Brazil posts new world record low price for solar power

Michael Holder
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Country's renewable electricity auction sees contract awarded for solar generation at below 2 cents per kilowatt hour - a new world record

A new world record low price for solar power generation has been achieved in Brazil, where the government's latest renewables auction saw contracts for six solar PV projects awarded at an average of just...

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