UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

Australia Greenlights 230-MW Solar River, Storage-Ready PV
Australia greenlights 230‑MW Solar River: storage‑ready solar, grid‑code smart, primed for evening peaks. Conditional approval fast-tracks procurement, prefab substations cut risk, dust, noise, glare, biodiversity and recycling controls.
Dec 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, South Australia, Oceania, permitting, Zen Energy
Ingka Investments buys 210-MWp Indian solar from ib vogt portfolio
Ingka Investments acquired a 210-MWp utility-scale solar project in India from ib vogt, marking the IKEA owner’s first renewables deal in the country.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, acquisition, ingka investments, ib vogt,
Cypress Creek closes financing for Meta-backed Hanson Solar in Texas
Cypress Creek reached financial close on the 396-MWac/505-MWdc Hanson Solar project in Texas, clearing the way for construction of a major ERCOT asset.
Nov 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, cypress creek, ERCOT, corporate PPA,, Texas,
Econergy energises Apple-backed 52-MW Polish solar farm, Resko now operational
Econergy has connected the 52-MW Resko solar farm to Poland’s grid, an Apple-backed project that adds clean daytime capacity and supports corporate decarbonisation.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Apple, Europe, corporate ppa, Econergy
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
EDPR inaugurates 87-MWp Brandenburg solar, first German renewables project
EDP Renewables opened an 87-MWp solar plant in Brandenburg—its first renewable project in Germany—adding clean daytime capacity to the local grid.
Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, Europe, Brandenburg, commissioning, EDPR,
Statkraft opens 274-MWp Bahia solar plants, prepares next commissioning phase
Statkraft inaugurated two solar plants totaling 274 MWp in Bahia, Brazil, and is preparing a third for commissioning, expanding its Latin American footprint.
Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, South america, Brazil, Statkraft, commissioning, Bahia,
Matrix Renewables inaugurates 284-MWdc Stillhouse Solar in ERCOT Texas
Matrix Renewables opened its 284-MWdc Stillhouse Solar plant in Bell County, adding a sizable block of daytime generation to the ERCOT grid.
Nov 11, 2025 // Plants, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, ERCOT, Matrix Renewables, commissioning
Renova wins 85-MW Philippine solar auction award in Visayas region
Japan’s Renova secured an 85-MW solar project in the Visayas via auction, advancing utility-scale PV in a grid needing flexible daytime supply.
Nov 10, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, Philippines, renova, Visayas, power auctions
Headwater secures $144m construction debt for 112.5-MWdc North Carolina PV
Headwater Energy raised USD 144 million in construction financing to build a 112.5-MWdc solar project in North Carolina, advancing procurement and EPC mobilization.
Nov 7, 2025 // Plants, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North Carolina, North America, project finance, Headwater Energy, construction debt
New Zealand court greenlights 178-MW North Island solar project plan
Far North Solar Farm won resource consent for a 178-MW PV project on New Zealand’s North Island, clearing a key hurdle toward construction.
Nov 7, 2025 // Plants, New Zealand, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Oceania, permitting, Far North Solar Farm, grid integration
Boom Power sells 110-MW UK solar portfolio to Enray Power
Boom Power completed the sale of two UK solar projects totaling about 110 MW to Enray Power, executing its develop-and-sell strategy.
Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, project acquisition, Boom Power, Enray Power
Voltalia commissions 126-MW Sarimay solar park, ramps testing in Uzbekistan
Voltalia switched on the 126-MW Sarimay solar park in Uzbekistan and is preparing for commissioning tests before full commercial operations.
Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Voltalia, Asia, Uzbekistan, central asia, commissioning
Sol Systems taps SOLV Energy for 209-MW Texas solar build
Sol Systems chose SOLV Energy as EPC for a 209-MWdc Texas solar project, moving the utility-scale asset from development to construction with a bankable blueprint.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, USA, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, sol systems, SOLV Energy
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration