Solar Plants News

WEC Energy Group Acquires Majority Stake in Texas Solar Park
WEC Energy Group buys 80% interest in the 250-MW Samson I Solar Energy Centre in Texas for $250 million, advancing their sustainable energy portfolio.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, WEC Energy Group, North America, PV Power Plant
SmartestEnergy Commits to Procure Power from 333-MW Darlington Point Solar Farm
Australian energy retailer SmartestEnergy has committed to procuring 25% of the output from the 333-MW DC Darlington Point solar farm in New South Wales, the largest solar complex in Australia, under a long-term deal with Octopus Australia.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, SMARTESTENERGY
EDP turns on 1.25 MW of solar in Brazil
Brazilian power utility EDP Brasil SA (BVMF: ENBR3) has taken into procedure 1.25 MW of solar power plants in the nation's south.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, EDP, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant
Rays Power Infra to Build 1800-MW Solar Park In Rajasthan
An MoU for the development of avant-garde PV photovoltaic or pv power plant was checked in the presence of Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The solar park will be divided among 3 300 MW projects as well as one 900 MW project.
Jan 31, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Solar Park, large-scale solar parks, Pawan Sharma, Rays Power Infra, Ashok Gehlot, Mayank Sharma
Iberdrola wins nod for 1.2 GW Portuguese solar
Developer has safeguarded environmental approvals for the Fernando Pessoa project near Sines
Jan 31, 2023 // Plants, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant
X-Elio starts up Japanese solar plant
16MW Sodegaura PV facility has been financed by investment banks ING and also Societe Generale
Jan 31, 2023 // Plants, Japan, Asia, x-elio, PV Power Plant
MPower gets 5-MW shovel-ready solar project in Victoria
Sydney-based MPower Group Ltd (ASX: MPR) has actually acquired a 5-MW solar project with a shovel-ready status in the Aussie state of Victoria, the renewable energy project developer said on Monday.
Jan 31, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, MPower, Solar Project
Meta backs Apex's 195-MW solar project in Texas
US renewables expert Apex Clean Energy claimed on Monday that it has signed an environmental attribute purchase agreement (EAPA) with technology titan Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) for the full capacity of the 195-MW Angelo solar project in Texas.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, USA, Texas, North America, Solar Project, meta
Poland's PFR fund to co-finance nation's very first 200-MW solar-wind project
Polish Development Fund (PFR) said one of its units will give a PLN-90-million (USD 20.8 m/EUR 19.1 m) subordinated financing to Lewandpol Group, developing the first 200-MW solar as well as wind project in Poland.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar-wind project, PFR
Ecopetrol unveils 26-MWp self-supply solar farm in Colombia
Colombian oil significant Ecopetrol SA (NYSE: EC) on Friday announced the commissioning of a 26-MWp solar farm in Huila, a self-supply project developed to power its oil fields in the southern Colombia department.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, South america, Colombia, PV Power Plant, EcoPetrol
GES to construct Spanish solar farm
Project expected to be commissioned in the 3rd quarter of this year
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, solar farm, GES
With 2GW Solar Power Plans, FRV Enters Germany
Fotowatio Renwable Ventures intends to develop 2GW of PV projects, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as well as renewable installations in the following 4 years. The company is convinced that its deal will certainly be in high demand from organizations and companies, such as those in the agricultural field.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, BESS, Solar Farms, OMERS, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, Andreas Pfeifer, Fotowatio Renwable Ventures, German PV market, Rooftop installations, Tristán Higuer
MET Group launches 2 Hungarian solar farms
Projects have an integrated capacity of 96MWp
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Hungary, Europe, solar farm, MET Group
BayWa offers Bracks UK solar farm
The project received a CfD in allocation round 4
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BayWa, solar farm
BrightNight Announces Maiden 100 MW Hybrid Wind-Solar Project in India
The 'Optima Project' is a set apart 100 MW co-located, wind-solar hybrid renewable power project in Maharashtra. The wind solar project will certainly provide clean, high-capacity element power to industrial and industrial (C&I) customers in the State.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Storage, India, Asia, wind and solar, brightnight, Martin Hermann, Optima Project, Sajav KV