Solar Plants News

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

England Approves Enviromena’s Battery-Ready 16-MW Solar

Enviromena wins UK approval for 16‑MW solar farm with habitat gains, grid‑compliant tech and battery-ready substation—balancing PPAs and merchant risk while targeting peak-shifting, ancillary revenues and data-driven commissioning.

Jan 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Enviromena, Planning Approval, storage-ready

Casa dos Ventos Commissions 100-MW Bahia Solar Plant

Casa dos Ventos flips the switch on 100‑MW Bahia solar, blending smart O&M, grid‑ready tech, and battery‑ready substations to deliver cheaper, steadier energy and local jobs.

Jan 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, bahia, utility solar, Casa dos Ventos, commissioning

Doral Energizes 48-MW Great Bend Solar in Ohio

Ohio’s 48‑MW Great Bend Solar flips the switch, delivering midday power, tax revenue, and jobs—bifacial trackers now, battery-ready for evening peaks as retiring thermal plants fade.

Jan 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Ohio, utility solar, doral renewables, commissioning

ACEN Switches On Battery-Ready 60-MW Luzon Solar

ACEN flips the switch on a 60‑MW, battery‑ready solar park in Northern Luzon—grid-smart, evening-shiftable, and PPA-ready—blending bifacial tech with fleet-grade O&M for bankable uptime.

Jan 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, ACEN, commissioning, battery-ready, Northern Luzon

RES, Energy Estate File A$1.3b Solar-Storage Plan

AUD 1.3b solar-plus-storage hub pairs multi-hundred-MW PV with multi-hour batteries to hit evening peaks, bolster grid, cut losses—backed by jobs, wildlife safeguards, and PPA-driven revenues.

Jan 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, res, energy estate, planning

Munich Re De-risks ilos’s 222-MW Irish Solar Bet

Ilos secures Munich Re–backed financing for 222 MWp of Irish solar, blending bank debt with insurance shields to de-risk builds, trim lender margins, and accelerate grid-ready, PPA-savvy capacity.

Jan 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, MUNICH RE, utility solar, project finance, ilos energy

Shanghai Electric Nets 78 MW Solar-Fishery in China

Shanghai Electric’s 78‑MW solar‑fishery marries floating PV and canopy‑cooled ponds, smart O&M and grid support—battery-ready, algae-taming, tariff-shifting power plus aquaculture profits with marine-grade resilience.

Jan 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Asia, Floating solar, shanghai electric, hybrid projects, aquaculture

Masdar, ENGIE Clinch Financing 1.5GW Abu Dhabi Solar

Masdar–ENGIE seals financing for 1.5‑GW Al Ajban, delivering ultra-low-cost midday solar, battery-ready infrastructure, and thousands of jobs—setting Abu Dhabi’s stage for storage-paired mega-projects.

Jan 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Engie, Asia, UAE, utility solar, project finance

Meta Taps Origis for 240-MW Texas Solar

Meta signs VPPA with Origis Energy for 240‑MWdc Greyhound A solar in Texas, hedging ERCOT power, delivering RECs, and bankrolling battery‑ready build to power growing data centers.

Jan 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, vppa, meta

NTPC Green Flips Switch on Rajasthan Mega-Solar

NTPC Green Energy’s 300‑MW Rajasthan solar park delivers daytime punch and battery-ready flexibility, with bifacial trackers, controls, and analytics boosting yields, easing evening ramps, and de-risking PPAs, reassuring lenders.

Jan 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, NTPC Green Energy

CleanPeak Snaps Up Five NSW Solar-Battery Sites

CleanPeak snaps up five NSW solar-plus-storage sites, bolstering near-load, distribution-connected capacity to deliver evening MWh, firmed renewables and higher-margin grid services as coal retires—without interconnection delays.

Jan 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, CleanPeak, Oceania

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