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Perovs Sets 20.87% Record for Large Perovskites

Perovs hits TÜV-certified 20.87% efficiency on mass-produced large-area perovskite modules, 150.26 W, as it scales from a 100 MW pilot to a 1 GW plant and GW-level base.

Jan 14, 2026 // Technology, efficiency, Perovskite Solar, Perovs

Mellow Energy Hits 21.13% on 30x30cm Flexible Perovskite

Mellow Energy’s 30×30 cm flexible perovskite hits TÜV NORD–certified 21.13% efficiency, a size-class record, accelerating real-world pilots from gadgets to vehicles, aerospace and satellites toward rapid commercialization.

Jan 13, 2026 // Technology, Mellow Energy, Flexible Perovskite

EBRD Weighs Loan for Egypt Solar-Battery Park

EBRD eyes financing for a 200‑MW solar-plus-storage in Egypt, pairing grid-forming batteries to time-shift power, shave peaks and stabilize frequency—unlocking hard-currency offtake and bankable, evening-proof generation.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EBRD, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Egypt, grid services, project finance

Levanta Snaps Up 93-MWp Thai Solar Portfolio

Levanta powers up Thailand: 93‑MWp solar portfolio, standardized trackers and SCADA, clustered O&M, hybrid revenue, battery-ready sites—scaling faster with bankable controls and lower financing ahead.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thailand, Asia, c&i solar, utility solar, portfolio acquisition, operations

Egypt’s Obelisk Brings Round-the-Clock Solar Online

Egypt’s Obelisk lights up: first-phase solar-plus-storage delivers dispatchable clean power, shaping evenings, stabilizing the grid and prices, creating jobs, and de-risking a modular path to 1 GW.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, hybrid solar, Grid reliability, commissioning

Scatec Clinches Egypt PPA for Record Solar-Storage

Scatec inks 25-year USD PPA for Africa’s biggest solar+storage in Egypt—1.95 GW solar, 3.9 GWh batteries—round-the-clock, grid-forming power with non-recourse financing and H2 close.

Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Asia, Africa, Egypt

Masdar Seals Angola PPA, Kicks Off 500-MW Push

Masdar seals PPA for 150‑MW Quipungo in Angola—its first there—kicking off 500‑MW Project Royal Sable as RNT‑EP boosts daytime power, 2,000 jobs and 300,000 homes.

Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Masdar, Africa, Angola

Jinko, XtalPi Forge AI-Powered Perovskite Tandem JV

Jinko Solar and XtalPi unite AI and robotics to accelerate perovskite–silicon tandem cells, targeting mass production in three years with a closed-loop, high-throughput R&D revolution.

Jan 12, 2026 // Technology, Jinko Solar, Perovskite Solar, XtalPi

China Solar Stocks Jump as Rebates Axed

Beijing scraps VAT rebates on solar exports from April 1, sparking Chinese solar stock rally and speeding consolidation—boosting Trina, Jinko, JA Solar and LONGi.

Jan 12, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, China, Asia, Trina Solar, LONGi

Otovo Buys SSP, Builds U.S. Solar O&M Beachhead

Otovo buys SSP, enters U.S. via O&M, chasing post–NEM 3.0 recurring revenue with diagnostics, retrofits and storage—building a services beachhead to cross-sell installs and aggregate devices into VPPs.

Jan 9, 2026 // Residential, USA, North America, Otovo, SSP

Treaty Oak Kicks Off 385-MW Louisiana Solar Build

Treaty Oak Clean Energy closes financing and breaks ground on a 385‑MW, battery-ready Louisiana solar giant—IRA-fueled, tracker-equipped, job-creating, and primed for PPAs, corporate offtake, and storage.

Jan 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Louisiana, Treaty Oak Clean Energy

Liberty Global Buys Battery-Ready 70-MW UK Solar Project

Liberty Global snaps up a 70‑MW, shovel‑ready UK solar farm—battery-ready and grid-primed—targeting rapid build, evening power, and flexible PPA/merchant returns as it scales its clean-energy footprint.

Jan 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Liberty Global

China Flags Polysilicon Cartel Risks; Stocks Drop

China flags polysilicon collusion as stocks sink; prices jump despite output slump. Consolidation plan under fire; tighter standards loom while Longi pivots to silver, Jinko lands Australian deal.

Jan 9, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia

Tokyo Century, Kyuden Tap 20-Year Philly Solar Deal

Tokyo Century and Kyuden split a 20‑MW Pennsylvania solar, secured by a 20‑year PPA; October go‑live underscores Japanese capital’s charge into contracted U.S. clean power, with storage optionality ahead.

Jan 8, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Kyuden, Tokyo Century

Canadian Solar Readies $200 Million Convertible Notes

Canadian Solar eyes $200M convertible raise to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing and solar-plus-storage, balancing dilution fears with domestic-content incentives, tighter traceability, and accelerated capex; notes callable 2029, extra $30M option.

Jan 8, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar

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