Solar Large-Scale Plants News

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

TNB, IOI Form JV for 500-MW Solar, 1,000-MWh Battery in Malaysia

TNB Renewables will hold 70% of a joint venture with IOI and an SME consortium to build 500 MWac of solar and a 250-MW / 1,000-MWh battery in Malaysia.

Nov 3, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, TNB, Malaysia, Asia, utility-scale, BESS

Energix Brings 152-MWdc Ohio Solar Plant Online on Stem PowerTrack

Energix US has brought its 152-MWdc Border Basin solar plant in Ohio online, with Stem's PowerTrack running plant controls, SCADA and monitoring.

Nov 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Software, USA, utility-scale, North America, Stem, Energix

ACME Solar Adds 88-MW / 367-MWh Battery Block at Neemri, Rajasthan

ACME Solar switched on another 88-MW / 367-MWh battery block at Neemri, Rajasthan, taking the FDRE project to 160 MW / 664 MWh of 250 MW / 1,069 MWh.

Nov 2, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, India, Asia, BESS, Rajasthan, ACME Solar, FDRE

Proparco and IFC to Lend €28 Million for 62 MWp of Solar in Benin

Proparco and IFC will lend about €14 million each to AXIAN and Sika Capital for four solar plants totalling 62 MWp, billed as Benin's first IPP project.

Nov 2, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, utility-scale, ifc, Africa, Benin, Proparco, Axian

Victoria's SEC Signs 10-Year Offtake for 102-MW Glenrowan Battery

Victoria's SEC agreed a 10-year offtake for a planned 102-MW, four-hour battery at the Glenrowan solar farm, replacing its earlier solar-only contract.

Nov 2, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, BESS, Pacific Partnerships

Australian Big Batteries Hit 7.1 GWh in H1 2026, Topping All of 2025

Australia commissioned nine big batteries with 2.3 GW / 7.1 GWh in H1 2026 and closed financing on 2.6 GW of generation, beating 2025 totals.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Market Research, Australia, utility-scale, Oceania, BESS, Clean Energy Council

Masdar Starts Building 200-MW Chereh Floating Solar Plant in Malaysia

Masdar and two Malaysian partners began building the 200-MW Chereh floating solar plant in Pahang after raising about MYR 580 million from three lenders.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Masdar, Malaysia, Asia, Floating solar, Citaglobal

Scatec Secures $217 Million for 569-MW Dandara Solar Plant in Egypt

Scatec signed $217 million of loans for the 569-MW first phase of Dandara, a solar and battery plant in Egypt that will supply power to Egypt Aluminium.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Scatec, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt

Nextpower Posts Record $1.1 Billion Quarter, Backlog Tops $6 Billion

Nextpower revenue rose 22.5% to a record $1.109 billion in the quarter to Oct. 2, as backlog topped $6 billion and the company raised its FY27 outlook.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, utility-scale, North America, Nextracker, NextPower

Delingha 350-MW CSP Plant Tops Out All Three 199-Meter Towers

A 350-MW tower CSP plant in Delingha, China, topped out all three 199-meter towers on Oct. 26 and will store heat in molten salt for 14 hours.

Oct 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Hengxin Technology

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