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Idemitsu Starts 60-MW Azalea Solar-Battery in California
Idemitsu’s 60‑MW Azalea Solar+Storage flips sun to suppertime, powering 20,000 homes under a Sonoma Clean Power PPA, reinforcing CAISO evening peaks with 152‑MWh battery-backed reliability.
Mar 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, PPA, North America, Idemitsu
Power sector planning in Arab countries: Incorporating variable renewables
Many Arab countries, despite currently low to negligible renewable energy use, have set ambitious targets to increase their shares of renewables. Yet power-system planning is frequently constrained by cost implications and the lack of first-hand experience with renewables. Solar and wind power, particularly, present challenges for existing power systems due to resource variability.
Jan 31, 2020 // Market Research, Arab
Uzbekistan releases tender for 400 MW of solar
The main Asian country as well as the International Finance Corporation are looking for propositions for 2 200 MW solar parks prepared for the Samarkand and also Jizzakh areas. Chosen projects will certainly be granted a 25-year PPA.
Feb 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan
Clearway shuts financial obligation funding for 192MW California solar center
Clearway Energy Group has actually shut financial obligation funding for the 192MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California.
Mar 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Nick Chaset, North America, clearway
Octopus Renewables acquires 14 French solar ranches for $69.7 m.
Energy supply firm Octopus Renewables Infrastructure has acquired 14 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) farms in France.
Jul 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Octopus Renewables, Phil Austin
Carlyle Group use Maine solar with 100MW+ acquisition
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has actually acquired a 100MW-strong profile of solar possessions under advancement in the state of Maine, the largest portfolio incomplete in the state.
Aug 28, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, BNRG, North America, Maine, carlyle group, dirigo solar, Pooja Goyal
Burkina Faso launches tender for 9 MW of solar
National utility Sonabel intends to develop four solar projects in the communities of Dori, Diapaga and also Gaoua. Interested designers have up until Oct. 5 to send their proposals.
Aug 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, tender, Burkina Faso
FuturaSun strikes 1GW module assembly manufacturing target
Italian headquartered FuturaSun has officially opened its second PV module assembly plant with an ability of 500MW in Taizhou, China.
Oct 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Europe, c-si manufacturing, Asia, n-type mono, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, SPIC, FuturaSun, ibc solar cell, Alessandro Barin
Mali launches tender for solar-plus-storage
The country’s agency for rural electrification is seeking proposals for a 1.3 MW solar project and a 1.5 MW/2 MWh storage system.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Mali, Amader, Islamic Development Bank, Akuo Kita Solar
Zimbabwe launches 235 MW solar tender
The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe has issued a request for proposal to seek partners for the development and construction of seven solar parks, with a combined generation capacity of 235 MW, plus two mini-hydro power projects.
Sep 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, tender, Africa, Zimbabwe, Infrastructure Development Bank, mini-hydro power plants, Fortune Chasi
Uzbekistan builds 40 MW solar park to power free economic zone
The self-consumption project, being built by EPC contractor Helios Energy, is being realized by the Ministry of Innovative Development. The energy generated will power a free economic zone in the Chust district of the Namangan region.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Uzbekistan, Helios Energy, Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Albania's 140 MW PV tender ends with final price of EUR0.02489/ kWh.
The task was awarded to French designer Voltalia. The plant will certainly be found in the Karavasta area, in the centre of the nation.
May 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, tender, Europe, Albania
Vikram Solar commissions 164 kWp rooftop solar plant at Belur Math
The plant—commissioned for Damodar Valley Corporation—will power six buildings at the headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
Sep 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Vikram Solar, Damodar Valley Corporation, Kuldeep Kumar Jain
French development agency finances 49MW Vietnam solar project
The French development agency AFD has signed off on a EUR24.2 million (US$26.9 million) loan for a 49MW solar project in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, with the country's monopoly utility EVN.
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Asia, Vietnam, evn, sorsea, afd, gia lai, hydropower, solar-plus-hydro, debt, Nguyen Xuan Nam
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