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Edify Cleared for 100-MW Solar-Battery in NSW

Edify’s 100‑MW solar‑plus‑storage clears permits in NSW, targeting evening peaks and grid stability as coal exits—now racing through interconnection, EPC, and financing to deliver firmed renewables.

Mar 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Edify Energy, permitting

Black Phosphorene Pushes Perovskites to 30%—In Simulation

Black phosphorene turbocharges MAPbI3 perovskites: dual-interface insertion lifts simulated efficiency to 30%, tuning band alignment, quashing recombination, and speeding extraction—an actionable blueprint for ultra-low-loss PSCs.

Mar 12, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, Fujian University of Technology

Zelestra Activates 19MW Spain Solar for Graphic Packaging

Zelestra energizes 19‑MWdc Villamanan, third Spain vPPA with Graphic Packaging, delivering 28.7 GWh/year and avoiding 4,900 t CO2—pushing 100+ MWdc enabled, 1.1 GW contracted, 7+ GW pipeline.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Zelestra

S2P Wins Grid Access for 70-MW Montenegro Solar

S2P Electric’s 70‑MW Tupan solar clinches CGES grid deal, bringing Trina Solar bifacial power to Niksic and accelerating Montenegro’s renewable push, grid upgrades, and investor confidence across the Balkans.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Montenegro, S2P

Gazprom-Backed NIS Starts 6.8-MWp Solar in Novi Sad

At Novi Sad, NIS unveils a 6.8‑MWp solar farm, tripling capacity to 11.3 MWp, delivering 13.5 GWh a year and cutting 15,000 tonnes of CO2e.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Serbia, NIS

Primergy Refinances Nevada Gemini Solar-Storage With $760M

Primergy refinances Gemini, America’s largest single-phase solar-plus-storage: $600M notes, $160M LOC, backed by 25-year PPA and 10-year PTC, powering 690 MWac solar with 380 MWac batteries.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Primergy, Gemini

Prime Capital Buys 170-MWh Pyhasalmi Battery Project

Prime Capital snaps up 85‑MW/170‑MWh Pyhäsalmi BESS for €5.5m, with profit‑share to July 2027, bolstering SENS’s big‑battery strategy for Finland’s grid services.

Mar 11, 2026 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Prime Capital

AIEM Green, NORD/LB Finance 75MW Italian Solar Portfolio

AIEM Green secures NORD/LB financing for 75‑MW, 21-site Italian solar portfolio, powering 45,000 homes by 2026–2028 with blended FER incentives and merchant revenues; Impax-backed, construction underway.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, AIEM Green

NESF Offloads 100MW Solar to Atrato for £46m

NESF offloads 100MW UK solar for £46.2m, completing capital recycling; cuts RCF debt, crowning £119m disposals with a NAV uplift.

Mar 11, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Nesf

Elsewedy Completes 349-MWp Saudi Solar Project

Elsewedy Electric energizes its first Gulf solar milestone: the 348.6‑MWp El Saad plant near Riyadh enters O&M, backed by Saudi Power Procurement Company offtake and a new 33/132 kV substation.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, PV Power Plant, Elsewedy Electric

Rubis Photosol Secures €43m for 43MWp Italian Agrivoltaics

Rubis Photosol seals €43m to build 43 MWp agrivoltaic farms in Lazio, pairing solar with beekeeping to power 12,300 homes—its first Italian project finance with BPCE and Crédit Agricole.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Lazio, Rubis Photosol

Japan Awards 79MW FIP; X-Elio Wins 30MW

Japan’s 27th solar FIP awards 79 MW across 11 bids as prices plunge to JPY 4.61/kWh; Manako leads, X‑Elio secures Hokkaido capacity; one zero‑price bid shocks market.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, x-elio

Scatec, Aeolus Start 60-MW Tunisia Solar Operations

Scatec and Aeolus switch on Tunisia’s first Scatec-built solar plant: 60‑MW Sidi Bouzid hits COD, anchoring a 30‑year PPA as twin Tozeur project targets 2026.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, PV Power Plant, Aeolus

Sol Systems Clinches $634 Million Texas Solar Duo

Sol Systems secures $634M to build 324 MW across PJM and ERCOT, powering up to 87,000 homes with Blossom and Nightfall solar.

Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, sol systems

Tunisia Tenders First 300MW Solar-Storage Project

Tunisia launches its first solar-plus-storage: 300 MW PV with 150 MW/540 MWh batteries in Bazma, Kebili. Registration by May 8; bids due Oct 14, 2026—pivot to 50% renewables.

Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tunisia, Africa, PV Power Plant

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