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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

TrueRE Oriana Wins 234-MW India Floating Solar EPC

TrueRE Oriana Power secures EPC for a 234‑MW floating solar landmark at Maithon Dam, Jharkhand—India’s largest—powering 500 GWh yearly, cutting 400,000 tonnes CO2 with 10-year O&M and advanced mooring.

Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, Asia, TrueRE Oriana Power

Iraq Speeds Solar Buildout as Tensions Escalate

Iraq fast-tracks solar and fuel security to shield power amid tensions, unleashing maintenance blitz, alternative gas, hydropower support, and a 250-MW Basra boost to keep grids steady.

Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Asia, Iraq

Genneia Gets IDB Backing for Argentina Solar, Storage

Genneia lands up to $320M from IDB Invest to turbocharge Argentine solar, battery storage, and grid planning—powering 349 MW of new projects and mining-ready transmission resilience.

Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar, Battery Storage, Argentina, South america, Genneia, IDB Invest

Statkraft Seals Subsidy-Light German Solar Deal With WSW

Statkraft inks 2026–28 PPA: 18.2 GWh/year Bavarian solar to WSW for Wuppertal industry—Bayer included—market-based, subsidy-free, de-risked assets signal Germany’s maturing merchant solar and utility-led aggregation.

Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, PPA, Europe, Statkraft, industrial power

Meta Powers Zelestra’s 441 MW Texas Solar Push

Zelestra breaks ground on 441‑MWdc Texas solar duo with Meta, powering ERCOT growth. 704,000 modules, 400+ jobs, full operation by 2027 in Lamar and Hopkins counties.

Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, EPC, Texas, North America, meta, Zelestra

CIP Backs Novar Push to 1.4GW by 2027

Novar powers up with €160m CIP loan—expandable to €260m—to fast-track Dutch solar, storage, acquisitions, and grid works on the path to 1.4 GW by 2027.

Mar 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Novar

China Activates World’s Largest Compressed-Air Battery

China flips the switch on the world’s largest CAES—600 MW/2,400 MWh—signaling long‑duration storage’s rise from niche to core grid muscle for multi‑hour renewable smoothing.

Mar 4, 2026 // Plants, ENERGY STORAGE, China, Asia, grid, CAES, long-duration

EU Pilots Cross-Border Solar With €54.9m Auction

EU pilots €54.9m cross-border solar auction linking Bulgaria and Finland, pooling sunshine and savings to hit targets—template for bigger, shared-capacity rollouts across Europe.

Mar 4, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Europe, European Union, Finland, Bulgaria

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