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.

Lightstar Secures 27.3MW in New Jersey Agrivoltaics Pilot

Lightstar Renewables secures eight conditional awards totaling 27.3 MW for dual-use agrivoltaic solar in New Jersey’s first pilot—boosting community solar while pairing power with farming.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, New Jersey, North America, Lightstar Renewables

Ukraine Launches Wind-Heavy Auctions for 850MW Renewables

Ukraine launches auctions for 850 MW renewables—700 MW wind, plus solar with storage and standalone solar—boosting clean power growth and attracting investment for faster capacity expansion.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Ukraine, Europe

Liberia’s LEC Gets Nod for 20-MW Solar Park

LEC wins regulatory approval for a 20MW solar park—boosting Liberia’s clean power, expanding renewable capacity, and advancing the country’s push toward a diversified, sustainable electricity supply.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, PV Power Plant, Liberia, LEC

Invenergy and Grant PUD Break Ground on 120-MW Solar

Invenergy and Grant County PUD break ground on a 120MW solar project near Moses Lake, kicking off Washington’s utility-scale development phase—bringing clean energy closer, though timing and terms remain unannounced.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Invenergy, North America, PV Power Plant, Grant County PUD

Alight Commissions 14.3-MWp Vega Solar Under AkzoNobel PPA

Alight commissions Vega, a 14.3MWp solar farm near Enköping, generating 16GWh annually. Powered by long-term AkzoNobel offtake, it locks low prices, boosts renewable goals.

Aug 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, PV Power Plant, Alight

Cube Green Energy Raises €150m for Renewables Expansion

Berlin’s Cube Green Energy lands €150M to scale wind and solar across Europe—pushing 250+MW forward, accelerating financial close to construction and boosting generation capacity.

Aug 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Berlin, Cube Green Energy

Germany’s Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf II Solar Plant Powers Shell, Finanz Informatik

Germany’s Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf II solar park is now live—114 MWp set to deliver 120,000 MWh yearly, powering 48,000 homes and cutting 50,000 tonnes CO₂. Long-term PPAs lead.

Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, shell, Finanz Informatik

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

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