including the gas-based economy, procurement scheme design, grid readiness, and whether the country's 15 GW target can translate into profitable projects.
From April to June this year, Australia's main grid added more than 700 MW of rooftop solar, helping push the average wholesale electricity price in the national electricity market for the June quarter to its lowest level for that period since 2020.
Italy's Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has issued a positive environmental impact assessment conclusion for a 599 MW agrivoltaic plant project in the Puglia region, though the project must meet several conditions.
Serbia added 61 MW of new solar capacity in the first half of the year, bringing cumulative installed capacity to approximately 379 MW. Despite delays in permitting and grid connection processes affecting the country's green energy market, its prosumer market continues to grow.
Bhutan has launched a tender to install rooftop solar systems at three different schools, with applications due by August 24.
Starting in August, Taiwan will require new, expanded, or renovated buildings with a floor area of 1,000 square meters or more to install solar capacity at a ratio of 1 kW per 20 square meters, with the new rule expected to add 660 MW of new capacity annually.
Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, stated that the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the country's flagship 100 GW solar program is imminent.
Türkiye added 2.1 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of the year, raising cumulative installed capacity to approximately 26.9 GW, with the number of plants exceeding 41,000, up from around 37,600 at the start of the year.
In the 12 months through the end of June 2026, the UK added more than 2 GW of new solar capacity, reaching a cumulative total of 22.8 GW. With new plug-and-play solar regulations on the horizon, a UK wholesaler executive told pv magazine that plug-and-play solar represents a huge opportunity to continue expanding the market.
In the first half of 2026, Italy's wholesale electricity market recorded 88 hours of zero-price periods, compared with 20 hours in the same period in 2025.
