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.

EIB Backs 190MW Romanian Solar With €34 Million
EIB’s €34m turbocharges 190‑MW Romanian solar build, de-risking procurement and grid compliance as PPAs surge—battery-ready sites, tighter governance, faster paperwork-to-power, jobs and taxes ahead.
Feb 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, eib, financing, Romania, solar portfolio, EU transition
Odisha Seals 6.8 GW Clean-Energy Pipeline
Odisha inks 6.8 GW renewables push—battery‑ready grids, tracker‑equipped solar, wind, and hybrid PPAs—marrying land, interconnection, and offtake to cut curtailment, spur local manufacturing, jobs, and bankable growth.
Feb 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, policy, Odisha, grid infrastructure, project pipeline
Qair Secures $8.3 Million for Mauritius Solar-Storage
Qair seals $8.3M to power Mauritius with a hybrid solar-battery, displacing diesel, stabilizing evening peaks, and showcasing a bankable, grid-forming island blueprint built for harsh maritime conditions.
Feb 12, 2026 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, hybrid, Africa, financing, Mauritius, island grids
Grenergy Nabs $355 Million for Chile Solar-Storage Fleet
Grenergy lands $355m to fast-track Chilean solar-plus-storage, linking new PV and 2–4h batteries to existing substations, slashing curtailment and shaping evening power while boosting jobs and grid stability.
Feb 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Chile, South america, solar-plus-storage, financing, Grenergy, portfolio
European Energy Secures €65m for Danish Solar-Battery Hybrid
European Energy nets €65m for Denmark’s solar-plus-storage hybrid, co-located behind one interconnection to cut losses, stack revenues, add grid-forming stability, jobs, and cleaner evening power.
Feb 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Battery Storage, Europe, Denmark, european energy, project finance, hybrid project
Fermi Raises $500M for Texas Private Energy Campus
Fermi raises $500M for a Texas behind‑the‑meter power-and-data campus, blending solar, grid‑forming batteries and ERCOT arbitrage to guarantee AI/industrial uptime, price certainty—and co‑site power with compute.
Feb 11, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Texas, North America, project finance, data centers, private grid
Sienna Funds 421-MW German Solar Buildout
Sienna to finance and build 421 MW of German utility solar—bifacial, tracker, battery-ready—mixing PPAs/CfDs with merchant upside, optimized O&M, and grid-savvy design to deliver reliable, lower-cost power.
Feb 10, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, utility solar, project finance, portfolio, Sienna
Rockwool Inks 10-Year Polish Green-Power Deal With Eurowind
Rockwool locks 10-year Polish PPA with Eurowind, hedging power and slashing Scope 2. Bankable revenues spur new wind/solar as corporate PPAs mature with traceable, shaped supply and battery-ready, data-driven operations.
Feb 9, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, corporate ppa, Eurowind Energy, Rockwool, industrial decarbonisation
Iberdrola Lifts Renewables 5.9%, Sharpens Grid-Ready Mix
Iberdrola’s 2025 renewables rose 5.9% on a diversified mix, standardized PV, data-driven O&M, savvy PPAs/CfDs, and battery-ready sites—boosting capture prices, resilience, and cleaner, firmer power.
Feb 9, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, storage, Iberdrola, decarbonisation, renewables output, portfolio strategy
Sungrow Picks Poland for First EU Factory
Sungrow’s €230m Poland plant fast-tracks EU-made utility inverters and liquid‑cooled storage, with grid-forming smarts—cutting lead times, risks and costs while boosting QA, warranties, jobs and lender confidence.
Feb 5, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, Poland, Battery Storage, Inverters, Europe, supply chain
Schroders Greencoat Snaps Up 283-MW UK Solar Fleet
Schroders Greencoat snaps up 283MW UK solar fleet, locking inflation-linked income and battery-ready upside, while analytics-driven O&M squeezes alpha; Metlen recycles capital into next-gen hybrid projects.
Feb 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, m&a, Metlen, portfolio, Schroders
NuGen Plows $150 Million Into Northeast Solar, Storage
NuGen pours $150M into Northeast distributed solar—community arrays and C&I rooftops—with storage-ready builds, standardized ops, and policy tailwinds to cut costs, boost savings, and scale resilient, subscriber-friendly returns.
Feb 3, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, investment, North America, Community Solar, Northeast
Terra Energy Raises $105 Million for Battery-Ready Rooftops
Terra Energy secures $105M to supercharge storage-paired rooftop solar—scaling sales, slashing soft costs, and bundling batteries as TOU rates and reforms spark evening self-consumption demand.
Feb 2, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Installers, North America
Italy Energy Community Sells 13.7 MWp Solar Portfolio
Italy’s energy community flips a 13.7‑MWp PV bundle—bifacial, battery‑ready, bankable—seeding social rooftops and agrivoltaics, while buyers lock diversified cash flows as revised rules turbocharge a maturing market.
Feb 2, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, distributed solar, financing, project sale, energy community
Aspen Closes First New York Community-Solar Tranche
Aspen powers ahead in New York: closing first tranche on 18‑MW community-solar fleet, storage-ready and bankable—anchor tenants, residential subscribers, smart O&M, and grid-friendly benefits built in.
Jan 30, 2026 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, North America, acquisitions, Community Solar, distributed generation