Solar Commercial Plants News

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Scatec Reaches Close, Starts 130-MW Colombia Solar
Scatec reaches financial close for 130‑MW Barzalosa solar in Colombia, securing a 15‑year PPA (85% contracted) with BTG Pactual’s unit while balancing merchant upside and scaling LatAm.
Feb 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, PPA, South america, Colombia, construction
GreenYellow Taps €32m for Spain C&I Solar-Storage
GreenYellow nets €32m to turbocharge Spain’s C&I solar-storage: refinancing 50 MWp across 23 PV sites plus batteries, fueling JV expansion with Enhol and blue-chip clients amid midday-saturated grids.
Feb 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, financing, c&i solar, GreenYellow
First Solar Secures Oxford PV Perovskite IP
First Solar taps Oxford PV’s perovskite IP, opening U.S. paths to thin-film hybrids, bolstering R&D bets, Ohio pilot, and 18 GW capacity ambitions while preserving domestic manufacturing flexibility.
Feb 25, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, First Solar, oxford pv, perovskite, North America, licensing
IASOL Hits COD on 33-MW Spanish Solar
IASOL powers up a 33‑MW Spanish solar farm, hitting COD on time and grid‑code marks—now shifting to high‑availability O&M and storage‑ready returns in Europe’s toughest market.
Feb 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Spain, Europe, solar farm, Iasol, commissioning
OCI, Arava Seal 347-MW Texas Solar Financing
OCI Energy and Arava Power secure financing for a 347‑MW ERCOT solar build, turning permits into power with bankable EPC, secured supply, and PPA/hedge-ready, battery-ready execution.
Feb 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, ERCOT, project finance, OCI Energy, Arava Power
FTC Solar Lands 840MW South Africa Tracker Order
FTC Solar locks 840‑MW tracker deal in South Africa, turbocharging utility-scale PV with smarter single‑axis controls, lower LCOE, stronger shoulder-hour yield—and de-risked timelines for mega projects.
Feb 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, trackers, Africa, South Africa, ftc solar, utility solar, supply chain
Q Energy Fast-Tracks 11-MWp French Solar Build
Q Energy’s 11‑MWp France solar park surges through construction, deploying high‑efficiency, grid‑code tech and battery‑ready design to fast‑track revenue via auctions, PPAs or merchant—and prove scalable mid‑size PV execution.
Feb 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, permitting, utility solar, construction, Q Energy
Enel Buys 830 MW of U.S. Wind, Solar
Enel snaps up 830 MW of operating US wind and solar, boosting EBITDA with no construction risk—poised for storage retrofits, repowering, and PPA upside amid data center-driven demand.
Feb 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Enel, North America, wind, acquisition
RheinEnergie Taps Cologne Rooftops for 18-MW Infineum Solar
RheinEnergie’s 18‑MW rooftop‑and‑brownfield solar at Infineum Cologne builds one of Germany’s largest inner‑city industrial PV—slashing grid losses, stabilizing costs, and boosting behind‑the‑meter, grid‑smart decarbonization.
Feb 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, RheinEnergie, Infineum, Cologne
GoldenPeaks Seals 10-Year Solar PPA with Hankook
GoldenPeaks inks 10-year solar PPA with Hankook in Poland, hedging power costs, cutting Scope 2 emissions, unlocking project finance, and showcasing CEE’s storage-ready, bankable shift beyond auctions.
Feb 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Poland, Europe, GoldenPeaks, Hankook
Neoen Raises €164m for 203-MW French Renewables
Neoen secures €164m for 203‑MWp solar-wind bundle in France, with major banks betting on delivery despite slow permits, grid constraints and rising rates.
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen, financing, wind
Australia Greenlights Wooderson’s 8-Hour Grid Battery
EPBC greenlight propels AUD 1.9b Wooderson: 980,000-panel solar plus 450‑MW/3,600‑MWh battery to power 235,000 homes and deliver dispatchable capacity to Queensland by 2031.
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, queensland, Oceania, res, EnergyEstate
Origis Wraps Swift Air, Fuels Occidental’s Permian Decarbonization
Origis completes 500‑MWdc Swift Air in Texas; $650M project powers Occidental and STRATOS DAC, boosting ERCOT capacity and signaling soaring corporate appetite for long-duration clean energy.
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, Occidental, Permian
Ampyr Nabs DCO-Approved 530MW East Yorkshire Solar
Ampyr Solar Europe snaps up Boom Power’s 530MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, DCO-approved for 2029, set to power 100,000 homes and boost ASE’s UK PV-plus-storage pipeline past 2.5GW.
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, AMPYR, BoomPower, EastYorkshire
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