tenders and auctions

The European Commission plans ultimately to run an ‘expression of interest’ call for EU countries every year, which will result in a call for a cross-border tender if there is enough interest from member states and the proposals and desires of the participating countries line up.

Three renewables generation projects amounting to a collective 1.395GW have been awarded approvals in New South Wales’ most recent renewable energy tender, alongside a large battery energy storage system (BESS).

The Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) in Spain has published its proposal to regulate renewable communities in the country.

Masdar regional head lays out company’s long-held ambitions in the region highlighting transmission as key to clean energy proliferation.

The government of New South Wales has announced a call for expressions of interest (EOI) as the initial part of an unprecedented renewable energy tender targeting development on state-owned “crown land”.

India needs to issue more renewable energy tenders if it is to meet the government’s target of 450GW of installed capacity by 2030, as the changing preferences of distribution companies have seen less uptake and states have been inconsistent in fulfilling purchase obligations.

Solar PV will be the most dominant non-hydropower renewable in added capacity, with 12GW, during the next ten years in South Korea.

France has awarded 172.9MW of solar PV capacity in the most recent auction, according to the country's Ministry of Solidarity and Ecological Transition. The tender was oversubscribed and ended up awarding 32MW more than the planned 140MW capacity, spread between 66 projects.

The European Commission (EC) has approved Germany’s modification to its renewables energy scheme, which is designed to help the country achieve its renewable targets.

The German Federal Network Agency has announced the results of its most recent auction for ground-mounted utility-scale solar PV, with 677MW worth of applications received and just 609MW approved out of a possible 890MW tendered.