Solar Commercial Plants News

BayWa r.e. sells 44-MWp French solar duo now under construction

BayWa r.e. divests two under-construction PV sites totaling 44 MWp in France, recycling capital while locking in delivery.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, baywa r.e., construction, asset sale

Voltalia wins 68-MW of solar in Italy’s FER-X tender

France’s Voltalia secures 68 MW of Italian solar under FER-X, Italy’s new auction design aligned with the EU’s NZIA criteria.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Voltalia, tender, Europe, FER-X, NZIA

Origis Seals $290 Million for West Texas Solar

Origis clinches $290M for Swift Air Solar in Ector County, powering a 600‑MW ERCOT buildout by Q4 2025, with bifacial tech and battery-ready design attracting bullish lenders.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, ERCOT, utility solar, project finance

Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar

Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal

Queensland switches on large solar farm as NBN signs offtake slice

A 255,000-panel solar farm near Gympie and Maryborough has gone live, with NBN Co buying over 20% of its output via PPA.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN

Lodestone Fires Up Coromandel Solar, First Power

New Zealand’s Lodestone flips first power at 33‑MWp Coromandel solar farm, easing summer bottlenecks, boosting daytime renewables, future battery-ready—with biodiversity gains and local jobs powering electrification and data centers.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, utility solar, commissioning, Lodestone, Coromandel

ACWA, Bapco Plan 2.8-GW Solar Exports to Bahrain

ACWA Power and Bapco Energies plan 2.8 GW solar-plus-storage in Saudi’s East, exporting to Bahrain via new HV links—evening power, grid stability, and finance-ready tech for GCC’s data-hungry boom.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, solar-plus-storage, ACWA Power, Bahrain, cross-border power, Bapco Energies

UK reshapes grid queue, reveals 283-GW clean pipeline after triage

NESO’s reform surfaces a reordered 283-GW pipeline of generation and storage.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, pipeline, grid connections, NESO, reform

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

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

RWE Wins 68 MW in Italy’s FER-X Auction

RWE secures 68 MW of wind and solar in Italy’s first FER-X tender, strengthening its position as the country accelerates renewable energy expansion toward 2030.

Dec 8, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Italy, Europe, rwe, wind, Renewable Energy, FER-X auction

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