URE aims to build more than half of nation’s solar unitsBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterUnited Renewable Energy Co (URE, 聯合再生) plans to build more than half of the nation’s solar panel modules this year, the company said yesterday. In a statement, the nation’s biggest solar module supplier said that it has secured new government solar farm projects through open bidding. Photo copied by Chen Kuan-pei, Taipei TimesAfter missing the quota for increased solar capacity last year by 0.68 gigawatts (GW), the government’s new goal for new added solar capacity is 2GW. To cope with rising demand, the company said it plans to add more than 500MW of solar module capacity this year. Its solar modules are also used in solar projects in Pingtung, Yunlin and Chiayi counties, it said.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2021 15:56 UTC