[SMM PV News] Albania Reaches 650 MW Solar Capacity in 2025

[SMM Silicon-Based PV Morning Meeting Summary: Module Prices Have Softened Somewhat, While Polysilicon Prices Remain Temporarily Stable] Recently, transaction prices for modules in China have softened somewhat. As demand outside China declines and domestic projects are at the point of being about to start, module enterprises have shown differing attitudes in their quotations. Some enterprises have begun offering concessions in advance to take orders, and distributors have also recently started shipments at low prices, thereby leading to a decline in the market transaction price center. At present, quoted prices for distributed Topcon183, 210R, and 210N high-efficiency modules are 0.752 Yuan/W, 0.767 Yuan/W, and 0.77 Yuan/W, respectively, while quoted prices for centralized Topcon182/183 and 210N high-efficiency modules are 0.727 Yuan/W and 0747 Yuan/W, respectively.

Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has shortlisted Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and UAE's Yellow Door Energy for a 100 MW solar plant in Bilaj Al Jazayer. Developed under a public-private partnership ('PPP') on a build-own-operate ('BOO') model, the project targets a commercial operation date of September 30, 2027. This initiative supports Bahrain's broader goals to reach 255 MW of solar capacity by 2025 and 700 MW of total renewable capacity by 2030, significantly expanding upon its modest 66 MW of installed PV at the end of 2024.

On March 12, the Shanxi Provincial Energy Bureau announced the "List of Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation Projects to be Abolished in the First Batch of 2026", which proposes to abolish 22 projects with a total capacity of 147.284 million kilowatts, including the Fengrun Huairun 50 MW photovoltaic energy storage integrated demonstration project.