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Masdar Consortium Secures Funding for Saudi Solar Giant
Powering 700,000 homes, the 2-GW Al Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia sets a new benchmark for giga-scale solar, driving renewable energy goals with cutting-edge technology.
Aug 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Saudi Arabia, Asia, PV Power Plant
Samoa Boosts Solar Capacity with ADB-Backed Upgrade
Samoa boosts solar power with a $2.8M ADB loan, increasing capacity by 50% using bifacial modules, cutting diesel imports, and stabilizing energy costs.
Aug 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ADB, Oceania, Samoa
Australia's NEM Hits Record 47.2% Solar, Wind Share
Australia's energy landscape transforms as solar and wind hit 47.2% of grid supply, with innovative storage solutions paving the way for a sustainable future.
Sep 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Australia, NEM, Oceania
Aspen Power Expands with Illinois Solar Project Acquisition
Aspen Power expands in Illinois with 13.9 MWdc community solar acquisition, offering savings and clean energy access to residents and businesses, backed by stable financing and innovative strategies.
Sep 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, acquisitions, Illinois, Community Solar, distributed generation, Aspen Power
KPI Green Wins 142MW Gujarat Floating Solar Deal
KPI Green Energy clinches 142 MW floating solar EPC at Gujarat’s Kadana Dam, delivering design-to-O&M in 18 months—accelerating India’s water-based PV without land conflicts.
Dec 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, Asia, Floating solar, EPC Contract, KPI Green Energy, renewable infrastructure
European Energy Sets EUR 60m Green Bond Tap
European Energy taps its existing green bond to raise €60M, expanding solar, wind and storage projects. Using a tap structure boosts liquidity and funds hybrid renewables and grid infrastructure across Europe.
Apr 14, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, european energy, financing, Green bonds
Mulilo Financial Close for 380-MW South Africa Solar
Mulilo secures financial close on a 380-MW solar farm near Beaufort West, targeting 818 GWh a year—enabling 250 MWac export capacity via PPA sales to commercial and industrial customers.
Apr 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, Mulilo
Lightyears Starts 13.5-MW Solar Push in NZ
Lightyears Solar breaks ground on a 13.5MW South Island solar farm—major new clean power capacity in New Zealand—advancing low-carbon goals with thousands of PV panels and local jobs.
Jun 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lightyears
BYD Wins 11.3 GWh Storage Contract for Abu Dhabi RTC
BYD lands a Masdar deal to deliver 11.275GWh of Haohan battery storage for a UAE round-the-clock renewables project—powering night and day to strengthen grid reliability.
Jul 9, 2026 // Storage, Asia, United Arab Emirates, BYD
Ark Energy Locks In $907m Richmond Valley Solar-Storage
Ark Energy greenlights construction of its AUD 1.3B Richmond Valley solar-plus-battery project, boosting NSW grid reliability by shifting renewable power into peak demand with large-scale storage.
Jul 24, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Ark Energy
Electro-Alfa Builds 9.8-MW Solar Park in Iași
Electro-Alfa International (BSE:EAI) breaks ground on a 9.8-MWp solar PV plant in Iasi, Romania—boosting clean grid power, jobs, and renewable resilience as emissions fall.
Jul 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Electro-Alfa International
Recurrent’s 360-MW Solar-BESS Cleared in NSW
NSW’s IPC has approved Recurrent Energy’s 360MW Sundown Solar Farm with a 150MW/600MWh battery—set to power 144,000 homes near Inverell after road, dust, and mitigation conditions.
Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy
Nevada waves through 1.19GW/590MW solar-plus-storage hybrid
Nevada utility NV Energy has secured approval from the state’s public utility commission for a solar-plus-storage push that could see 1,190MW of PV capacity installed in southern Nevada by January 2024 alongside 590MW of energy storage.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, EDF, Nevada, North America, 8minutenergy, 8minute Solar Energy, nv energy, arevia power, quinbrook infrastructure partners
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
Akuo activates 50MW West Africa PV
Kita will develop jobs for as much as 200 women in Mali in the long term
Nov 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, akuo, Africa, PV Power Plant



