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Boikanyo solar power plant (50 MWp) begins business operations
The Boikanyo solar photovoltaic or pv power plant is beginning its business procedures in South Africa. The plant in the Northern Cape Province has a capability of 50 MWp. This power is fed into the grid of the state-owned business Eskom.
Aug 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant, Boikanyo solar plant
Origin bags 900MW Oz solar project
Yarrabee site in NSW consists of a 450MW initial plant with planning approval to double the capacity
Apr 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Origin, Oz solar project, Greg Jarvis
Soventix in talks to deploy 100MW solar in Nicaragua
Soventix has been singled out by the Nicaraguan government as the potential developer of a major solar project, the latest in a series of PV moves by the Central American state.
Aug 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Solar, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Soventix, Nicaragua, Salvador Mansell Castrillo, PV plants, North America
Japanese financial institutions back 'globe's cheapest solar project'
Qatar General Electricity as well as Water Corporation has revealed financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with Mizuho Bank as well as the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The project, secured in a tender by France's Total and also Japan's Marubeni, will offer power for $0.01449/ kWh.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Kahramaa, JBIC
Burkina Faso welcomes bids for building and construction of four PV solar power plants
The federal government of Burkina Faso through the national power utility Sonabel, officially Societe Nationale d'electricite du Burkina Faso, has actually released a Notice of Invitation to Tender (AOO) requiring bids for the engineering, purchase, and also building and construction of four photovoltaic or pv solar power plants with a total capacity of 9 MWp in three different areas in the West African country.
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Urbasolar, Africa, Burkina Faso, Sonabel, African Development Bank (AfDB), government of Burkina Faso, Societe Nationale d’electricite du Burkina Faso, Yeleen Rural Electrification Project
Voltalia to develop 123MW Uzbek solar farm
The project is scheduled for commissioning in 2024
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan, solar farm
Matrix Renewables closes EUR40m Spanish solar financing
Zaratán and Arroyadas projects in Valladolid will have an integrated capacity of 66MW when constructed
Feb 9, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Matrix Renewables
Botswana Awards $78.3M Solar Deal to Chinese Group
Botswana's $78.3 million solar plant contract with China aims to meet 50% of energy demand with clean power by 2036, reducing reliance on coal.
Aug 13, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Botswana, Chine
Two big solar farms captured in grid congestion pulled from sale
2 of the big solar farms caught up in newly verified congestion problems in the New South Wales grid-- exposed by RenewEconomy on Monday-- have been drawn from sale.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, John Laing, Decmil
Coal costs see PacifiCorp turn to major solar-plus-storage build-out
PacifiCorp has formalised a long-anticipated shift from coal to solar, wind and battery storage, setting ambitious targets underpinned by a belief in clean energy’s sound economics.
Oct 7, 2019 // Storage, USA, Virginia, pv power plants, utilities, Dominion Energy, solar-plus-storage, BESS, North America, PacifiCorp, Rick Link, Chad Teply, coal phase-out
FERC signals mention support for solar projects in PURPA, MOPR rulings
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has revealed key choices this week giving quality as well as to solar developers within the United States, while signalling state support further down the line.
Mar 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, FERC, North America, PJM Interconnection, auctions and tenders, floor price, MINIMUM offer price rule, MOPR, Gizelle Wray, Jessica Bayles
Meta Expands Solar Power Deals, Sourcing 400 MW
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments partners with Meta to deliver 400 MW of solar power, bolstering renewable energy goals across five states by 2027. Bright future ahead!
Dec 18, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, meta
Uzbekistan opens tendering process for 200 MW solar park
The task becomes part of the 1 GW solar program established by the government with the assistance of the Asian Advancement Bank. The solar park will remain in the Surkhandarya province, in the far southeast of the nation.
Feb 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan
'Landmark' 100MW UK battery project can see 50MW expansion
A 100MW UK power storage space website being established in England by Penso Power looks readied to obtain a 50MW development.
Mar 23, 2020 // Storage, UK, China, Europe, Asia, Penso Power, Huaneng Group, Richard Thwaites
Wisconsin's First Large-Scale Solar Facility Producing Clean Energy
Wisconsin's first massive solar project is complete as well as powering Madison-area households as well as businesses. Madison Gas as well as Electric (MGE) is a co-owner of the 150-megawatt (MW) Two Creeks Solar facility with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS). MGE possesses 50 MW; WPS has 100 MW.
Nov 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, Jeff Keebler, North America, Solar Project, Electricity, Energy Efficiency,, Madison Gas and Electric












