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Türkiye Awards 785 MW of Solar at 11 Sites in YEKA GES-2026 Auctions
Türkiye awarded 785 MW of solar at 11 sites in YEKA GES-2026; all went at 3.25 euro cents per kWh, with contribution fees of €37.9 million including VAT.
Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Tariffs, Policy, auctions, Europe, Asia, utility-scale, Turkey, YEKA tenders
ARRAY and Shoals Agree All-Stock Merger, Shoals Holders to Own 65%
ARRAY and Shoals will merge in an all-stock deal; Shoals holders get 1.6931 ARRAY shares each and about 65% of a group eyeing $2.2-2.4 billion 2027 revenue.
Nov 4, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, mergers and acquisitions, North America, Array Technologies, solar trackers, shoals technologies
Lightyears Secures NZ$174 Million for 300-MW Solar Pipeline in NZ
New Zealand developer Lightyears secured NZ$174 million from Obayashi and InfraDebt to build more than 300 MW of solar and batteries over five years.
Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, financing, Lightyears, Obayashi
India Approves INR 14,500 Crore to Back 92 GWh of Grid Storage
India's Cabinet approved INR 14,500 crore of viability gap funding for 92 GWh of grid-scale storage, including 60 GWh pumped hydro and 30 GWh BESS.
Nov 4, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, India, Asia, BESS, subsidies, pumped hydro
SolarEdge Q3 Revenue Slips 4% as It Guides Q4 to $245–275 Million
SolarEdge's third-quarter revenue slipped 4.1% from a year earlier to $326.1 million, and it guided Q4 revenue to $245–275 million as demand softens.
Nov 4, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Inverters, SolarEdge, North America, tariffs
Panamint Closes First $769M of $1.8B Loan for Texas Coal-Site Solar
Panamint Capital closed the $769 million first phase of a $1.8 billion green loan for Big Rooter, a 1.2-GWdc solar project on reclaimed coal mine land in Texas.
Nov 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, utility-scale, North America, Panamint Capital
DGIST Cuts Solar Hydrogen Electrode Coating Voltage to 4 V From 200 V
DGIST and Kookmin University coated a solar hydrogen photoanode in water at 4 V, down from 200 V or more, and report about ten times the photocurrent.
Nov 4, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, DGIST, green hydrogen
Vietnam's Dak Lak Approves 452-MW Floating Solar Plant on Reservoir
Vietnam's Dak Lak province approved a 452-MW floating solar plant on the Ea Sup Thuong reservoir, costing about VND 9.149 trillion ($357 million).
Nov 3, 2026 // Large-Scale, Floating PV, Asia, utility-scale, Vietnam, Floating solar
ReNew Q2 Net Profit Rises 37% as Commissioned Capacity Hits 13.7 GW
ReNew net profit rose to INR 6.42 billion ($67 million) in the September quarter as commissioned capacity grew 19.5% to about 13.7 GW, led by solar.
Nov 3, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, solar cells, Asia, BESS, ReNew
TNB, IOI Form JV for 500-MW Solar, 1,000-MWh Battery in Malaysia
TNB Renewables will hold 70% of a joint venture with IOI and an SME consortium to build 500 MWac of solar and a 250-MW / 1,000-MWh battery in Malaysia.
Nov 3, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, TNB, Malaysia, Asia, utility-scale, BESS
IEA Sees India Reaching 530 GW of Renewables by 2030, Led by Solar
The IEA expects India to hit about 530 GW of renewables by 2030, solar over 80% of growth, after renewables saved over $100 billion in coal and gas imports.
Nov 3, 2026 // Policy, Market Research, India, Asia, rooftop solar, IEA, module manufacturing, energy security
Germany Awards 288 MW of Rooftop Solar as Tender Bids Climb to 347 MW
Germany's Bundesnetzagentur awarded 143 bids for 288 MW of rooftop solar at an average 9.67 euro cents per kWh, as bids rose to 347 MW from 238 MW in June.
Nov 3, 2026 // Commercial, Policy, Rooftop PV, Germany, tender, Europe, rooftop solar, Bundesnetzagentur
Sunrun Doubles Puerto Rico Battery Power Plant to 60,000 Customers
Sunrun's Puerto Rico distributed power plant doubled to more than 60,000 customers and regularly delivers 45 MW for four hours during island grid shortfalls.
Nov 3, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Software, USA, Sunrun, North America, Puerto Rico, VPP
MTC Adds 786-kW Solar Thermal Roof for Heat and Cooling in Coventry
MTC has invested £1.3m in 1,965 solar thermal collectors at Coventry, up to 786 kW of heat for summer cooling, heating and hot water, a claimed UK record.
Nov 3, 2026 // Commercial, Thermal, UK, Europe, Naked Energy, England, solar thermal
Energix Brings 152-MWdc Ohio Solar Plant Online on Stem PowerTrack
Energix US has brought its 152-MWdc Border Basin solar plant in Ohio online, with Stem's PowerTrack running plant controls, SCADA and monitoring.
Nov 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Software, USA, utility-scale, North America, Stem, Energix