UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

EDP, Energa Ink 322-MW Hybrid PPA in Poland
EDP inks long-term PPA with Energa for a 322‑MW wind‑solar hybrid in Wielkopolska, delivering 600 GWh from 2026 and slashing 600,000+ tonnes CO2 yearly.
Dec 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, EDP, Europe, Energa, hybrid PPA
Santander Lends €98.8m to Grenergy’s Ayora Solar
Grenergy clinches €98.8m from Santander to finish 172‑MW Ayora solar park in Valencia, commissioning now; 15‑year PPA locks cash flows; bifacial, tracker, battery‑ready design underscores bankable build.
Dec 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Banco Santander, Europe, Grenergy, project finance
Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar
Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal
Waaree Lands 288-MWp Texas Solar Deal With Sabanci
Waaree cracks Texas: 288‑MWp win signals U.S. pivot beyond Tier‑1 China, elevates Indian modules with traceable specs, ERCOT‑tuned systems, storage-ready designs, and firm warranties.
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, waaree, modules, Sabanci
Alight inaugurates 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Denmark’s Lolland island
Alight has opened the 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Lolland, Denmark—one of the country’s largest PV sites, designed for grid-friendly, year-round output.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, Denmark, Alight, grid integration, Lolland
Lodestone Energizes Coromandel’s First Utility-Scale Solar
Lodestone Energy’s Coromandel utility-scale solar farm powers NZ’s grid by day, cutting prices; biodiversity-friendly, low-glare design, future battery and SCADA-led uptime boost resilience and local jobs.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, New Zealand, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Oceania, Lodestone Energy, grid integration, commissioning
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