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Voltalia signs 30-MW solar PPA with Leroy Merlin
France's Voltalia SA (EPA: VLTSA) has actually signed a power acquisition agreement (PPA) to supply residential retail chain Leroy Merlin with electricity from a 30-MW solar project.
Sep 27, 2022 // Plants, PPA, Voltalia, Leroy Merlin
Malawi Boosts Solar Energy with 10-MW Plant
Egenco begins construction of 10-MW solar power plant in Nanjoka, Malawi. Attendees included Energy Minister Ibrahim Matola. The USD 14 million project is the first phase of a 20-MW solar plant with 2.5 MWh battery storage system. Chint Electrical Co is the contractor and has acquired land for up to 50MW. This project is part of the Malawian government's wider plans to expand rural access to electricity.
Nov 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, PV Power Plant, Malawi, Egenco
Zambia commissions Chinese-built solar plant
Zambia on Wednesday commissioned a Chinese-built solar plant for the manufacturing of solar power as part of initiatives to boost the south African country's electrical energy generation capacity.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant
Largest solar power stations in South Africa
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in South Africa. (Updated May 2026)   Solar power stations, PV farms 2026 in South
May 13, 2026
Sonnedix Japan starts up 27MW solar plant
Tanabu PV facility brings the operating capacity of group's Japanese portfolio to 360MW
Feb 8, 2022 // Plants, Japan, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Asia, PV Power Plant
Renantis Raises Funds for 8.2MW Italian Agrivoltaic
Renantis launches crowdfunding campaign to finance 8.2-MW La Manganizza agrivoltaic project in Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Citizens can take part by investing with 3-year loans of up to EUR 10,000, with estimated 12 GWh/year and 4,000 homes powered. Project includes 85% cultivation area & multiple beehives.
Jul 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Renantis
Neoen, Alight sign 90MW solar energy play with H&M
Building and construction of the project at Hultsfred airport in Sweden is prepared for the 2nd half of 2023
Dec 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, neoen, Alight, H&M Group
Zelestra Clinches €147 Million to Build Spanish Solar Portfolio Financing
Zelestra secures €146.6 m green loan from BNP Paribas and Rabobank to build six solar plants in Castilla-La Mancha, powering 150,000 Spanish homes by 2026.
May 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
ROUND-UP: Solar milestones in Ukraine, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Nauru
De Raj Group and STC Energy have struck a deal to deploy an 88.371MW solar portfolio near Kiev, in a bid to capitalise on Ukraine’s feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.
Sep 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ADB, Ukraine, EBRD, Engie, Hungary, pv power plants, Europe, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, Asian Development Bank, kazakhstan, Nauru, Micronesia, De Raj Group
US capitalist broadens solar pipe by 2GW
CIG Capital is buying five large-scale projects in Texas, South Dakota as well as North Dakota
Apr 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, CIG Capital
BNDES okays loan for 68-MW solar portion of hybrid park in Brazil
Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has authorized a BRL-189.9-million (USD 37.6 m/EUR 30.9 m) loan to support the construction of a 68-MW solar park, part of a wind-solar hybrid project in Piaui state.
Jun 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, hybrid park, BNDES
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
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
Zambia Opens 50-MW Mansa Solar Plant
Zambia’s 50-MW Mansa solar plant is now live, boosting daytime electricity in Luapula. With grid integration key, solar diversifies from drought-hit hydro and eases peak thermal costs.
Apr 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, zambia, solar plant, commissioning, Luapula
TotalEnergies' Spanish PV projects pass EIA test
Approval connects to schemes in Madrid, Murcia, Andalusia and also Argon, with an integrated capacity of 3GW
May 22, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, TotalEnergies, Environmental Impact Assessment