Solar Commercial Plants News

Kyivstar buys 12.9-MW solar firm to bolster Ukraine’s resilience

VEON’s Kyivstar acquires 100% of SUNVIN 11, adding 12.9 MW of solar capacity to harden networks in wartime Ukraine.

Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, distributed solar, acquisitions, resilience, Kyivstar

Enviromena overturns denial, wins approval for 40-MWac English solar farm

Enviromena secures planning consent on appeal for a 40-MWac/48.9-MWdc solar project in England after an initial refusal.

Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, permitting, utility solar, Enviromena, planning appeal

NBN Taps Munna Creek, Hits 100% Renewables

NBN Co hits 100% renewables via Munna Creek solar offtake; PPA locks 20%+ output as bifacial-tracked PV readies battery boost—showcasing corporate PPAs powering Australia’s transition.

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN Co

Vattenfall’s Sub-50MW Lancashire Solar Wins Approval

Vattenfall’s 49.9MW Clifton March solar farm wins consent, shovel-ready with bifacial trackers and battery-ready design—dodging NSIP, primed for peak-shifting revenues and UK sub-50MW trend.

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Vattenfall, planning consent, battery-ready, Lancashire

RWE Energizes Motorway Solar on Reclaimed German Mine

RWE fires up 74.6 MWac along the A44n, turning mine scars into grid-smart solar for 27,700 homes—and leaving room for batteries as Germany taps “difficult acres.”

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Germany, Europe, rwe, recultivated land, motorway solar

Vena Seals Financing for 300-MW Opus Solar

Vena Energy closes financing for 300‑MWp Opus solar in Ilocos Norte, unlocking 2026 grid-tied, battery-ready capacity and signaling lender confidence in Philippine PV, corporate offtake, and Luzon decarbonization.

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Philippines, Vena Energy, utility solar, project finance, Ilocos Norte

Eurowind buys 370-MW Polish wind-solar pipeline to accelerate build-out

Denmark’s Eurowind Energy acquires a mixed pipeline in Poland, including substantial solar capacity under development with near-term grid paths.

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar development, EUROWIND, pipeline acquisition

Uniper Backs Scotland Solar, Wins German Battery Approval

Uniper fast-tracks a 45‑MWac Scottish solar farm and 50‑MW German battery, pairing bifacial trackers with stacked storage revenues to de‑risk finance, hedge volatility, and power a flexible, post‑coal portfolio.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Germany, Europe, SCOTLAND, UNIPER, project finance

Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW

Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA

Trivanta raises €17m to push Polish solar-plus-storage pipeline forward

Polish developer Trivanta secures €17 million to fund a buildout of stand-alone and co-located solar and BESS projects.

Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Poland, Europe, financing, pipeline, Trivanta

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

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