Europe

Gazprom-Backed NIS Starts 6.8-MWp Solar in Novi Sad

At Novi Sad, NIS unveils a 6.8‑MWp solar farm, tripling capacity to 11.3 MWp, delivering 13.5 GWh a year and cutting 15,000 tonnes of CO2e.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Serbia, NIS

Prime Capital Buys 170-MWh Pyhasalmi Battery Project

Prime Capital snaps up 85‑MW/170‑MWh Pyhäsalmi BESS for €5.5m, with profit‑share to July 2027, bolstering SENS’s big‑battery strategy for Finland’s grid services.

Mar 11, 2026 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Prime Capital

AIEM Green, NORD/LB Finance 75MW Italian Solar Portfolio

AIEM Green secures NORD/LB financing for 75‑MW, 21-site Italian solar portfolio, powering 45,000 homes by 2026–2028 with blended FER incentives and merchant revenues; Impax-backed, construction underway.

Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, AIEM Green

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

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

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

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

REEL Tunes 97-MW Greenvolt Hybrid in Denmark

Greenvolt taps REEL to fine‑tune Denmark’s 97‑MW hybrid park—smarter controls, sharper forecasts, and grid‑savvy dispatch turning renewables into flexible, predictable revenue instead of idle nameplate megawatts.

Mar 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, hybrid, Europe, Denmark, Optimisation, Greenvolt, REEL

BlackRock’s GIP Plots Naturgy Exit, Spain Shake-Up

BlackRock’s GIP exit sparks a Naturgy power reshuffle, with governance and capex in play as Spain shifts from PV sprint to flexible, storage-backed grids and faster renewables.

Mar 3, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Spain, Europe, Naturgy, m&a, GIP

Mirova Finances 156-MWp Greek Solar Buildout

Mirova fast-tracks 156 MWp Greek solar portfolio—bankable tech, battery-ready sites, and portfolio financing to cut risk, boost capture prices, create jobs, and deliver predictable, peak-shifting clean power.

Mar 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, Mirova, utility solar, project finance, buildout

EBRD Backs Virya; Poland’s Largest Solar Starts Build

EBRD backs Virya’s €85m push as 722‑MWp Sidłowo—Poland’s largest solar—connects to 400‑kV PSE, slashing curtailment and CO2, powering 666 GWh/year and scaling a platform toward 4.3 GW.

Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, EBRD, Europe, Virya Energy, Sidlowo

Downing Snaps Up Cornwall Solar; Grid Target 2027

Downing snaps up 42.5‑MW Cornwall solar, grid‑dated for Q4 2027, de‑risking finance and boosting UK pipeline, biodiversity gains and battery upside wooing long‑term capital.

Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, UK, Europe, acquisitions, Cornwall, Downing

Solaria, Merlin Ink Spain’s First Hybrid Data-Center PPA

Spain’s first solar-plus-battery PPA will firm 24/7 power for Merlin’s 213‑MW Madrid data center, pairing 426 MWp solar (40-year) with 600 MWh storage (10-year) to beat evening ramps.

Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, solaria, corporate ppa, data centres

Monsson Wins DRI Deal to Operate Romania Renewables

Monsson clinches five-year O&M and dispatch deal for DRI’s Romanian wind-solar fleet, covering nearly 300 MW and substations, as it scales past 2 GW amid Romania’s rising availability stakes.

Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, O&M, Europe, Romania, Monsson, DRI, dispatching

Endesa Energizes 131 MWp Seville Solar, Adds Agrivoltaics

Endesa powers Seville with 131 MWp Carmona solar trio, generating 257 GWh for 70,000 homes—blending agrivoltaics, “solar honey,” and an extraordinary Bronze Age archaeological find.

Feb 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, agrivoltaics, bifacial modules, Endesa, solar commissioning

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