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.

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
KEPCO Signs 10-MW Solar PPA With Hankyu Hanshin
KEPCO locks in a 10MW solar corporate PPA with Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, fueling renewable power supply under a contracted arrangement and widening solar access for major Japanese businesses.
Aug 14, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Japan, PPA, Asia, KEPCO
Econergy Secures €229m for Romania Solar-BESS
Econergy secures EUR 229M from six lenders for Romania’s 342-MWp solar-plus-150-MW storage project, already under construction—targeting commercial operations in late 2027 or early 2028.
Aug 14, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy
Eolus Secures Milestone Payments for Arizona Solar+Storage
Eolus’ Centennial Flats reaches key milestones in Arizona—500 MW solar plus 267 MW storage—after a 2022 sale, triggering progress-based payments tied to its landmark solar-plus-storage deal.
Aug 14, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Eolus
Australia Backs Tomago Smelter With $2.5B Power Deal
AUD 2.5B backs Tomago Aluminium in NSW—protecting 1,000 direct jobs—while funding 3GW of renewables, firming power and a fully renewable supply from 2033.
Aug 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant