Solar Large-Scale Plants News

In this category, we have collected all the breaking news on large-scale solar power plants. Solar photovoltaic station, or PV farm, is a power generating facility meant for conversion of solar energy into electrical power. Huge utility-scale solar parks comprise of hundreds of thousands (or sometimes even millions) of PV modules. 

Terra-Gen Completes $950M, 538.7-MW Lockhart Solar-Storage Complex

Terra-Gen's $950 million Lockhart complex in California now runs 365 MW of solar and 173.7 MW of batteries, enough for about 350,000 homes and businesses.

Nov 11, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, California, USA, First Solar, BESS, North America, terra-gen

EBRD, DEG Back Egypt's Nefer Benban Solar-Battery Plant With $127M

The EBRD and Germany's DEG are providing up to $127 million of debt for Egypt's 258.5-MWp Nefer Benban solar plant, which comes with a 120-MWh battery.

Nov 11, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power, Hassan Allam

Octopus Opens Asia Fund, Backs Philippine Solar Developer Octali

Octopus Energy launched an Asia fund that aims to catalyse $600 million; its first deal backs Octali, a Philippine developer targeting 450 MW of solar.

Nov 11, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, BESS, Philippines, Octopus Energy, Octali Energy

Lydian Switches On 150-MW, 600-MWh Faraday Battery in Utah

Lydian's Faraday battery in Utah reached commercial operation with 150 MW / 600 MWh of four-hour storage contracted to PacifiCorp, beside a 525-MW solar plant.

Nov 10, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, USA, BESS, North America, PacifiCorp, meta, Lydian Energy

Frontier Energy Signs Federal Revenue Deal for Waroona Solar-Battery

Frontier Energy executed a federal revenue underwriting deal for Waroona Stage One in Western Australia, clearing a condition for a A$280 million debt close.

Nov 9, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Policy, Australia, Oceania, BESS, Western Australia, Frontier Energy

Envision, ju:niz Expand Partnership With 442-MWh Battery in Bavaria

Envision Energy and ju:niz Energy expand their partnership with the 442-MWh Smareg 13 battery project in Bavaria, taking joint volume to nearly 600 MWh.

Nov 9, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, BESS, Envision Energy, ju:niz Energy

Ignitis Switches On 173.6-MW Tume Solar Farm in Latvia

Ignitis Group's 173.6-MW Tume solar farm in Latvia has started commercial operation, lifting the group's installed green capacity to 2.3 GW from 2.1 GW.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Europe, utility-scale, BESS, ignitis group, Latvia

Avantus Lifts Credit Facility to $1.28 Billion, Adds Five New Banks

Avantus raised its corporate credit facility to $1.28 billion from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, BESS, North America, Avantus

Masdar and Endesa Start Building 3 Grid-Forming Batteries in Spain

Masdar and Endesa started building three grid-forming batteries, 60.16 MW / 120.34 MWh in total, at solar plants in Badajoz and Málaga for €25.2 million.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Masdar, Spain, Europe, BESS, Endesa

Fukang 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Connects, Lifting China Past Spain

China Green Development connected a 100-MW molten-salt tower CSP plant in Fukang, Xinjiang, on Oct. 30, lifting China's CSP fleet to 2,438 MW, ahead of Spain.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Xinjiang, molten salt, Cosin Solar

EDPR Breaks Ground on 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar for Meta in Arkansas

EDPR NA has broken ground on the 250-MW Cypress Knee Solar project in Arkansas, which will supply Meta under a long-term PPA and is due by 2028.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, PPA, EDP Renewables, North America, Arkansas, meta

Türkiye Awards 785 MW of Solar at 11 Sites in YEKA GES-2026 Auctions

Türkiye awarded 785 MW of solar at 11 sites in YEKA GES-2026; all went at 3.25 euro cents per kWh, with contribution fees of €37.9 million including VAT.

Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Tariffs, Policy, auctions, Europe, Asia, utility-scale, Turkey, YEKA tenders

Lightyears Secures NZ$174 Million for 300-MW Solar Pipeline in NZ

New Zealand developer Lightyears secured NZ$174 million from Obayashi and InfraDebt to build more than 300 MW of solar and batteries over five years.

Nov 4, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, financing, Lightyears, Obayashi

Panamint Closes First $769M of $1.8B Loan for Texas Coal-Site Solar

Panamint Capital closed the $769 million first phase of a $1.8 billion green loan for Big Rooter, a 1.2-GWdc solar project on reclaimed coal mine land in Texas.

Nov 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, utility-scale, North America, Panamint Capital

Vietnam's Dak Lak Approves 452-MW Floating Solar Plant on Reservoir

Vietnam's Dak Lak province approved a 452-MW floating solar plant on the Ea Sup Thuong reservoir, costing about VND 9.149 trillion ($357 million).

Nov 3, 2026 // Large-Scale, Floating PV, Asia, utility-scale, Vietnam, Floating solar