[SMM PV News] RWE Scraps 99.9 MW Solar-plus-Storage Project in Wales Over Grid Constraints

The Argentine government recently enacted Decree 242/2026, establishing the Medium-Sized Investment Incentive Regime (RIMI) to bolster energy efficiency and renewables. The decree offers significant fiscal benefits, including accelerated depreciation and early VAT refunds, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) investing in solar panels, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and high-efficiency equipment. This policy move is designed to stimulate private investment amidst limited traditional financing, further optimizing the amortization process for industrial and commercial solar adopters across the country.

The Bolivian government has approved Supreme Decree 5549, creating a new "medium-scale distributed generation" category for projects between 1 MW and 6 MW. This decree simplifies the connection to medium-voltage networks by removing the need for a formal generation concession, requiring only regulator authorization. According to IRENA, Bolivia ended 2025 with approximately 194 MW of operational PV capacity. These regulatory updates are expected to accelerate solar adoption among industrial and commercial users previously restricted by smaller capacity caps.

Bolivia’s Ministry of Energy has submitted a draft of the new Electricity and Renewable Energies Law to reform a framework plagued by structural deficits. The proposal integrates state-owned ENDE into a competitive environment, opening generation, transmission, and distribution to private investment via long-term contracts. Key reforms include the creation of an independent Energy Regulatory Entity (ERE) and the introduction of public auctions for price discovery. The government aims to leverage this framework to position Bolivia as a regional energy hub while recognizing universal electricity access as a fundamental right.