Solar Plants News

1Komma5 Grad posts record October orders, signals resilient demand trend
German cleantech firm 1Komma5 Grad booked about €105 million in October orders, its highest monthly intake, underscoring durable demand for home energy systems.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, heat pumps
Sol Systems taps SOLV Energy for 209-MW Texas solar build
Sol Systems chose SOLV Energy as EPC for a 209-MWdc Texas solar project, moving the utility-scale asset from development to construction with a bankable blueprint.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, USA, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, sol systems, SOLV Energy
Sasol and Air Liquide switch on 97.5-MW South African solar
Mainstream Renewable Power and partners inaugurated a 97.5-MW solar farm supplying Sasol and Air Liquide with contracted clean electricity in South Africa.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Africa, South Africa, corporate ppa, mainstream renewable power, Air Liquide, Sasol
ACEN’s A$760 Million Stubbo Solar Farm Powers Up
ACEN’s 400 MW Stubbo solar farm powers up in NSW, a AUD 760m milestone boosting grid capacity and Australia’s coal-to-clean transition.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, ACEN
TotalEnergies to Power Data4’s Spain Sites with Renewables
TotalEnergies inks 10-year green PPA to power Data4’s Spanish data centers, boosting decarbonization and cost certainty amid surging demand for long-term renewables in Spain.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, TotalEnergies
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration
AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery
AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability
ACEN Pioneers Panel Recycling at 400MW Stubbo Solar
ACEN’s 400‑MW Stubbo Solar goes live by late November, powering 185,000 homes—and sets a first-of-its-kind circularity benchmark with CPVA “exceeds” rating and end-of-life recycling for 1M panels.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, ACEN
CIB Loan Powers First Nation’s 32-MW Saskatchewan Solar
George Gordon First Nation secures 32.4‑MW Wicehtowak Solar ownership with CIB loan, powering K+S Potash via 30‑year PPA, cutting emissions and reinvesting revenues in Saskatchewan communities.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, North America, George Gordon First Nation
EBRD Weighs $90 Million for Kazakhstan Hybrid Renewables
EBRD eyes $90m loan for 127‑MW wind-solar hybrid in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau, backed by Plenitude and KazMunayGas, with CTF support; decision due Dec. 3, 2025.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EBRD, Asia, kazakhstan, PV Power Plant
Constant Energy acquires Thai solar parks portfolio from EDP Renewables
Constant Energy bought 7.7 MW of operating solar parks in Thailand from EDP Renewables APAC, adding contracted, distributed capacity to its regional fleet.
Oct 31, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thailand, Asia, EDP Renewables, distributed solar, Constant Energy, acquisition
Pioneer Green Sells 271MW NZ Solar to Genesis
Pioneer Green offloads 271‑MWdc NZ solar project to Genesis Energy, accelerating domestic renewables growth as the utility targets demand and emissions cuts; developer refocuses investment to new markets.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, Genesis, Pioneer Green
Nankai Taps Kyocera Floating Solar in PPA
Kyocera inks off-site PPA for 2‑MW floating solar, channeling clean power via Kansai Electric to Nankai Railway, spotlighting Japan’s surging corporate renewables and space-saving solar.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Japan, Kyocera, Asia
Zelestra Lands $60M Tax Equity for Indiana Solar
Zelestra lands $60M tax equity for 60‑MWac Jasper County solar in Indiana, accelerating build and monetizing federal incentives amid surging U.S. clean‑power demand.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Zelestra
Meridian Starts 130-MW Ruakaka Solar in NZ
Meridian Energy breaks ground on 130‑MW Ruakaka solar farm, its first domestic solar, accelerating New Zealand’s grid decarbonization and diversifying renewables on the North Island amid surging electrification.
Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Meridian Energy