Solar Large-Scale Plants News

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
D.Trading Seals 110MW Romanian Wind, Solar Offtake
D.Trading inks two-year, 110 MW Romania off‑take with Eurowind, bundling wind and solar as it scales Central-SE Europe presence with flexible PPAs, hedging, balancing and one‑window energy marketing.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, D.Trading
Earthrise Secures $360 Million for 1.7GW Solar Push
Earthrise Energy lands $360M from Santander and MUFG to refinance gas assets and fast-track a 1.7‑GW U.S. solar pipeline, with co-located PV and a 270‑MW Illinois project.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Earthrise
Chint Buys 50-MW Oxfordshire Solar-Storage from Ethical Power
Ethical Power offloads 49.9‑MW Burcot Energy Park to Chint Solar, advancing a 2027 solar-plus-storage project with 80,000 panels, sheep grazing, and power for 18,000 homes—spotlighting investor appetite for renewables.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Chint, Ethical Power
Milvio sells 81.8-MWp German PV project to Saxovent Renewables
Milvio Energy agreed to sell an 81.8-MWp, subsidy-backed solar project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Saxovent, recycling capital into earlier-stage development.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, project acquisition, Saxovent, Milvio Energy, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Japan pilots vertical parking-lot solar with on-site PPA model rollout
AirWater and partners installed a 178-kW vertical PV array in Tottori, using an on-site PPA to unlock urban space and resist snow loads.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, vertical solar, Innovation, on-site PPA, urban infrastructure
Lodestone Energizes Coromandel’s First Utility-Scale Solar
Lodestone Energy’s Coromandel utility-scale solar farm powers NZ’s grid by day, cutting prices; biodiversity-friendly, low-glare design, future battery and SCADA-led uptime boost resilience and local jobs.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, New Zealand, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Oceania, Lodestone Energy, grid integration, commissioning
Renova Funds 1,300-Site Distributed Solar in Japan
Renova secures multi‑billion‑yen backing to roll out 1,300-site urban solar, blending PPAs and merchant sales, unified SCADA, shared O&M—and future batteries—for resilient, neighborhood-scale clean power.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, PPAs, Asia, distributed solar, project finance, urban energy
Vena Energy Battery Pact Advances Indonesia–Singapore Solar Link
Vena Energy’s battery-backed Indonesia–Singapore solar link advances with HVDC, grid-forming tech—shaping daytime sun into firm evening power, boosting bankability, cutting curtailment, and delivering cleaner, cheaper energy across borders.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Singapore, Indonesia, project development, interconnector
KPI Green Wins 142MW Gujarat Floating Solar Deal
KPI Green Energy clinches 142 MW floating solar EPC at Gujarat’s Kadana Dam, delivering design-to-O&M in 18 months—accelerating India’s water-based PV without land conflicts.
Dec 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, Asia, Floating solar, EPC Contract, KPI Green Energy, renewable infrastructure
Bahrain’s Record Rooftop Solar Powers Steel Decarbonization
Bahrain unveils the world’s largest 123 MWp rooftop solar at a steel complex—slashing emissions, cutting energy costs, hedging fuel volatility, and setting a Gulf-wide decarbonization blueprint.
Dec 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, middle east, renewables, Bahrain, industrial decarbonization
Italy Awards 7.7 GW Solar Capacity in Largest-Ever FER X Auction
Italy’s new FER X program allocates 7.7 GW of photovoltaic capacity at competitive tariffs, boosting EU solar momentum.
Dec 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, photovoltaics, solar capacity, FER X auction, EU renewables
Chile OKs 84-MW Solar, 90-MW Battery Hybrid
Limes wins Chilean green light for 84‑MWp solar + 90‑MW battery, a hybrid built to dodge curtailment, chase evening prices, and scale with grid-forming smarts—procurement now sets pace.
Dec 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Chile, hybrid, South america, solar-plus-storage, permitting, Limes Renewable
Australia Greenlights 230-MW Solar River, Storage-Ready PV
Australia greenlights 230‑MW Solar River: storage‑ready solar, grid‑code smart, primed for evening peaks. Conditional approval fast-tracks procurement, prefab substations cut risk, dust, noise, glare, biodiversity and recycling controls.
Dec 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, South Australia, Oceania, permitting, Zen Energy