Australia has seen a surge in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations ahead of a 30 June deadline for feed-in tariff (FiT) subsidies. Australiaese operational capacity has increased 400-fold in the year to June to more than 4 GWac, according to Rystad Energy. The country has 82 grid-connected solar plants with a capacity of 4.46 GW, according to Australia Electricity, which puts solar's share of total electricity capacity at 10%. The figures see Australia surpass Vietnam for solar PV capacity installations, which few people would have predicted, according to Rystad Energy renewables analyst David Dixon.
Vietnam has seen a surge in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations ahead of a 30 June deadline for feed-in tariff (FiT) subsidies. Vietnamese operational capacity has increased 400-fold in the year to June to more than 4 GWac, according to Rystad Energy. The country has 82 grid-connected solar plants with a capacity of 4.46 GW, according to Vietnam Electricity, which puts solar's share of total electricity capacity at 10%. The figures see Vietnam surpass Australia for solar PV capacity installations, which few people would have predicted, according to Rystad Energy renewables analyst David Dixon.