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The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) of Greece is about to launch a new 1 GW joint renewables tender for PV and wind power on Sept. 5 with a target of securing 1 GW of solar capacity.

Japan plans to support India in accelerating the switch to clean energy, expanding a program it started last year for Southeast Asian countries, said Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda on July 13.

According to CGTN, China has started to build Kela photovoltaic power station, which is a part of the biggest hydro-solar hybrid power station in the world. The facility is expected to have an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts.

UK’s biggest-ever renewables auction was held on July 7 and awarded record capacity of almost 11GW of clean energy, nearly double the capacity achieved in the previous round.

Renewable energy accounted for 49% of German gross domestic electricity consumption in the first half of 2022, up 6% compared with the data last year.

Dubai, economic and financial hub of the United Arab Emirates, plans to increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 14% by the end of 2022 as part of the country’s attempts to meet its environmental targets.

Korea’s renewable energy generation at environmental facilities will double within five years, according to the country’s Ministry of Environment, which announced its renewable energy growth road map on Tuesday.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s President, said on Friday that after several months of friction with business leaders, the country has made commitment with 17 American companies on clean energy generation.

Modhera, in the Indian state of Gujarat, is the country’s first 100% solar-powered town, demonstrating that battery storage may offer 24/7 clean electricity to rural areas.

Korea’s major companies appear to have difficulty committing themselves to 100% renewable energy, owing to a lack of solar, wind, and other cleaner energy options, the country’s industry officials said last week.