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PVV Infra plans 1-GW solar cell plant in Andhra Pradesh
PVV Infra signed an INR 6.5bn MoU to build a 1-GW solar cell factory in Andhra Pradesh, strengthening India’s upstream PV supply chain.
Nov 18, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, PV cells, Andhra Pradesh, solar manufacturing, PVV Infra
Germany Solar Hits 1.15 GW on Utility-Scale Push
Germany’s solar surge: 1,146 MW added in October, led by utility-scale builds as permitting speeds up and investor appetite grows—momentum holds despite grid bottlenecks and supply headwinds.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe
Abraxas Starts 100MW Maldives Floating Solar Build
Abraxas Power wins approval for a 100‑MW floating solar farm in the Maldives, slashing diesel reliance, cutting costs, and adding utility-scale renewables without using scarce land.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Asia, Maldives, Abraxas Power
Actis-Backed Levanta Finances 13.3MW Vietnam Rooftop Solar
Actis-backed Levanta secures financing to roll out 13.3 MWp rooftop solar across Vietnamese factories, cutting costs and carbon via long-term PPAs as it scales a regional distributed-solar platform.
Nov 18, 2025 // Rooftop PV, Asia, Vietnam, Levanta
Recurrent Offloads 275-MW NSW Solar-Storage Project
Recurrent Energy sells 275‑MW solar + 120‑MW storage in NSW, spotlighting Australia’s PV-plus-storage surge to stabilize the grid and shift power to evening peaks amid coal retirements.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy
Exowatt raises $50m to scale thermal-solar for AI datacenters
Exowatt secured $50m to expand U.S. manufacturing of modular solar-thermal systems aimed at AI datacenters and heat-hungry industry.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, data centers, manufacturing expansion, thermal solar, Exowatt, clean cooling
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
Solaria maps €2.5bn plan, battery joint venture, fresh PPAs
Solaria outlined a €2.5bn plan for 2026–2028, launching a battery JV and signing new PPAs to turn solar into evening power.
Nov 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPAs, BATTERIES, Spain, Europe, solaria, investment plan
ib vogt closes €55m to build 68.4-MWp Romanian solar
ib vogt reached financial close with €55m to build a 68.4-MWp solar farm in northwestern Romania, clearing the way for construction.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, ib vogt, Romania, construction, project finance
SunCable Seals Indigenous Pact for Giant NT Solar
SunCable seals 70-year ILUA, unlocking 12,000-acre NT solar hub to power Darwin and export to Singapore via 4,300-km cable—after three years’ talks.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Suncable
RIC Energy Starts 60MW Spanish Solar, IPP Pivot
RIC Energy sparks a 60 MW solar build in Spain, pivoting to IPP ownership to capture long-term revenues as Spain’s solar investment surge intensifies.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, RIC Energy
Jakson Starts 6-GW Solar Plant in Madhya Pradesh
Jakson Group kicks off INR 80B, 6-GW solar mega-plant in Maksi, MP, building India’s first fully integrated wafer-cell-module hub; modules by May 2026, cells by September.
Nov 17, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, Jakson Group
Aurora Utilities to Link Conrad’s 1.2GW UK Renewables
Aurora Utilities wins Conrad Energy’s nod as Ofgem-licensed IDNO to connect a 1.2‑GW UK solar and battery portfolio, accelerating grid access with private network solutions across multiple sites.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Aurora, Conrad Energy
Solhyd to build first solar-hydrogen park in Wallonia consortium
Belgian firm Solhyd and partners will build a 50-kW solar-hydrogen demonstration park in Wallonia to validate modular hydrogen panels at commercial scale.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Belgium, green hydrogen, Solar innovation, Solhyd, demonstration project
Solaria cleared to add 908 MWh of batteries at Spanish PV
Spain’s Solaria won environmental clearance to integrate 908 MWh of battery storage across its solar plants, boosting flexibility and evening capacity.
Nov 14, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, solaria, hybrid solar, grid flexibility