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.

Masdar Starts Building 200-MW Chereh Floating Solar Plant in Malaysia

Masdar and two Malaysian partners began building the 200-MW Chereh floating solar plant in Pahang after raising about MYR 580 million from three lenders.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Masdar, Malaysia, Asia, Floating solar, Citaglobal

Scatec Secures $217 Million for 569-MW Dandara Solar Plant in Egypt

Scatec signed $217 million of loans for the 569-MW first phase of Dandara, a solar and battery plant in Egypt that will supply power to Egypt Aluminium.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Scatec, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt

Nextpower Posts Record $1.1 Billion Quarter, Backlog Tops $6 Billion

Nextpower revenue rose 22.5% to a record $1.109 billion in the quarter to Oct. 2, as backlog topped $6 billion and the company raised its FY27 outlook.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, utility-scale, North America, Nextracker, NextPower

Hg Agrees to Buy 3E Majority; ReNew Expects $84 Million in Cash

Hg agreed to buy a majority of SynaptiQ maker 3E, and India's ReNew expects about $84 million in cash, 1.7 times its investment in rupee terms.

Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Software, Europe, Belgium, software, ReNew, 3E

Delta Capacity Closes Financing for 600 MWh of Batteries in Finland

Delta Capacity reached financial close on two 125-MW / 300-MWh batteries in Finland, with Societe Generale as sole senior lender and operation due in late 2027.

Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Sungrow, Europe, BESS, Finland, Delta Capacity

Enphase Q3 Revenue Falls 29% as US Sell-Through Drops 35%

Enphase's Q3 revenue fell 29% to $293.3 million as US sell-through dropped 35% from a year earlier; it guided Q4 revenue to $225–255 million.

Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, USA, residential solar, North America, Enphase, microinverter

Daqo Cuts Polysilicon Cash Cost to Record $4.23/kg as Q3 Loss Narrows

Daqo New Energy cut its polysilicon cash cost to a record $4.23/kg in Q3 2026 as sales tripled and its net loss narrowed to $52.9 million from $81.2 million.

Oct 27, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Daqo

Arevon Closes $120 Million Wells Fargo Tax Equity for Illinois Solar

Arevon closed $120 million of Wells Fargo tax equity for its 124-MWdc Big Muddy Solar project in Illinois, due to start operating by the end of 2026.

Oct 27, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Illinois, Wells Fargo, tax equity, Arevon

Masdar Agrees to Buy 550-MW Greek Solar Project From Lightsource bp

Masdar will buy a 550+ MW Greek solar project from Lightsource bp through TERNA ENERGY and add battery storage; the deal should close by the end of 2026.

Oct 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Greece, Lightsource BP, Europe, TERNA ENERGY, data centers

GIGA Storage Secures €260 Million for 1,400-MWh Battery in Germany

GIGA Storage closed €260 million of bank debt for its 350-MW / 1,400-MWh Albatross battery in Lower Saxony, Germany, which CATL will build and maintain.

Oct 26, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, BESS, CATL, Giga Storage

BW ESS Secures Debt for 1,424-MWh Hams Hall Battery in England

BW ESS secured bank debt for its 1,424-MWh Hams Hall battery in England, with OCBC, Rabobank and Societe Generale each providing an equal share.

Oct 23, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, UK, EDF, Europe, BESS, England, BW ESS

Tesla Deploys 13.7 GWh of Storage in Q3 as Energy Revenue Falls 16%

Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of storage in Q3 2026, up 10%, while energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88 billion, partly on tariff-related customer refunds.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, TESLA, Megapack, BESS, North America, lfp

Berkeley Lab Finds US Utility Solar Cost Rose 7% to $61/MWh in 2025

New U.S. utility-scale solar cost $61/MWh to generate in 2025, up 7%, while its wholesale value rose 32% to $41/MWh, Berkeley Lab's data show.

Oct 22, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PPA, LCOE, North America, Berkeley Lab

EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant

EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.

Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power

BloombergNEF Sees $332 Billion Copper Gap as Metal Shortages Ease

BloombergNEF sees copper 20 million tons short by 2050, needing $332 billion in new mines, as lithium demand triples and most other metal gaps ease.

Oct 20, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Market Research, lithium, BloombergNEF, graphite, GLOBAL, copper