Solar Plants News

Saudi Firm Eyes 760 MW Solar, 1 GWh Storage in Syria
Saudi’s Al-Harfi inks “Shams Al-Sham” PPA: three solar plants (760 MWp) plus 1,077 MWh storage for rural Damascus—connected to 400-kV lines. Grid modernization talks spur more investment.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Asia, PV Power Plant, Syria, Saudi, Syrian Electricity Company
EBRD to Guide Tajikistan’s 400MW Solar Auctions
EBRD will help Tajikistan run competitive auctions for two 200‑MW solar plants—400 MW total—boosting renewables with power-sector reforms and tender support approved Aug. 5, 2026.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, EBRD, Asia, PV Power Plant, Tajikistan
Lodestone Starts 27.7-MW South Canterbury Solar Feed-In
Lodestone’s new 27.7MW Kohira Solar Farm in New Zealand powers about 6,000 homes, built on grazing land and connected to Alpine Energy—its fifth PV project on schedule and on budget.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lodestone
Recurrent’s 360-MW Solar-BESS Cleared in NSW
NSW’s IPC has approved Recurrent Energy’s 360MW Sundown Solar Farm with a 150MW/600MWh battery—set to power 144,000 homes near Inverell after road, dust, and mitigation conditions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy
Zelestra Delivers 57-MW Solar Power to Tesla in Spain
Zelestra powers Spain: full operation at three Castile-La Mancha solar farms (57 MWac), supplying Tesla via a 2025 PPA—while scaling with 1.2 GW contracted from a 6.8 GW pipeline.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
Helexia Secures €20m Financing for 73 Solar Projects
Helexia secures EUR 20M to fund 73 distributed solar projects in Europe—backed by La Banque Postale and Bpifrance—helping businesses cut grid reliance, costs, and carbon emissions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Europe, Helexia, PV Power Plant
Enpal Sells Majority Stake, Raises €65m for Growth
Enpal sells majority stakes in 240 MW of rooftop solar assets, raising €65M for growth—while keeping 10% and operating 20,000+ leased residential PV systems for up to 20 years.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Enpal
RWE Signs 155-MW Oklahoma Solar PPA with Google
RWE inks a 15-year power deal with Google for its 155-MW Crooked Creek Solar in Oklahoma—starting construction soon, powering Google by 2028, and boosting local jobs and tax revenue.
Aug 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, rwe, PV Power Plant
Push Power Secures Consent for Essex Solar-Battery Project
Push Power Ltd wins planning approval for Kentishes Solar Farm in Essex: 16.5MW solar plus a 22.5MWh battery. The third phase of its 2015 site will move to delivery.
Aug 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Push Power Ltd
Sonnedix Lands EUR 730m Loan for Solar Storage
Sonnedix secures a €730m refinancing and expansion loan for Southern Europe—fueling hybrid solar-plus-storage projects across France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, including 350+MW in Italy.
Aug 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Sonnedix, Europe
ComEd to Expand Illinois Rooftop Community Solar 44MW
ComEd teams with Solar Landscape and Public Storage to deploy 44 MW of community rooftop solar across Northern Illinois—powering 6,150 homes and targeting $36M in subscriber savings.
Aug 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, ComEd
PPC Lands Poland Renewables With 277.3-MW Deal
PPC SA expands into Poland renewables by buying EDP Renewables’ 277.3MW wind-solar portfolio—130.5MW wind, 44.9MW solar operating plus 101.9MW planned to power in 2029.
Aug 3, 2026 // Plants, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, PPC SA
Peak Energy Signs 14-Year 1.1GWh Solar PPA for SIM
Peak Energy’s 14-year SIM solar deal delivers 1,100 MWh annually, cutting electricity costs over 45%, with no SIM upfront spend—Peak builds, owns, and operates a 900-kWp rooftop system.
Aug 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Asia, Singapore, PV Power Plant, Peak Energy
Origis Boosts Texas Rockhound Solar to 1 GW
Origis Energy launches three more Rockhound Solar phases in Ector County, Texas—adding 500 MWdc. The complex now operates at nearly 1 GWdc, boosting clean energy output.
Jul 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Origis Energy, PV Power Plant
FIC Snaps Up Texas 1.15-GW Jaguar Solar-BESS Platform
FIC Partners’ acquisition of Perfect Power adds 1.15GW of Jaguar solar plus BESS in Texas, boosting U.S. clean-energy exposure and strengthening grid-flexibility infrastructure. Terms undisclosed.
Jul 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, FIC Partners