Portugal to reschedule 700-MW solar auction for June 8 – report

{flickr|100|campaign} Portugal to reschedule 700-MW solar auction for June 8 – report

May 1 (Renewables Now) – Portugal has rescheduled for June 8 its second solar energy licensing auction that targets 700 MW of new capacity, environment minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters.

Originally planned for April, the auction was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This tender, with final bidding planned for the end of August, will include a battery storage option, whether it is solar photovoltaic (PV) plus battery, concentrated solar power (CSP), solar PV plus CSP, or other combinations, according to a previously released presentation.

Portugal targets reaching 7,000 MW of renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade.