Australia leads the world in residential rooftop solar, with 22GW of household capacity installed, but its commercial and industrial sector has deployed only 5.6GW, despite consuming more electricity than households, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report, ‘Unlocking the Clean Energy Potential of Australian Business...
In 2025, global new photovoltaic (PV) installations reached a record 664 GW, pushing the global cumulative operational PV capacity past 3 TW. These figures come from SolarPower Europe's recent "Global Solar Market Outlook 2026-2030" report. This milestone comes less than two years after the global 2 TW mark was crossed. SolarPower Europe has consistently emphasized that PV, as a powe...
The Lebanese government is seeking bids for 350MW of solar PV and 1GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity. The Lebanon Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeking up five grid-connected solar PV projects totalling 350MW combined capacity, tied to 1GWh of BESS, which it said will “support Lebanon’s future electricity secto...