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At the end of each week, pv magazine summarizes important news from the past 7 days in Spanish. Germany to record 457 hours of negative electricity prices in 2024 Germanys Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) says there were 457 hours of negative wholesale electricity prices in 2024, compared to 301 hours in 2023. France allocates 464 MW of the 500 MW available in a technology-neutral renewable energy tender to solar The French government has allocated 464 MW of the 500 MW available in a technology-neutral renewable energy tender to photovoltaic projects. Renewables have generated 47.6% of the Spanish electricity mix in December For yet another month, the peninsular generation structure in December is led by wind power, which has been responsible for 23.9% of the total, followed by combined cycle with 20.7%, nuclear with 19.7% and hydraulic power, responsible for 11.8% of the total. Germany to deploy 16.2 GW of solar power in 2024 Germany installed 16.2 GW of solar power in 2024, bringing total PV capacity to 99.3 GW by the end of December 2024, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). Croatia plans solar tenders in 2025 Croatia plans to allocate €25 million ($25.7 million) for public sector solar plants and heat pumps, along with a €10 million residential solar tender, as part of a €652 million renewable energy and decarbonisation package. Romania finances 1.5 GW solar panel factory Romanias Ministry of Energy has given the green light to a 1.5 GW solar panel factory to be built in the north-east of the country. Sierra Leone adopts financing model for private mini-grid developers The Government of Sierra Leone is working with the European Union to launch a results-based financing mechanism, offering grants to private developers to build, own and operate mini-grids across the country. Norway to add 148.68 MW of new solar in 2024 Norway has deployed 148.68 MW of solar power in 2024, bringing its cumulative installed PV capacity to over 750 MW. India to add record 24.5 GW of solar capacity in 2024 India installed a record 24.5 GW of solar capacity in 2024, its largest annual addition to date. Czech Republic approves new laws for agrivoltaics The Czech government has approved new legislation on agrivoltaics. The measures expand the number of crop types on which agrivoltaics can be implemented and define two categories of permitted agrivoltaic systems. Sweden to add 1 GW of solar in 2024 Sweden installed around 1 GW of solar in 2024, matching 2022 levels after a record 2023. |
