utility-scale

Australian Big Batteries Hit 7.1 GWh in H1 2026, Topping All of 2025

Australia commissioned nine big batteries with 2.3 GW / 7.1 GWh in H1 2026 and closed financing on 2.6 GW of generation, beating 2025 totals.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Market Research, Australia, utility-scale, Oceania, BESS, Clean Energy Council

Nextpower Posts Record $1.1 Billion Quarter, Backlog Tops $6 Billion

Nextpower revenue rose 22.5% to a record $1.109 billion in the quarter to Oct. 2, as backlog topped $6 billion and the company raised its FY27 outlook.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, utility-scale, North America, Nextracker, NextPower

OMV Petrom, Renovatio Switch On 130 MW of Solar Parks in Romania

OMV Petrom and Renovatio brought 130 MW of solar online in Romania across three parks costing about €78 million, including €26 million in recovery-plan grants.

Oct 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Europe, utility-scale, Romania, OMV Petrom, Renovatio

Algeria Switches On 300-MWp El Oued Solar Plant, Its Largest Yet

Algeria's largest solar plant, the 300-MWp El Foulia site in El Oued province, entered service on Oct. 26 as the country's third new PV plant this year.

Oct 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, utility-scale, Africa, Algeria

Enel Colombia Completes 985-MWdc Solar Complex as Atlántico Starts Up

Enel Colombia's 256-MWdc Atlántico solar plant entered commercial operation, completing a 985-MWdc complex with Guayepo I&II and Guayepo III.

Oct 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Enel, South america, utility-scale, trackers, Colombia

Meta Taps Zelestra for 136 MW Texas Solar

Meta inks 136‑MW Texas solar PPA, powering data centers and ERCOT peaks, with battery-ready design—locking price certainty, cutting Scope 2, and boosting local jobs and grid resilience.

Feb 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, PPA, Texas, utility-scale, North America, meta

Georgia Power starts construction on 200-MW battery storage project

Georgia Power began building a 200-MW battery system, adding multi-hour flexibility to support renewables and peak demand across the state.

Oct 21, 2025 // Storage, Georgia Power, Battery Storage, utility-scale, Grid reliability, Southeast US

Noventum wins permits for 48-MW English solar projects portfolio approval

Noventum Power, majority-owned by Nofar Energy, secured planning approval for 48 MW of solar parks in England, advancing bankable, grid-ready capacity.

Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, utility-scale, England, Nofar Energy, Noventum Power, planning consent

Avaada opens Gujarat solar farm, starts new Vadodara project today

Avaada inaugurated a 280-MW solar plant in Surendranagar, Gujarat, and broke ground on a 100-MW project in Vadodara, advancing its Indian growth strategy.

Sep 23, 2025 // Plants, India, Asia, utility-scale, gujarat, Avaada, commissioning

Bluestone gains approval for 49.5-MW Scottish solar park project today

Bluestone Energy won planning consent for a 49.5-MW solar park in Scotland, its largest project to date, with conditions on ecology and grid design.

Sep 16, 2025 // Plants, utility-scale, SCOTLAND, Bluestone

US Solar Outlook Slashed As Policy Rollbacks Rattle Pipeline Forecast

A new SEIA–WoodMac report cuts the 2026–2030 US solar outlook by 27% after recent federal policy shifts, even as manufacturing and H1 additions remain strong.

Sep 8, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, utility-scale, North America, policy, tax credits, outlook

Scatec Signs Fifteen-Year PPA For 130-MW Solar In Colombia Project

Scatec inks a 15-year power purchase agreement for a 130-MW PV plant in Colombia, targeting financing and build in 2025.

Sep 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, PPA, South america, utility-scale, Colombia, project finance

France Awards 971 MWp In Oversubscribed Ground-Mount Solar Tender Round

France allocates 971 MWp in a heavily oversubscribed auction for ground-mounted PV, with another round due by year-end.

Sep 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, auctions, ground-mounted pv, Europe, utility-scale, tenders

Arevon Secures $250 Million Tax Equity For Missouri Solar Build

Arevon clinches USD 250 million in tax equity from Wells Fargo to advance a 430-MWdc Missouri solar project.

Sep 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, utility-scale, North America, Missouri, tax equity, Arevon

iSun buys solar EPC firm to go into utility-scale segment in US

US solar energy and also tidy mobility framework company iSun Inc (NASDAQ: ISUN) has obtained every one of the copyright of Oakwood Construction Services Inc (OCS) and its affiliates for USD 2.7 million (EUR 2.3 m).

Apr 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, utility-scale, North America, Jeffrey Peck, iSun, EPC firm

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