Solar Large-Scale Plants News

India releases guidelines for Solar-Wind Hybrid procurement
India has released new draft guidelines for the bidding process under its Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, which includes e-reverse auctions and allows for the addition of energy storage capacity.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tariffs, India, SECI, hybrid, Asia, tariffs, mnre, curtailment, cuf, penalty
EBRD considers $60 million investment in Infinity Energy
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering investing US $60 million in renewables developer Infinity Energy, a subsidiary of Egyptian conglomerate Mansour Group.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EBRD, Jordan, Asia, Africa, Benban, Egypt, Morocco, lebanon, infinity energy
ReneSola continues PV sell-off spree with 13.9MW exit in Hungary
Shanghai-headquartered ReneSola has inked the latest of a series of solar divestments in recent weeks, offloading a portfolio of distributed generation in Hungary.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Poland, Hungary, Europe, Asia, renesola, solar sale, portfolio sale
Construction underway for Panama’s self-styled largest solar plant
The utility-scale solar momentum slowly coursing through Latin America looks set to extend to one of the region’s smallest countries, with a large project now progressing through construction.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Enel, Europe, North America, esslatam, solarcentury, panama, inelsa, hedomin, Manuel Domínguez
BayWa r.e. goes for gold with solar-plus-storage mine project in Mali
European renewables developer Baywa r.e. will deploy a solar-plus-storage project for a goldmine in Mali.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, baywa r.e., co-location, suntrance, Tobias Kriete, juwi
900MW tranche of Dubai’s MBR solar park sees bid of $0.0175/kWh
The Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) has allegedly attracted the second lowest global solar bid for a 900MW tranche of the 5GW Mohammed Rashid Al-Maktoum (MBR) solar park in Dubai.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, First Solar, Asia, tenders, ACWA Power, Dubai, UAE, mohammed rashid al-maktoum solar park, mbr solar park, gulf
Risen Energy expands footprint with 150MW module order for power station in Malaysia
Chinese solar panel maker Risen Energy has signed off on an order to provide 150MW of high-efficiency PV modules to a power station in Malaysia. This stands as the biggest module order Risen Energy has ever carried out to date both in Malaysia and from an overseas floating power station.
Oct 15, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Malaysia, China, Asia, Risen Energy, Xie Jian
IPP-investor duo to deploy 120MWp-plus subsidy-free solar portfolio in Italy
Europe’s second largest solar market has marked a subsidy-free boost this week, with two players joining forces to deploy a pipeline in a country where PV growth was muted for years.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, subsidy-free solar, unsubsidised, italia solare, zouk capital, solar ventures
Orlando Utility Commission approves plan to add 149MW of PV power to Florida
The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has approved a plan to add 149MW of PV power to OUC’s generation portfolio, which will double the utility’s current efforts in the state of Florida.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Florida, Invenergy, North America, ouc, orlando, Clint Bullock
Utility Evergy plans 9.6-MW solar array to power Missouri city
The City of West Plains, Missouri, will partner with electric utility Evergy to provide solar power to the community. Evergy will build a 9.6-MW solar array in the city that will generate enough energy to power 1,200 homes.
Oct 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Missouri, Kansas, Lloyd Jackson, Evergy Energy Partners, Jeff Hanshaw
Canadian Solar wins 394 MW of solar in two private auctions in Brazil
After emerging as the recipient of most of the Brazilian government’s public allocation of generation capacity, the Canadian-Chinese manufacturer has secured a large share of projects in auctions held by power companies Copel and, probably, Cemig.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, Cemig, Copel, Sao Paulo
7X Energy stockpiles 2GWac of inverters to make most of closing ITC window
Solar and storage developer 7X Energy has spent more than US$100 million to stockpile 2GWac of Power Electronics inverters in order to take advantage of the full investment tax credit (ITC) before it starts to taper next year.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, USA, SunPower, Inverters, North America, 7x energy, power electronics, hannon armstrong sustainable infrastructure capital, Clay Butler
Cubico, Celsia team up to bring large-scale PV boost to Colombia
Colombia’s still-dormant solar scene is poised for a major boost under a new partnership, bringing together a European and a Latin American player.
Oct 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Canadian Solar, EDF, South america, Europe, Brazil, Oceania, enel green power, Trina Solar, Mexico, North America, cubico, large-scale pv, Acciona, Colombia, celsia, pension fund
Dutch system operator to fund grid boost to accommodate 2GW of PV, wind
Dutch system operator TenneT has announced that it will invest €215 million (US$237 million) to accommodate 2GW of solar and wind capacity towards the country's north.
Oct 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, Tennet, distribution network, sfieu, lsse, Ben Voorhorst
EU clears joint ownership of Spanish solar firm X-Elio by private equity duo
The European Union’s executive arm has approved a major ownership shake-up of Spanish developer X-Elio Energy, giving Brookfield Asset Management the green light to purchase a 20% stake from Acek Renewables alongside a 30% tranche from US infrastructure fund KKR.
Oct 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, x-elio, Toronto, brookfield asset management, european commission, terraform, Acek, Gestamp Renewables, Jorge Barredo López