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Thailand Opens THB 50,000 Rooftop Solar Grants for 1 Million Homes

Thailand opens sign-up for People's Solar, a THB 50,000 grant per home for up to 1 million households installing 5–10 kWp systems by September 2027.

Oct 27, 2026 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, Thailand, Asia, residential solar, subsidies, rooftop solar, Southeast Asia

Algeria Switches On 300-MWp El Oued Solar Plant, Its Largest Yet

Algeria's largest solar plant, the 300-MWp El Foulia site in El Oued province, entered service on Oct. 26 as the country's third new PV plant this year.

Oct 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, utility-scale, Africa, Algeria

Western Australia Sets 75% Renewables Target for Main Grid by 2030-31

Western Australia targets 75% renewable power on its main grid by 2030-31, up from 40% in 2025, and opens A$150 million of loans for manufacturers.

Oct 27, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar, renewable energy target, Western Australia

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

Singapore Targets 4 GWp of Solar by 2035 and 1 GWh of Storage by 2030

Singapore will lift solar from 2.3 GWp to 4 GWp by 2035 and roughly triple energy storage to about 1 GWh by 2030 under a five-year EMA infrastructure plan.

Oct 26, 2026 // Storage, Policy, Solar, ENERGY STORAGE, Asia, BESS, Singapore, solar target

ARRAY Adds Aeeris Hail Alerts to Stow Australian Solar Trackers

ARRAY Technologies will use Aeeris hail forecasts to stow Australian solar trackers automatically; SmarTrack starts moving them 30 minutes before hail.

Oct 26, 2026 // Technology, Large-Scale, Software, Australia, Oceania, Array Technologies, software, solar trackers

Ember Says Battery Subsidy Could Add 15–25 GWh to India's Rooftops

Ember says India could add 15–25 GWh of home batteries by extending PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidies to storage, at a cost of about INR 280 billion.

Oct 26, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop solar, net metering, Ember, residential storage

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

Australian Batteries Overtake Gas in Evening Peak With 8% Share

Batteries supplied 8% of Australia's evening-peak power in Q3 2026, beating gas at 5.1% for the first time, as NEM spot prices fell 27% to A$63/MWh.

Oct 23, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar

Enel Colombia Completes 985-MWdc Solar Complex as Atlántico Starts Up

Enel Colombia's 256-MWdc Atlántico solar plant entered commercial operation, completing a 985-MWdc complex with Guayepo I&II and Guayepo III.

Oct 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Enel, South america, utility-scale, trackers, Colombia

EU Ends 12-Year Duties on Chinese Solar Glass With No EU Maker Left

The EU repealed its 2014 anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese solar glass on Oct. 22 after finding that no EU producer of the glass is left.

Oct 23, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Policy, China, Europe, Asia, European Union, solar glass, Borosil Renewables, antidumping

Google Expands Voltus Deal to 1-GW Virtual Power Plant in PJM

Google expanded its Voltus deal to a 1-GW virtual power plant in PJM, adding 1,070 MW of flexible home and business capacity to 100 MW signed in June.

Oct 23, 2026 // Commercial, Grids, Software, USA, PJM, North America, Google, VPP, Voltus

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