Solar Plants News

Colombia Taps 650 MW Solar to Slash Tariffs

Colombia fast-tracks 650 MW of Caribbean solar with batteries, starting at 200 MW, to decarbonize Gecelca, cut high tariffs, and prove a bankable public‑private model despite grid bottlenecks.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Colombia, solar development, Caribbean coast, public-private, energy poverty

Waaree Lands 288-MWp Texas Solar Deal With Sabanci

Waaree cracks Texas: 288‑MWp win signals U.S. pivot beyond Tier‑1 China, elevates Indian modules with traceable specs, ERCOT‑tuned systems, storage-ready designs, and firm warranties.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, waaree, modules, Sabanci

Dutch IPP Novar to buy 108 MWp portfolio at home

Novar agreed to acquire four Dutch solar projects totaling 108 MWp, expanding its domestic pipeline ahead of 2026 commissioning windows.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, acquisitions, utility solar, Novar, grid integration

Solar output overtakes coal in Texas, marking historic power shift

ERCOT data shows Texas generated more power from solar than coal year-to-date, underscoring the state’s rapid utility-scale buildout and battery adoption.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Storage, USA, Texas, Battery Storage, North America, ERCOT, Solar growth, coal decline

Scatec Commissions 273-MW Grootfontein Solar in Western Cape

Scatec powers up 273‑MW Grootfontein in Western Cape, easing load‑shedding and proving big solar’s momentum—bolstering REIPPPP goals, priming solar‑plus‑storage growth, and signaling fresh utility‑scale investment.

Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, South Africa

Citicore Secures $68 Million for 113-MW Pangasinan Solar

Citicore secures PHP4B debt to fast-track a 113‑MWp Pangasinan solar park, bolstering Luzon’s grid, jobs, and its 2030 renewables push amid robust corporate PPA demand.

Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, PV Power Plant, Citicore

Norfund, EDF Back Scatec’s 1.1-GW Egypt Hybrid

Scatec enlists Norfund and EDF for Egypt’s Obelisk hybrid: 1.1‑GW solar with 100‑MW/200‑MWh storage, accelerating build, easing grid constraints, and signaling investor confidence in North African renewables.

Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, EDF, Asia, Africa, Egypt, norfund

D.Trading Seals 110MW Romanian Wind, Solar Offtake

D.Trading inks two-year, 110 MW Romania off‑take with Eurowind, bundling wind and solar as it scales Central-SE Europe presence with flexible PPAs, hedging, balancing and one‑window energy marketing.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, D.Trading

Rivington Wins Permit for Hartlepool Solar-Storage Farm

Rivington Energy wins appeal for Whelly Hill Farm solar-plus-storage, overturning council rejection and unlocking 41 MWp solar with 64 MWh storage in Hartlepool.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, UK, Europe, Rivington Energy

Earthrise Secures $360 Million for 1.7GW Solar Push

Earthrise Energy lands $360M from Santander and MUFG to refinance gas assets and fast-track a 1.7‑GW U.S. solar pipeline, with co-located PV and a 270‑MW Illinois project.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Earthrise

Chint Buys 50-MW Oxfordshire Solar-Storage from Ethical Power

Ethical Power offloads 49.9‑MW Burcot Energy Park to Chint Solar, advancing a 2027 solar-plus-storage project with 80,000 panels, sheep grazing, and power for 18,000 homes—spotlighting investor appetite for renewables.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Chint, Ethical Power

Milvio sells 81.8-MWp German PV project to Saxovent Renewables

Milvio Energy agreed to sell an 81.8-MWp, subsidy-backed solar project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Saxovent, recycling capital into earlier-stage development.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, project acquisition, Saxovent, Milvio Energy, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

CCE Holding starts commercial operations at 42-MWp Italian solar project

Austria’s CCE Holding has commissioned a 42.08-MWp PV plant in Montalto di Castro, central Italy, adding reliable daytime capacity with lender-friendly design.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Italy, Europe, utility solar, CCE Holding, commissioning, Montalto di Castro

Alight inaugurates 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Denmark’s Lolland island

Alight has opened the 215-MWp Lidso solar park on Lolland, Denmark—one of the country’s largest PV sites, designed for grid-friendly, year-round output.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, Denmark, Alight, grid integration, Lolland

Japan pilots vertical parking-lot solar with on-site PPA model rollout

AirWater and partners installed a 178-kW vertical PV array in Tottori, using an on-site PPA to unlock urban space and resist snow loads.

Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, vertical solar, Innovation, on-site PPA, urban infrastructure

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