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.

Econergy Secures €25 Million for Romanian Solar Farm
Tel Aviv-listed Econergy secures €25m Vista Bank financing for its Teleorman County solar farm, powering Romania’s renewables push and advancing the IPP’s expansion through the project’s operational phase.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy
Ares buys 20% of Plenitude in €2bn landmark deal stake
Ares Alternative Credit closed a €2 billion transaction for a 20% stake in Italy’s Plenitude, strengthening the utility’s balance sheet for renewables and networks.
Nov 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, renewables investment, Plenitude, Ares, private capital
1Komma5 Grad posts record October orders, signals resilient demand trend
German cleantech firm 1Komma5 Grad booked about €105 million in October orders, its highest monthly intake, underscoring durable demand for home energy systems.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, heat pumps
Wells Fargo backs Quail Ranch hybrid with $150m tax equity
Enlight’s U.S. arm Clēnera secured $150 million in tax equity from Wells Fargo for the Quail Ranch solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, New Mexico, Clēnera, tax equity, ENLIGHT
Keppel Secures Full Control of Cleantech Renewables
Keppel clinches full control of Cleantech Renewable Assets, tightening its grip on gigawatt-scale solar and wind to fast-track growth and capital deployment in clean energy.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, Keppel, Cleantech Renewable
Celsia secures $100m Peru renewables credit facility from SMBC today
Colombia’s Celsia obtained a USD 100 million revolving facility from SMBC to finance development of renewable projects in Peru.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Peru, celsia, SMBC
CSI Solar Rises on Storage; Profit Plunges 64%
CSI Solar’s Q3 2025 profit slid 64% to CNY 258m, as energy storage propped results amid broader pressure; Canadian Solar’s majority-owned unit remains a key earnings engine despite headwinds.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, CSI Solar
First Solar Hits Record Sales, Tightens Outlook
First Solar posts Q3 EPS near guidance, sets record module sales, tightens full-year outlook, and accelerates U.S. capacity expansions amid strong utility-scale demand and stable pricing.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, North America
Brookfield Preps €2 Billion X-Elio Stake Sale
Brookfield eyes €2B-plus X-Elio stake sale, signaling surging investor appetite for solar and storage in one of Europe’s biggest renewables deals this year.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, x-elio, Brookfield
Iberdrola raises €1bn via oversubscribed green hybrid bond sale today
Iberdrola issued a €1 billion green hybrid bond to refinance a 2026 hybrid maturity, drawing strong demand and reinforcing its balance sheet for grid-green capex.
Oct 30, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Iberdrola, energy transition, Green bonds, project finance, hybrid debt
GreenYellow commits €100m to Poland’s C&I clean-energy buildout
GreenYellow will invest €100 million in Poland over three years to scale rooftop solar, storage and efficiency upgrades for commercial and industrial customers.
Oct 29, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Poland, Battery Storage, Europe, c&i solar, Energy Efficiency, GreenYellow
GoldenPeaks secures €114m loan for two Polish solar portfolios construction
GoldenPeaks Capital closed a €114 million senior loan to build two portfolios of Polish solar parks, supporting rapid delivery amid strong market fundamentals.
Oct 28, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, GoldenPeaks Capital, project finance
Iberdrola’s nine-month profit rises on resilient networks and decarbonisation growth
Iberdrola’s adjusted net profit rose 16.6% to €5.12bn in the first nine months of 2025, driven by networks in the US and UK and steady renewables delivery.
Oct 28, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Iberdrola, Europe, renewables, earnings, networks
ARENA backs Nextracker to localize NX Earth Truss foundations nationwide
ARENA will provide up to AUD 4.96m to help Nextracker introduce and localize its NX Earth Truss solar foundation system in Australia, aiming to cut costs, speed builds, and boost resilience.
Oct 28, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Nextracker, foundations
Dracula Technologies Raises €30 Million for Battery-Free IoT
raises €30M to turbocharge OPV production, powering battery-free IoT at scale; quadrupling output to meet surging demand for sustainable sensors, trackers and low-maintenance energy harvesting.
Oct 27, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, Europe, Dracula Technologies