Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Vena Seals Financing for 300-MW Opus Solar
Vena Energy closes financing for 300‑MWp Opus solar in Ilocos Norte, unlocking 2026 grid-tied, battery-ready capacity and signaling lender confidence in Philippine PV, corporate offtake, and Luzon decarbonization.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Philippines, Vena Energy, utility solar, project finance, Ilocos Norte
Eurowind buys 370-MW Polish wind-solar pipeline to accelerate build-out
Denmark’s Eurowind Energy acquires a mixed pipeline in Poland, including substantial solar capacity under development with near-term grid paths.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar development, EUROWIND, pipeline acquisition
Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW
Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA
Trivanta raises €17m to push Polish solar-plus-storage pipeline forward
Polish developer Trivanta secures €17 million to fund a buildout of stand-alone and co-located solar and BESS projects.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Poland, Europe, financing, pipeline, Trivanta
BayWa r.e. sells 44-MWp French solar duo now under construction
BayWa r.e. divests two under-construction PV sites totaling 44 MWp in France, recycling capital while locking in delivery.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, baywa r.e., construction, asset sale
Voltalia wins 68-MW of solar in Italy’s FER-X tender
France’s Voltalia secures 68 MW of Italian solar under FER-X, Italy’s new auction design aligned with the EU’s NZIA criteria.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Voltalia, tender, Europe, FER-X, NZIA
Origis Seals $290 Million for West Texas Solar
Origis clinches $290M for Swift Air Solar in Ector County, powering a 600‑MW ERCOT buildout by Q4 2025, with bifacial tech and battery-ready design attracting bullish lenders.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, origis, ERCOT, utility solar, project finance
Itochu Joins ContourGlobal on Colorado Mega-Solar
Itochu backs Colorado’s 324‑MW Black Hollow Sun, expanding its U.S. solar push with battery‑ready tech and hybrid offtake as data centers and growth drive demand.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, investment, North America, Itochu, ContourGlobal
Queensland switches on large solar farm as NBN signs offtake slice
A 255,000-panel solar farm near Gympie and Maryborough has gone live, with NBN Co buying over 20% of its output via PPA.
Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN
Lodestone Fires Up Coromandel Solar, First Power
New Zealand’s Lodestone flips first power at 33‑MWp Coromandel solar farm, easing summer bottlenecks, boosting daytime renewables, future battery-ready—with biodiversity gains and local jobs powering electrification and data centers.
Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, utility solar, commissioning, Lodestone, Coromandel
ACWA, Bapco Plan 2.8-GW Solar Exports to Bahrain
ACWA Power and Bapco Energies plan 2.8 GW solar-plus-storage in Saudi’s East, exporting to Bahrain via new HV links—evening power, grid stability, and finance-ready tech for GCC’s data-hungry boom.
Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, solar-plus-storage, ACWA Power, Bahrain, cross-border power, Bapco Energies
UK reshapes grid queue, reveals 283-GW clean pipeline after triage
NESO’s reform surfaces a reordered 283-GW pipeline of generation and storage.
Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, pipeline, grid connections, NESO, reform
Colombia Taps 650 MW Solar to Slash Tariffs
Colombia fast-tracks 650 MW of Caribbean solar with batteries, starting at 200 MW, to decarbonize Gecelca, cut high tariffs, and prove a bankable public‑private model despite grid bottlenecks.
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Colombia, solar development, Caribbean coast, public-private, energy poverty
Waaree Lands 288-MWp Texas Solar Deal With Sabanci
Waaree cracks Texas: 288‑MWp win signals U.S. pivot beyond Tier‑1 China, elevates Indian modules with traceable specs, ERCOT‑tuned systems, storage-ready designs, and firm warranties.
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, waaree, modules, Sabanci
Dutch IPP Novar to buy 108 MWp portfolio at home
Novar agreed to acquire four Dutch solar projects totaling 108 MWp, expanding its domestic pipeline ahead of 2026 commissioning windows.
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, acquisitions, utility solar, Novar, grid integration