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At the end of each week, pv magazine summarizes important news from the past seven days in Spanish. Gambia seeks project supervisor for solar mini-grid. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Gambia is seeking a contractor to oversee the installation of a solar mini-grid and support the bidding process for an installer. Applications close on June 10. Solar energy will power Denmarks largest energy community. Denmarks largest energy community is now under construction, with more than 30,000 square meters of solar roofs with a total capacity of around 4 MW. The project will use building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) on pitched roofs and building-coupled photovoltaics (BAPV) on flat roofs from the Danish specialist Solartag. Greece is now interconnected with Crete via a 1 GW transmission line A 1 GW direct current (DC) transmission line linking mainland Greece with Crete has entered trial operation, with full commercial service expected by September to support new green energy capacity and future interconnections with Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. German football club FC St. Pauli is installing a 316 kW rainbow-colored photovoltaic system on the roof of its stadium using 1,080 modules supplied by Swiss company Megasol Energie. The Philippines plans to launch its third microgrid auction at the end of June, offering at least 71 lots in 167 unserved and underserved areas. Kenya Opens Solar and Storage Tender Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) is seeking up to seven companies to assist with a 42.5 MW solar project with 3 MW/4.5 MWh of battery energy storage. The application deadline is July 29. India awards 420 MW of renewables with storage Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has awarded 420 MW of renewable capacity plus storage in its 1.2 GW round-the-clock power auction. The winning developers will launch renewable energy projects supported by energy storage systems to supply RTC power. India adds 5.93 GW of utility-scale solar power in Q1 India added 5.93 GW of utility-scale solar power in the first quarter of 2025, up 12.2% from the previous quarter, according to JMK Research. Rooftop installations contributed another 1.34 GW. Bulgaria inaugurates 496 MWh battery system Bulgaria has completed a 496 MWh battery energy storage system, considered the largest in the European Union. Crews completed the project in six months with the support of local authorities. South Korea launches 1 GW PV tender South Koreas Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has launched a tender for 1 GW of solar power and 1.25 GW of wind power. The maximum solar contract prices are set at 157,307 won (US$113.6)/MWh. Zambia completes 100 MW solar farm Zesco has completed the 100 MW Chisamba solar farm in southern Zambia and launched plans for a second 100 MW phase at the site, which now houses the largest grid-connected solar plant in sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. |
