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JK Lakshmi Cement to Back 42-MW Solar Project
JK Lakshmi Cement to invest INR 205 million for a 26% stake in STLC RE 1, powering a Sirohi solar-storage project—and aims to recoup costs in under two years.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, Asia Pacific, JK Lakshmi Cement
ContourGlobal Taps CATL for 3 GWh Storage Deal
ContourGlobal orders 3GWh of CATL battery storage—526 liquid-cooled containers—powering Scotland, Greece and Chile projects, aligning delivery timelines with its pipeline.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Greece, UK, Chile, South america, Latin america, Europe, ContourGlobal
EcoSolar Breaks Capiz Barrier With 20-MW BESS, 90-MW PV
EcoSolar’s Panitan 20-MW/40-MWh BESS in Capiz—first in the province—moves to testing after permits, boosting Panay–Guimaras–Negros grid stability and pairing with a 90-MWdc solar park.
Aug 6, 2026 // Storage, Asia, Philippines, ecosolar
Saudi Firm Eyes 760 MW Solar, 1 GWh Storage in Syria
Saudi’s Al-Harfi inks “Shams Al-Sham” PPA: three solar plants (760 MWp) plus 1,077 MWh storage for rural Damascus—connected to 400-kV lines. Grid modernization talks spur more investment.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Asia, PV Power Plant, Syria, Saudi, Syrian Electricity Company
EBRD to Guide Tajikistan’s 400MW Solar Auctions
EBRD will help Tajikistan run competitive auctions for two 200‑MW solar plants—400 MW total—boosting renewables with power-sector reforms and tender support approved Aug. 5, 2026.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, EBRD, Asia, PV Power Plant, Tajikistan
Lodestone Starts 27.7-MW South Canterbury Solar Feed-In
Lodestone’s new 27.7MW Kohira Solar Farm in New Zealand powers about 6,000 homes, built on grazing land and connected to Alpine Energy—its fifth PV project on schedule and on budget.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lodestone
Recurrent’s 360-MW Solar-BESS Cleared in NSW
NSW’s IPC has approved Recurrent Energy’s 360MW Sundown Solar Farm with a 150MW/600MWh battery—set to power 144,000 homes near Inverell after road, dust, and mitigation conditions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy
Zelestra Delivers 57-MW Solar Power to Tesla in Spain
Zelestra powers Spain: full operation at three Castile-La Mancha solar farms (57 MWac), supplying Tesla via a 2025 PPA—while scaling with 1.2 GW contracted from a 6.8 GW pipeline.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
Helexia Secures €20m Financing for 73 Solar Projects
Helexia secures EUR 20M to fund 73 distributed solar projects in Europe—backed by La Banque Postale and Bpifrance—helping businesses cut grid reliance, costs, and carbon emissions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Europe, Helexia, PV Power Plant
Enpal Sells Majority Stake, Raises €65m for Growth
Enpal sells majority stakes in 240 MW of rooftop solar assets, raising €65M for growth—while keeping 10% and operating 20,000+ leased residential PV systems for up to 20 years.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Enpal
Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Certifies 27.49% for Space
Certified 27.49% AM0 efficiency: a durable monolithic perovskite/silicon space tandem. It withstood radiation, heat, humidity, and high-altitude balloon operation—no monotonic decay.
Aug 4, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin University
Sungrow Supplies 35 MWh Storage for Sierra Leone RESPITE
Sungrow delivers 35 MWh batteries for Sierra Leone’s RESPITE solar-plus-storage, powering emergency-ready grids and boosting access—helping the World Bank target 16% to 36% electricity connectivity.
Aug 4, 2026 // Storage, Sungrow, Africa, Sierra Leone
RWE Signs 155-MW Oklahoma Solar PPA with Google
RWE inks a 15-year power deal with Google for its 155-MW Crooked Creek Solar in Oklahoma—starting construction soon, powering Google by 2028, and boosting local jobs and tax revenue.
Aug 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, rwe, PV Power Plant
Push Power Secures Consent for Essex Solar-Battery Project
Push Power Ltd wins planning approval for Kentishes Solar Farm in Essex: 16.5MW solar plus a 22.5MWh battery. The third phase of its 2015 site will move to delivery.
Aug 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Push Power Ltd
Sonnedix Lands EUR 730m Loan for Solar Storage
Sonnedix secures a €730m refinancing and expansion loan for Southern Europe—fueling hybrid solar-plus-storage projects across France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, including 350+MW in Italy.
Aug 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sonnedix, Europe