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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
Enviromena overturns denial, wins approval for 40-MWac English solar farm
Enviromena secures planning consent on appeal for a 40-MWac/48.9-MWdc solar project in England after an initial refusal.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, permitting, utility solar, Enviromena, planning appeal
NBN Taps Munna Creek, Hits 100% Renewables
NBN Co hits 100% renewables via Munna Creek solar offtake; PPA locks 20%+ output as bifacial-tracked PV readies battery boost—showcasing corporate PPAs powering Australia’s transition.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN Co
Vattenfall’s Sub-50MW Lancashire Solar Wins Approval
Vattenfall’s 49.9MW Clifton March solar farm wins consent, shovel-ready with bifacial trackers and battery-ready design—dodging NSIP, primed for peak-shifting revenues and UK sub-50MW trend.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Vattenfall, planning consent, battery-ready, Lancashire
RWE Energizes Motorway Solar on Reclaimed German Mine
RWE fires up 74.6 MWac along the A44n, turning mine scars into grid-smart solar for 27,700 homes—and leaving room for batteries as Germany taps “difficult acres.”
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Germany, Europe, rwe, recultivated land, motorway solar
Vena Seals Financing for 300-MW Opus Solar
Vena Energy closes financing for 300‑MWp Opus solar in Ilocos Norte, unlocking 2026 grid-tied, battery-ready capacity and signaling lender confidence in Philippine PV, corporate offtake, and Luzon decarbonization.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Philippines, Vena Energy, utility solar, project finance, Ilocos Norte
China’s fossil generation dips as solar output surges in November
New data suggest China’s fossil-fuel generation will fall for the first time in a decade as large-scale solar and wind lift supply.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Grids, China, Asia, solar generation, coal decline
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
Eurowind buys 370-MW Polish wind-solar pipeline to accelerate build-out
Denmark’s Eurowind Energy acquires a mixed pipeline in Poland, including substantial solar capacity under development with near-term grid paths.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar development, EUROWIND, pipeline acquisition
Uniper Backs Scotland Solar, Wins German Battery Approval
Uniper fast-tracks a 45‑MWac Scottish solar farm and 50‑MW German battery, pairing bifacial trackers with stacked storage revenues to de‑risk finance, hedge volatility, and power a flexible, post‑coal portfolio.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Germany, Europe, SCOTLAND, UNIPER, project finance
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