Individual solar panels in New Zealand cost around $230 for a 440W panel. However, the total system cost includes inverters, mounting systems, and installation.
[pdf] Iran has expanded its renewables capacity by opening 250 megawatts (MW) of new solar power plants. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a video link to open the solar plants on Saturday as he ordered the start of works on building another 450 MW of new plants across the country.
[pdf] Previously, in February 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) issued Document No. 136, explicitly stating that energy storage configuration should not be a prerequisite for the approval of new energy projects, ending the "mandatory energy storage" policy that had been in place since Qinghai first introduced it in 2017.
[pdf] Release by Scatec has completed construction on two solar-plus-storage facilities, Maroua and Guider, in northern Cameroon, with a combined capacity of 36MW solar and 20MW/19MWh of storage.
[pdf] Japan's government for the first time plans to make solar, wind and other types of renewable energy the country's biggest source of power. It aims to achieve that by fiscal 2040.
[pdf] Afghanistan has the potential to produce over 222,000 MW of electricity by using . The use of is steadily increasing throughout country. Annual average varies from 4 to 6.5 kWh/m /day, with over 300 days of sunshine per year. The report also stated that Afghanistan has the potential to produce around 6. This literature review looks at Afghanistan's potential for solar energy and identifies obstacles and challenges like security, economics, and technology.
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