Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Luneos Launches 28-MW Solar Farm in Poland
Luneos commissions a 28-MW solar farm in Poland, featuring battery-ready design and high-efficiency tech to optimize yields and navigate the country's evolving corporate PPA and merchant markets.
Mar 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, solar farm, Luneos, commissioning, utility PV
Sudene Advances Funding for 119-MW Ceará Solar Build
Sudene approves a third funding tranche for Qair’s 119.2-MWp Bom Jardim solar complex in Ceará, accelerating the state's transition into a global clean-energy and green hydrogen hub.
Mar 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, financing, Qair, Ceará, Sudene
Chubu Electric Plans 4MW Iwate Solar Trio
Chubu Electric to build 4 MW of solar in Iwate starting 2026, powering 2,190 homes and advancing a 2030 decarbonization push with a phased, community-vetted rollout.
Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, distributed solar, project development, Chubu Electric, Iwate
TotalEnergies, Holcim Launch Europe’s Largest Self-Use Floating Solar
Europe’s largest self-consumption floating solar powers Holcim Belgium: 31‑MW, 30 GWh/year from quarry lake, slashing emissions as TotalEnergies accelerates toward 34 GW+ renewables and 2030 100 TWh ambitions.
Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Europe, Belgium, Floating solar, self-consumption, TotalEnergies, Holcim
Statkraft Adds 206MW, Takes 40% of Irish Solar
Statkraft sparks 206 MW of new Irish solar, boosting its footprint to 560 MW—over 40% of utility-scale capacity—as Ireland races toward 80% renewables and soaring data-center demand.
Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft, utility solar, energy security, commissioning
Zelestra Fast-Tracks 162-MW Solar for Pharma Buyers
Zelestra powers pharma’s decarbonization with a 162‑MW Cuenca solar cluster delivered early, selling via Schneider’s Energize as Belinchon I–III’s 275,000 modules on trackers boost a 1.1‑GW national portfolio.
Mar 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, corporate ppas, supply chain, Zelestra, commissioning
Solarvest Wins 36-MW EPCC Solar in Malaysia
Solarvest wins 36‑MW EPCC in Malaysia, showcasing standardized, battery‑ready builds and grid‑compliant delivery—positioning the local specialist to lead utility PV and hybrid growth as storage demand rises.
Mar 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Malaysia, Asia, utility solar, construction, Solarvest, EPCC
Arkansas Clears Entergy’s 600-MW Solar-Storage Project
Regulators greenlight 600‑MW solar-plus-storage in Arkansas, pairing cheap daytime power with smart batteries to steady peaks, weather shocks and outages—accelerating procurement and EMS-optimized, grid-stabilizing operations.
Mar 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, permitting, Entergy, Arkansas
Pacifico Fund Snaps Up 24.4-MWp German Solar Park
Pacifico fund snaps 24.4‑MWp German solar park—bankable, battery‑ready, performance‑proven. Investors gain construction‑risk‑free yields, O&M upside, hybridization potential, and secondary‑market scale for resilient, long‑term returns.
Mar 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Pacifico, renewables fund, portfolio, solar acquisition
Solarigo Snaps Up Skarta’s 13-MWp Finnish Park
Skarta flips a 13‑MWp Finnish solar park to Solarigo, spotlighting Nordic build‑and‑recycle strategy as corporate demand surges and performance ops—not hardware—win returns for both portfolios.
Mar 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Finland, Solar Park, acquisition, Solarigo, Skarta
Sunsure Secures ₹6.06b for C&I Solar Buildout
Sunsure Energy secures INR 6.06B debt for 242 MWp C&I solar in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh; 300 GWh/year via long-term PPAs, powering growth toward 10 GW by 2030.
Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPAs, India, Asia, financing, c&i solar, Sunsure Energy
Idemitsu Starts 60-MW Azalea Solar-Battery in California
Idemitsu’s 60‑MW Azalea Solar+Storage flips sun to suppertime, powering 20,000 homes under a Sonoma Clean Power PPA, reinforcing CAISO evening peaks with 152‑MWh battery-backed reliability.
Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, PPA, North America, Idemitsu
Zelestra Inks 1.5 TWh Italy Solar Offtake
EQT-backed Zelestra inks 1.5 TWh in Italy via Energy Release 2.0, incl. 950 GWh with Burgo, securing bankable solar buildout toward 3 GW by 2026 and taming power volatility.
Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, GSE, Zelestra, corporate contracts
Revergy Clinches 98.8 MW Solar O&M in Andalusia
Revergy lands 98.8 MW Andalusia O&M, sharpening uptime and yield with string-level analytics, thermography and IV curves—rapid faults, soiling control, and curtailment-savvy ops as storage-ready EMS looms.
Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Europe, solar farm, Andalusia, Revergy
Genesis Starts 136-MW Solar, Bolstering NZ Grid
Genesis breaks ground on 136‑MWp NZ solar farm, bringing midday power to hedge droughts, curb gas peakers, and electrify growth with grid‑ready tech—schedule alignment key to secure supply.
Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, grid, utility solar, construction, Genesis