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.

Altus Power Buys 234 MW U.S. Solar-Storage Portfolio

Altus Power snaps up 234‑MW solar-plus-storage from Greenbacker, scaling distributed generation with SCADA-optimized fleets, 2–4 hour batteries, diversified offtakers—and momentum for VPPs, EV charging, and multi-site solutions.

Dec 19, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Altus Power, acquisition, distributed generation

Namibia Targets 70% Renewables in $1.76B Push

Namibia launches $1.76B Mission 300 to hit 70% renewables by 2030, add 454 MW, woo investors, cut imports, boost access, and build regional power links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Dec 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Namibia

Japan Targets Big Solar Subsidies, Revives Nuclear Push

Japan’s LDP moves to end >1MW solar subsidies, citing Chinese panel risks, as PM Takaichi backs nuclear restarts and perovskites to hit FY2040 energy mix goals.

Dec 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, subsidy, LDP

Petrobras, Lightsource bp Forge Brazil Solar JV

Petrobras joins Lightsource bp in Brazil, buying 49.99% to co-develop 1–1.5 GW solar, eyeing 2026 builds, battery storage, and industrial/utility PPAs under its clean-energy push.

Dec 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Lightsource BP, South america, Brazil, pipeline, joint venture, Petrobras

Encavis secures €200m UniCredit loan to buy 265-MW Italian PV

Germany’s Encavis obtains €200 million from UniCredit to acquire a 265-MW solar portfolio in Italy from an EDP unit.

Dec 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, encavis, acquisition, portfolio, UniCredit

Google Secures 21-Year Malaysian Solar for Data Hubs

Google inks 21-year, 1 TWh solar PPA in Malaysia with TotalEnergies, backing 24/7 carbon-free power for AI-era data centers and storage-ready PV as Southeast Asia pivots to physical PPAs.

Dec 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Asia, Google, corporate ppa, TotalEnergies, data centers

BNEF: global solar additions could dip in 2026 before rebounding

BloombergNEF expects a brief slowdown in 2026 as markets digest overcapacity and grid constraints, with growth resuming from 2027.

Dec 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, BNEF, installations, grid constraints, global market, outlook

Kyivstar buys 12.9-MW solar firm to bolster Ukraine’s resilience

VEON’s Kyivstar acquires 100% of SUNVIN 11, adding 12.9 MW of solar capacity to harden networks in wartime Ukraine.

Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, distributed solar, acquisitions, resilience, Kyivstar

Poland funds eight energy clusters, thousands of rooftop solar installs

Poland allocates PLN 264 million to eight clusters for 3,700 PV systems, 2,737 batteries, plus heat pumps and small wind.

Dec 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, storage, Poland, Europe, rooftop solar, funding, energy clusters

GoodLeap closes $140m ABS, fueling residential solar financing flow

Fintech lender GoodLeap and Tactical Infrastructure Partners complete a $140.2m solar securitisation backed by residential PPAs and leases.

Dec 15, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, PPAs, finance, GoodLeap, securitisation

Google inks Malaysia solar pact as data-center load surges

Google agrees to buy power from a new 30-MW solar project in Kedah, part of a broader push to green Southeast Asian data centers.

Dec 15, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Asia, Google, corporate ppa, Shizen Energy, data centers

Germany’s Solar Surge Lifts Renewables to 56%

Germany’s 2025 power turns greener: 56% renewables, solar surges, wind/hydro lag. Prices dip at noon, batteries rise at dusk. Storage, flexibility, and PPAs steer reliability-first buildout despite rooftop, grid hurdles.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Germany, Europe, grid, outlook, renewables share, solar additions

EU Solar Taps Brakes as 2025 Additions Dip

EU solar growth pauses: 65.1 GW in 2025, first dip since 2016. Residential cools, storage surges, PPAs steady—grids, permits pinch, but easing rates and EU push hint 2026–27 rebound.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, installations, SolarPower Europe, European Union, market outlook

Foresight buys majority of 2.2-GW Italian platform, scales solar pipeline

Foresight’s FEIP II fund acquires control of flyRen, a 2.2-GW Italian platform spanning solar, wind and storage development.

Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, m&a, Foresight, development pipeline, flyRen

Chile Power Tender Nets Six, $38/MWh Offers

Chile’s 2025/01 power tender for 3,360 GWh draws $38/MWh bids and hybrid solar-storage, with awards imminent—promising cheaper power, disciplined interconnection, and flexible PPAs across the north-center grid.

Dec 11, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, PPAs, Chile, South america, solar-plus-storage, auction, pricing

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