Solar Plants News

ALTN purchases Netherlands-based 11.75MW solar farm
Unisun Energy has sold Zonepark Rilland together with its 11.75-megawatt photovoltaic station to Alternus Energy Inc. at the price of about $11.8mn.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Alternus Energy
500MW solar projects will be developed on IR’s area
The Indian Railways is going to allot unoccupied land for 500 megawatts of solar capacity to supply own electricity demand.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, PTI, Railways
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain
OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
MSEDCL Retenders for Procurement of 1350 MW Solar Power
MSEDCL has tendered for the procurement of 1350 MW solar power for a second time. The tender had yielded only one bid for 5 MW the first time it was issued.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, maharashtra, MSEDCL
KCEC Comes Close to 100% Solar Goal With 2 new Arrays Operational
Two new solar arrays built by KCEC have come online, helping the group come closer to meeting its goal of 100 percent solar energy during the day by 2022
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, New Mexico, KCEC, KCEC Solar Arrays, solar arrays, Luis Reyes Jr.
New Jersey approves 45 community solar projects
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved 45 applications that will participate in the first year of its Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. In total, 100% of the approved renewable energy projects will serve low- to moderate-income (LMI) households within the state.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New Jersey, North America, NJBPU, Phil Murphy, Joseph L. Fiordaliso
Trump administration set to approve the largest solar farm in the U.S.
A new solar panel farm in Nevada would generate a massive 690 megawatts of renewable energy
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, Nevada, Trump, North America
Solarpack Wins PPA Contract in Malaysia Worth 116 MW
Solarpack has announced the award of a long-term PPA for one of its projects under development in Malaysia. The 116 MW Suria Sungai Petani plant.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, PPA, Asia, Solarpack
Sunnova secures US$150m for safe harbour equipment and sales growth
Sunnova has secured US$150 million of financing to purchase safe harbour equipment and boost customer numbers and battery storage system sales.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, USA, SunPower, Sunnova, domestic pv, North America, investment tax credit
Bangladesh tenders 50 MW solar plant
A pre-bid meeting has been arranged on January 20 for the project, which is being financed with a $74 million World Bank loan.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, pv power plants, Asia
The Upgraded Alamo 1 Solar Becomes More Productive
The renovation of the San Antonio South-based OCI Alamo solar plant has greatly enhanced its performance. According to Jason Thompson- the company’s construction manager, the plant is now fitted with tracker technology as well as bifacial modules to be used for data gathering and field testing.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Charles Kim, OCI Solar Power, Alamo I
Another 5Mw Solar Module Tender For Maharashtra Project
The central Electronic Limited has advertised a tender for qualifying companies to supply 5MW multi-crystalline PV Modules to several Maharashtra projects.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, solar modules, maharashtra, CEL
Iberdrola has constructed 500-megawatt PV project
It has taken Iberdrola only a year to finish the construction of Núñez de Balboa, which is considered the largest European PV facility.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Iberdrola Solar Construction
Zoho Corporation Invests In A 5 MW Solar Plant In Tirunelvel
Zoho Corporation a leading software-as a-Service in India has decided to invest in greener solar energy.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Zoho Corporation
NTPC Looks Forward To Adding 10 GW Solar By 2020
NTPC plans to invest about Rs 50,000 crore funded by green bonds to increase its capacity by 10 GW.
Dec 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, NTPC, Asia