Solar Markets & Finance News

In this category, we are collecting all the top financial news from the solar market: selling prices and production costs, project sponsoring and investing, governmental subsidies and grants, tenders, sales and proposals – whatever is related to economics of solar power. Let's keep track of sustainable energy market events together.

Atome Secures $-Fund Feasibility for 300MW Paraguay Solar

Atome wins backing for a Paraguay feasibility study: a 300-MWp solar PV project near Villeta. Dollar-linked, multilateral support—conditional—and aimed at powering expansion via a PPA.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, South america, Paraguay, PV Power Plant, Atome

APA Approves Sybella Creek Solar-Storage for Queensland Mine

APA Group greenlights Sybella Creek: a 72-MW solar farm plus 52-MW/104-MWh batteries for Queensland mines—AUD 259M investment, firmed with gas, powering Ernest Henry to 2046.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Software, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, APA Group

Distributed Sun Backs Trutility to Scale Grid Assets

Distributed Sun powers trutility, a US platform developing and operating front- and behind-the-meter energy assets—batteries, community solar, microgrids—backed by gigawatt-scale IP, cash flows, and faster automation.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Software, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Distributed Sun

Druk Green, Hira Power Eye 500-MW Solar in Bhutan

Druk Green Power and Hira Power & Steels sign an MoU to explore a 500‑MW solar project in Bhutan—site studies, feasibility work, and broader renewable cooperation to diversify beyond hydropower.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Bhutan, Druk Green Power, Hira Power & Steels

Digital Grid, Vena Power Maniwa Solar Commissioned

Digital Grid and Vena Energy launch Maniwa Solar Power Station in Okayama—68.6MW AC, 71.7MW DC—targeting 85GWh yearly and a 20-year virtual PPA delivering non-fossil attributes to LY.

Aug 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Vena Energy, Digital Grid

Turkey Tops Europe in Solar Module Output

Turkey leads Europe’s solar module race with 13.2 GWp capacity—more than half the region’s assessed output—while cell and wafer production lag, sharpening its edge in finished PV manufacturing.

Aug 19, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Market Research, Asia, Turkey

EDF Wins 25-Year NV Energy Solar-Storage Deals

EDF Power Solutions inks two 25-year deals for Winston Energy: 400MW solar plus 400MW/1,600MWh storage. Deliveries start Oct 2029—fueling 100,000 homes and $100M local tax revenue.

Aug 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, EDF Power Solutions

Osaka Gas Exits 150-MW US Solar Portfolio

Osaka Gas USA sold its nearly 150-MW community-solar portfolio to Apollo-managed funds, transferring assets to Virtus Power for nationwide operation—plus Maine and Illinois projects backed by Summit Ridge.

Aug 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Osaka Gas

Neoenergia to Power 40 São Paulo Schools With Solar

Neoenergia Elektro will bring rooftop solar to 40 São Paulo state schools, installing 1.3 MWp across 12 cities—an BRL 6 million plan expanding public renewable energy via distributed generation.

Aug 18, 2026 // BIPV, Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Sao Paulo, Neoenergia Elektro

Equinix Picks Flo in Singapore Rooftop Solar PPA

Equinix locks an 11.5 MWp Singapore rooftop solar deal with Flo Energy, expandable to 50 MWp, boosting renewables to 215 MWp by 2028 and aiming for 250,000 MWh yearly.

Aug 18, 2026 // BIPV, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, Oceania, Equinix

Egypt Eyes 3.1GW Sinai Clean-Energy Hybrid Plan

Egypt’s Ministry reviews a 3.1GW Sinai clean-energy plan by Renergy-led consortium: solar plus pumped-storage hydropower in two phases—boosting renewables, cutting fossil fuel use, and strengthening grid stability.

Aug 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Policy, Asia, Africa, Egypt, PV Power Plant, Renergy

Sembcorp Eyes $500m IPO for Green Infra India

Sembcorp readies a fresh IPO bid for India’s Sembcorp Green Infra, eyeing up to $500m. The $7.6GW renewable portfolio powers this second push after prior 2018–2019 efforts.

Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, Asia, sembcorp

Turkey, Saudi to Expand Renewable Deal at COP31

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will sign COP31’s second renewables deal, adding 3 GW capacity to a prior 2 GW solar phase—total 5 GW—boosting Turkey’s energy independence.

Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Asia, Turkey, COP31

Nofar to Buy Highlight in $68M Solar-Battery Deal

Nofar Energy will acquire 92.5% of Highlight Renewable Energy in a $67.7M deal, boosting Israel’s solar and battery pipeline with 30 projects and 850MW capacity.

Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Israel, PV Power Plant, Nofar Energy

Futureal Teams With Aurinkokarhu on 3-GW Finland Renewables Pipeline

Futureal Energy Partners teams up with Finland’s Aurinkokarhu to launch a 3GW renewable pipeline—solar, battery storage, and hybrid projects—uniting multi-technology development under one partnership.

Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Finland, PV Power Plant, Futureal

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