Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Lightsource bp closes tax equity for 187-MW Peacock Solar financing
Lightsource bp secured a $97.9 million tax equity commitment from Pinnacle Financial Partners for its 187-MW Peacock Solar project in Texas.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, Lightsource BP, North America, ERCOT, tax equity, Peacock Solar
Dimension raises $412m to expand nationwide community solar portfolio buildout
Dimension Energy secured $412 million in construction and term financing to deploy 134 MWdc of community solar across multiple U.S. states.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Community Solar, distributed generation, project finance, Dimension Energy
Recurrent secures $825m for Arizona batteries and solar projects financing
Recurrent Energy lined up $825 million in construction financing and tax equity for two Arizona projects, including a 600-MWh standalone battery system.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Arizona, Battery Storage, North America, recurrent energy, tax equity, project finance
PowerChina Fast-Tracks Enel Colombia 180-MW Solar Connection
PowerChina energizes Enel Colombia’s 180‑MWac Guayepo III solar farm six days early, fully grid‑connecting new utility‑scale capacity as the project advances toward commercial operation in Colombia.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Powerchina, Enel, South america, Colombia
Downing Wins Approval for 49.9-MW Cornwall Solar-Battery
Downing wins approval for 49.9-MW Fair Park solar-plus-storage in Cornwall, clearing the way for design, financing and construction to boost resilient, consistent clean power.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Downing
Engie Inks Decade PPA for 235MW UK Solar
Metlen inks 10-year PPA with Engie for 235‑MW UK solar portfolio, locking long‑term sales as Engie secures fresh contracted renewables for British customers.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Engie, Europe, Metlen
Nadara Adds 205MW Solar to Spanish Wind Farms
Spain’s Nadara hybrids wind and 205 MW of solar across five Castile sites, boosting output and smoothing intermittency via shared substations—no new grid links, lower costs, construction underway.
Oct 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Nadara
Cypress Creek Closes $190m for Colorado Solar-Storage
Cypress Creek secures $190M for Colorado 75‑MW solar + 50‑MW/200‑MWh storage, fast‑tracking hybrid power that boosts reliability beyond daylight as demand surges and states chase resilient, lower‑carbon grids.
Oct 21, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, cypress creek
Zenith Energy Acquires 22MWp Italian Solar Projects
Zenith Energy (LON:ZEN) to acquire 22 MWp Italian solar projects via Wesolar, accelerating its renewables push and expanding pipeline in a fast-growing European photovoltaic market.
Oct 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zenith Energy
Endesa opens Gran Canaria solar farm with four-hour battery at plant
Endesa inaugurated an 8.25-MW solar farm with a 4.2-MW battery at Barranco de Tirajana, adding flexible clean power to Gran Canaria’s island grid.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar-plus-storage, Endesa, canary islands, island grids, hybrid project
Lantania lands €35m EPC to build 80 MWp of Italian solar
Spain’s Lantania won a €35 million EPC package for three solar farms in northern Italy, marking its entry into the country’s renewables market.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Italy, Europe, project delivery, Lantania
New Zealand clears 179-MW solar-storage project, boosting North Island reliability
New Zealand’s EPA granted resource consents for a 179-MW solar farm with co-located battery storage on the North Island, adding flexible clean capacity.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, New Zealand, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, North Island, Grid reliability, EPA consent
New Zealand Clears 179-MW Solar-Battery on North Island
New Zealand greenlights a 179 MW solar-plus-storage project on the North Island, boosting grid resilience and decarbonization as hybrid renewables gain nationwide momentum.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, New Zealand, Oceania, North Island
Ampyr Solar Opens 45-MW Cluster in Brandenburg
Ampyr Solar Europe energizes Brandenburg with a 45-MWp Gorgast cluster, streamlining projects as investor appetite, permitting reforms and grid integration fuel Germany’s accelerating utility-scale solar buildout.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ampyr Solar Europe, Brandenburg
Axian Energy buys majority of 54.3-MWp Zambian solar project
Axian’s energy arm entered Zambia by acquiring a majority stake in a 54.3-MWp solar farm in Kafue District, marking a strategic Pan-African expansion.
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa, zambia, investment, Axian Energy, Kafue District