Solar Plants News

Voltalia Lands 132-MW Tunisia Solar, Storage-Ready

Voltalia’s 132‑MW Tunisian solar win fast-tracks high-irradiance PV with grid-smart controls and storage-ready design, unlocking bankable finance, local jobs, and a cleaner hedge against gas and imports.

Jan 30, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, Tunisia, Africa, north africa, utility solar, tender award

MEC Readies 500MW Solar, 2.5GW Batteries for Cleancap

MEC Energy powers Cleancap with 500 MWp solar and 2.5 GW storage—grid-forming, bifacial, tracker-led—and a savvy finance/O&M play to monetize arbitrage and evening-peak flexibility.

Jan 30, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Battery Storage, Europe, Flexibility, utility solar, project development, portfolio, MEC

South Korea Backs 350-MW Battery-Ready Texas Solar

South Korean–led 350‑MW Texas solar taps ERCOT speed, bifacial tech, and future battery—blending smart financing, quick build, local jobs, and data‑center‑ready, evening‑shaped power.

Jan 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, South Korea, Asia, North America, ERCOT, utility solar, project development

ABO Sells Trio of CfD French Solar, Reloads Capital

ABO Energy flips three CfD-backed French solar projects pre-build, locking value. Battery-ready, bankable designs meet inflation-linked revenues—fueling cheaper, longer debt and a hot secondary market for construction-ready solar.

Jan 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, recycling, Contracts For Difference, ABO Energy, solar portfolio sale

Enlight Funds 2 GWh German Solar-Storage Hybrid

Enlight powers Germany’s evenings: a co-located solar + 2 GWh battery hybrid using one interconnection to time-shift output, steady the grid, and deliver bankable, repeatable clean dispatch.

Jan 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Battery Storage, Europe, solar hybrid, ENLIGHT, project finance

Metlen Expands in Europe With EPC, Storage Deals

Metlen accelerates Europe’s energy buildout: EPC wins in UK/Ireland and an Italian battery deal deliver fast, standardized solar-plus-storage with grid‑tight compliance, bifacial tech, and performance‑backed O&M.

Jan 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EPC, UK, Battery Storage, Ireland, Europe, Metlen

Sunwave Secures Debt for 17-MWp French Solar Portfolio

Sunwave secures senior debt to deploy 17 MWp of smart, distributed solar across France—standardized designs, predictive O&M, bifacial tech and mixed offtakes powering a scalable, job-creating, grid-friendly portfolio.

Jan 28, 2026 // Plants, France, Europe, distributed solar, construction, project finance, Sunwave

ZETDC Inks 30MW Solar PPA to Stabilize Grid

Zimbabwe inks bankable 30‑MW solar PPA, easing daytime shortfalls, priming storage-ready grid upgrades and jobs—standardized terms paving faster finance and larger hybrid builds for reliable, cleaner power.

Jan 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Zimbabwe, utility scale, solar ppa, Zetdc, Grid reliability

EDF Wins Chile Permit for 557-MW Wind-Solar-Battery

EDF’s $624m Wayra wins Chilean green light: 557 MW of wind, solar and storage to power Antofagasta’s grid-flexible future and accelerate decarbonization in the mining north.

Jan 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EDF, Chile, South america

Constant Energy Locks EPC for 52-MW Malaysia Solar

Constant Energy names EPC for 52-MW Malaysia solar, locking costs and fast-tracking build with bifacial trackers, SCADA, drone O&M, battery-ready substations, and flexible PPAs amid volatile supply chains.

Jan 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Malaysia, Asia, Constant Energy, Solar Project, construction

Atlas Seals PPA for 128-MWp Colombian Solar

Atlas inks long-term PPA for 128‑MWp storage-ready solar in Colombia, jumpstarting build, cutting drought-year costs, delivering grid‑code daytime power amid hydropower swings—positioned for merchant, hedging, and future ancillary revenues.

Jan 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, South america, Atlas Renewable Energy, Colombia, decarbonisation, utility solar

TotalEnergies Powers Up Toledo Solar, Eyes Storage

TotalEnergies switches on a 59‑MWp Toledo solar farm—bifacial, grid-smart and battery-ready—cutting interconnection risk, enabling PPAs today and storage-shifted revenues tomorrow, with local jobs and tech upskilling.

Jan 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, toledo, utility solar, TotalEnergies, commissioning

Greece Builds Evening-Ready 252-MW Solar-Battery Plant

Metlen and Tsakos launch a 252‑MW solar-plus-storage hybrid in Greece, shifting sun to evenings, stabilizing the grid, creating jobs—and modeling bankable, biodiversity-conscious clean power.

Jan 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Metlen, grid flexibility, Tsakos Group

Soleos Signals 1-GW Zambia Solar Investment

Soleos eyes 1 GW in Zambia, launching grid-ready solar near mines and factories, PPA and private-wire deals, battery-ready builds, DFI-backed, scalable jobs engine.

Jan 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, zambia, investment, utility solar, project pipeline, industrial load, Soleos

Basque Greenlight: Iberdrola JV Plots Solar-Storage

Iberdrola JV wins permits for 125‑MW Basque solar, blending bifacial tech, storage-ready substation and grid-savvy control—near industry for higher prices, lower losses, PPA options, jobs and protected habitats.

Jan 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, solar-plus-storage, permitting, Basque Country

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