Solar Commercial Plants News

In this news section, you can get familiar with all the latest events regarding photovoltaic systems for commercial use. Commercial power plants are installed on commercial buildings and supply power to businesses. Find diverse information on commercial solar projects, current and recent tenders, pricing, investments and a lot more related news. Also: Solar Installers Directory.

Boom Power’s 237.5MW Fenwick Solar Clears U.K. DCO
Boom Power secures DCO, NSIP status, for 237.5-MW Fenwick Solar Farm in South Yorkshire, with co-located battery, set to power 75,000 homes; next: design, finance, grid.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Fenwick
Shell’s Savion Buys 2-GW Hanford Solar-Storage Project
Hecate sells up to 2‑GW Cereza solar-plus-storage at Washington’s Hanford Site to Shell’s Savion, which leads development; rare gigawatt project targets corporate offtake, grid services, and peak shifting.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Washington, North America, hecate, Savion
Egypt Opens 500MW West-of-Nile Solar Tender
Egypt opens RFQ for 500‑MW West of Nile solar under BOO IPP; bids due May 11, 2026. Prequal for seasoned IPPs backs 2030/2040 renewables push, grid‑ready, bankable delivery.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, IPP, EBRD, tender, Asia, Africa, Egypt
Uniper, Innova Launch 100-MW UK Solar, Storage
Uniper teams with Innova on a 100‑MWp UK solar trio, two AR6 and one AR7 CfD-backed, plus 30‑MW battery—targeting 2027 builds as Uniper assumes full ownership.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, BATTERIES, UK, Solar, Europe, Innova, UNIPER
Australia Clears Tonic’s Solar Park With 440-MWh Battery
Tonic Group secures approval for an Australian solar park with 440‑MWh battery, turning sun into dispatchable power—cutting curtailment, boosting capture prices, and bolstering evening peaks and grid reliability.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, Oceania, Solar Park, Planning Approval, Grid reliability
Clearway Powers Up $685 Million ERCOT Solar-Storage Hub
Clearway’s $685M Texas solar-plus-storage shifts sunshine to evening peaks, stacking ERCOT revenues with EMS-optimized batteries, co-location efficiencies, and sharp O&M—delivering cleaner power, grid services, and bankable resilience.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Texas, solar plus storage, North America, clearway, ERCOT, ommissioning
Swelect, FortifyGrid Forge Asia-Wide Solar-Storage Push
Asia’s grids get smarter: Swelect and FortifyGrid fast-track bankable solar-plus-storage, standardizing designs with bifacial arrays, 2–4h batteries, and EMS control to firm evenings, cut costs, and monetize flexibility.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, BESS, Solar Storage, Partnership, project development
NordLB Backs Sun Investment’s 59-MW Polish Solar Portfolio
NordLB backs Sun Investment’s 59‑MW Polish solar portfolio, showcasing bankable, battery‑ready bundles with bifacial tech, standardized EPC, fleet O&M, and PPA/hedge-backed resilience amid grid constraints.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, nordlb, solar portfolio, project finance, Sun Investment
Renvolt Wins 124-MW Wexford Hub EPC, O&M
Voltalia’s Renvolt lands ESB’s 124.2‑MW Wexford Hub EPC, adding O&M. Deal deepens services-first partnership, pushes third‑party builds past 1 GW, and streamlines Irish solar performance.
Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Voltalia, Ireland, Europe, Esb
German Court Voids Boitzenburger Land Solar Plan
Court axes plan for 180‑MW Boitzenburger Land solar park, exposing post‑build permitting risk and tougher biodiversity, alternatives and documentation scrutiny amid Germany’s solar push.
Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, permitting, solar parks, Brandenburg, courts
Sudene Funds Qair’s Ceará Solar, Eyes Green Hydrogen
Sudene unlocks BRL 17m for Qair’s 119.2 MWp Ceará solar, advancing Bom Jardim and Port of Pecém links—powering future green hydrogen and low‑carbon industry with policy‑backed capital.
Feb 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, financing, Qair, Ceará, Sudene
MET JV Lights Up Italy’s 10-MW Agrivoltaics
MET-backed 10‑MWp agrivoltaics in Italy marry solar and farming: bifacial, grid-smart, tractor-friendly, battery-ready—boosting yields, cooling soils, saving water, and delivering jobs, PPAs, and biodiversity on scalable farmland.
Feb 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, agrivoltaics, MET Group, commissioning, dual-use land
EIB Backs 190MW Romanian Solar With €34 Million
EIB’s €34m turbocharges 190‑MW Romanian solar build, de-risking procurement and grid compliance as PPAs surge—battery-ready sites, tighter governance, faster paperwork-to-power, jobs and taxes ahead.
Feb 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, eib, financing, Romania, solar portfolio, EU transition
Scatec JV Signs Buyers for 255-MW SA Solar
Scatec JV locks in offtakers for a 255‑MW South African solar plant, de‑risking finance and enabling battery‑ready growth—cutting load‑shedding costs while boosting jobs, local spend, and grid resilience.
Feb 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, South Africa, utility solar, project finance, offtake
BELECTRIC Wins 210 MWp UK Solar EPC Framework
BELECTRIC lands 210 MWp UK solar EPC, fast-tracks grid-ready, storage-ready sites with bifacial trackers, standardized QA, and portfolio O&M—cutting costs, boosting availability, and delivering local benefits.
Feb 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UK, Europe, Belectric, solar parks, grid compliance