Solar Plants News

CGN Connects First Unit of 4,300-Meter Molten-Salt Plant in Xizang

CGN connected the first 25-MW unit of a 50-MW PV-heated molten-salt plant in Ngari, Xizang, at 4,300 meters, with 14 hours of thermal storage, on Nov. 6.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Storage, Thermal, China, Asia, CGN, molten salt, Xizang

Ignitis Switches On 173.6-MW Tume Solar Farm in Latvia

Ignitis Group's 173.6-MW Tume solar farm in Latvia has started commercial operation, lifting the group's installed green capacity to 2.3 GW from 2.1 GW.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Europe, utility-scale, BESS, ignitis group, Latvia

Fukang 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Connects, Lifting China Past Spain

China Green Development connected a 100-MW molten-salt tower CSP plant in Fukang, Xinjiang, on Oct. 30, lifting China's CSP fleet to 2,438 MW, ahead of Spain.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Xinjiang, molten salt, Cosin Solar

EDPR Breaks Ground on 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar for Meta in Arkansas

EDPR NA has broken ground on the 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar project in Arkansas, which will supply Meta under a long-term PPA and is due by 2028.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, PPA, EDP Renewables, North America, Arkansas, meta

Panamint Closes First $769M of $1.8B Loan for Texas Coal-Site Solar

Panamint Capital closed the $769 million first phase of a $1.8 billion green loan for Big Rooter, a 1.2-GWdc solar project on reclaimed coal mine land in Texas.

Nov 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, utility-scale, North America, Panamint Capital

Energix Brings 152-MWdc Ohio Solar Plant Online on Stem PowerTrack

Energix US has brought its 152-MWdc Border Basin solar plant in Ohio online, with Stem's PowerTrack running plant controls, SCADA and monitoring.

Nov 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Software, USA, utility-scale, North America, Stem, Energix

Delingha 350-MW CSP Plant Tops Out All Three 199-Meter Towers

A 350-MW tower CSP plant in Delingha, China, topped out all three 199-meter towers on Oct. 26 and will store heat in molten salt for 14 hours.

Oct 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Hengxin Technology

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

Masdar Agrees to Buy 550-MW Greek Solar Project From Lightsource bp

Masdar will buy a 550+ MW Greek solar project from Lightsource bp through TERNA ENERGY and add battery storage; the deal should close by the end of 2026.

Oct 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Greece, Lightsource BP, Europe, TERNA ENERGY, data centers

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

Cosin Solar Tops Out Two 199-Meter Towers at 350-MW Golmud CSP Plant

Two of three receiver towers at Cosin Solar's 350-MW Golmud CSP plant reached their full 199 meters; the third is at 180 meters, with grid power due in 2027.

Oct 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Cosin Solar

Sichuan's First 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Wins Environmental Approval

Sichuan's first tower CSP plant cleared environmental review: a 100-MW molten-salt unit with 8-hour storage, paired with 900 MW of PV in Aba prefecture.

Oct 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Sichuan, molten salt, Shudao Clean Energy

Westbridge to Exit Alberta Red Willow Solar-BESS

Westbridge Renewable Energy inks a definitive deal to sell its 225MW Red Willow solar-plus-storage project in Alberta—unlocking up to CAD 26.725M proceeds as conditions and milestones are met.

Aug 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Canada, North America, Westbridge Renewable Energy

JCM Power Secures 30-MW Solar Project in Mozambique

JCM Power secures a first Southern Africa solar win: a 30MW project in Mozambique. Backed by a consortium, the bid advances the company’s growing Asia-Africa renewable pipeline.

Aug 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Mozambique, PV Power Plant, JCM Power

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