Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Casa dos Ventos Sells Solar Power to Aegea
Casa dos Ventos will power Aegea’s sanitation units with 13.89MW solar energy, covering 80% and 60% demand for key operations—deliveries begin in 2027.
Aug 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Casa dos Ventos, Aegea
IFC Eyes Up to €120m in Voltalia Expansion
IFC may invest up to €120M in Voltalia, funding new solar-plus-storage assets (2026–2028) via convertible preferred shares—€75M first, then €45M—pending Sept. 17 and IFC approvals.
Aug 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, Voltalia, Europe, ifc, PV Power Plant
European Energy Secures €234m Sicily Agrivoltaic Financing
European Energy secures €234.1m financing for a 225MW agrivoltaic project in Sicily near Vizzini—combining sheep grazing, reforestation and 405GWh clean power annually for 135,000+ homes.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, european energy, PV Power Plant
GreenGo Wins Grants for 42.6 MW Italian Agri-PV
GreenGo secures state backing for five Italian agrivoltaic projects (42.6 MWp), tapping NRRP grants and 20-year power tariffs—set to deliver 80 GWh yearly while keeping farms active.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, Italy, Europe, Greengo
Danske Commodities to Optimize 40-MWh Solar Battery
Danske Commodities teams up with BeGreen to optimize a 20 MW/40 MWh battery for the 48 MW Ingerslev Å solar park, boosting renewable use and capturing peak-price storage in Denmark.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, Denmark, Danske Commodities
Scatec Ushers Obelisk 1.1-GW Solar-Storage Online in Egypt
Scatec powers Egypt’s Obelisk hybrid solar-storage milestone: 1.1 GW solar with 100 MW/200 MWh batteries now online, targeting 3,000+ GWh yearly and cutting 1.2M+ tons CO2.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Scatec, Asia, Africa, Egypt
Danske Bank Funds European Energy’s Indian Queens Hybrid Project
European Energy wins GBP 58.1m from Danske Bank to build Cornwall’s 68MW solar and 47.5MW/95MWh battery hybrid project—backed by PPAs and capacity support, targeting 2027 operations.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, european energy, PV Power Plant
Verano Chooses Sungrow for Chile Solar-Storage Project
Sungrow powers Verano Energy’s 135MW Chilean Observatorio solar-plus-storage project with PowerTitan 2 batteries, shifting power to peak demand under a 25-year service contract.
Aug 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Inverters, Sungrow, Chile, South america, Verano Energy
BLM Seeks Input on Clearway’s 500-MW Nevada Solar
Nevada’s proposed 500MW Mosey Solar project is open for public comment—BLM will shape its Resource Management Plan and EIS through Aug. 28, plus 850MW storage.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Policy, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, BLM
R.Power to Sell Stakes in 124MW Solar, 86MW Storage
R.Power plans to sell a 49.9% stake in hybrid renewables, including 124 MWp solar and 86 MW batteries, to boost diversified financing—pending regulator approval.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Poland, Europe, r.power, PV Power Plant
JK Lakshmi Cement to Back 42-MW Solar Project
JK Lakshmi Cement to invest INR 205 million for a 26% stake in STLC RE 1, powering a Sirohi solar-storage project—and aims to recoup costs in under two years.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, Asia Pacific, JK Lakshmi Cement
ContourGlobal Taps CATL for 3 GWh Storage Deal
ContourGlobal orders 3GWh of CATL battery storage—526 liquid-cooled containers—powering Scotland, Greece and Chile projects, aligning delivery timelines with its pipeline.
Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Greece, UK, Chile, South america, Latin america, Europe, ContourGlobal
Saudi Firm Eyes 760 MW Solar, 1 GWh Storage in Syria
Saudi’s Al-Harfi inks “Shams Al-Sham” PPA: three solar plants (760 MWp) plus 1,077 MWh storage for rural Damascus—connected to 400-kV lines. Grid modernization talks spur more investment.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Asia, PV Power Plant, Syria, Saudi, Syrian Electricity Company
Recurrent’s 360-MW Solar-BESS Cleared in NSW
NSW’s IPC has approved Recurrent Energy’s 360MW Sundown Solar Farm with a 150MW/600MWh battery—set to power 144,000 homes near Inverell after road, dust, and mitigation conditions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy
Zelestra Delivers 57-MW Solar Power to Tesla in Spain
Zelestra powers Spain: full operation at three Castile-La Mancha solar farms (57 MWac), supplying Tesla via a 2025 PPA—while scaling with 1.2 GW contracted from a 6.8 GW pipeline.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra