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Saatvik Starts 4.8-GW Solar Cell Factory at Odisha Gopalpur Park
Saatvik Solar has begun building a ₹3,000 crore plant in Odisha to make 4.8 GW of cells and 4 GW of modules, boosting India’s home-grown PV capacity.
Jun 9, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, solar cell, Saatvik
Neural networks improving solar power forecasting
An international research team has developed a new approach for solar power forecasting that combines neural networks and pattern sequences for the first time. The performance of the new Pattern Sequence Neural Network (PSNN) was tested on an Australian data set that includes information from two years of forecasts. It can be used with different clustering and cluster-sequence extraction algorithms, and can be applied to multiple related time sequences
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Australia, Oceania, PSNN, PSF, Neural networks
Natixis CIB Closes $364m Financing For Chilean Solar Projects
The finances will aid the advancement of solar power projects with a combined capacity of concerning 284 MWdc.
These solar projects are owned and run by Solek Holding.
May 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Aitor Alava, Diego Rausei, Natixis CIB, PMGD plants
BNDES Admits Arctech to FINAME, Boosting Solar Trackers Across Brazil
BNDES accreditation lets Arctech’s 1P solar trackers tap FINAME credit, cutting project costs and expanding the Chinese manufacturer’s Latin American reach.
Jul 14, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, BNDES, arctech, FINAME
Obton Expands Japanese Solar Presence with $290m Acquisition
Danish solar investment firm Obton A/S makes a bold move in Japan with a $290 million investment in BCPG, solidifying its position as a top player in the market.
Aug 6, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, obton
India included 1534 MW of roof solar in fiscal year 2019
China's Growatt became the biggest roof solar inverter distributor, asserting around 21% of the 1534 MW market, complied with by opponents Solis (18%) and also Sungrow (17%).
May 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, China, Asia, Growatt
National Grid Renewables structure South Dakota's biggest solar project
National Grid Renewables started on-site construction at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. Wild Springs, the largest solar power project in South Dakota to date, is a 128-MWAC solar project located in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) with a 114-MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
Jan 11, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, National Grid Renewables
Masdar-EDF, Emirates Bank Unite to Expand UAE Rooftop Solar Market
Emerge taps Emirates Development Bank to finance distributed solar across the UAE, unlocking zero-up-front installations for factories, malls, and schools.
Aug 8, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Masdar, EDF, Asia, UAE
Equator Energy powers Kenyan cement plant with 10-MW solar array
Equator Energy commissioned a 10-MW solar park for Mombasa Cement in Kenya, cutting costs, emissions, and grid dependence at an energy-intensive facility.
Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Kenya, Africa, Equator Energy
X-Elio Secures €35M for Spanish Solar Expansion
X-Elio secures €35m from Bankinter to develop, operate and maintain three projects totaling 67 MW in Spain, furthering the company's commitment to addressing climate needs.
Dec 15, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, x-elio
Eskom to collectively establish solar projects at South African coal mines
South African utility Eskom has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mining business Exxaro as well as Seriti Resources to help decarbonise their procedures by releasing solar PV.
Oct 25, 2021 // Plants, Africa, eskom, South Africa, mining, coal mining
Solar power plant commissioned at Hamirpur village
The first solar power plant was commissioned under the state bona fide entrepreneurship programme at Mundkhar village in the district.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Hamirpur, Rijul Dewan, Wattan Singh Mehla, Barsar, Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Limited
Bhutan Mulling 300 MW Solar Power Addition
The Bhutanese government has actually determined 7 sites where the solar farms will be established at a price of $300 million.
Bhutan presently has a mere 9 MW of renewable energy apart from hydropower.
Jun 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ADB, Asia, rooftop solar, Asian Development Bank, hydropower, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Bhutan, Bhutan Renewable Energy Master Plan, Lokhnath Sharma, Wangduephodrang
Runergy photovoltaic panels to enter united state market via Inexption platform
Runergy, a Chinese maker of solar cells as well as panels, will start to offer its panel products with the online marketplace offered by Inexption.
Nov 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, runergy, Cheng Zhu, Erin Clark
Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile
Acciona has signed a supply deal with Chilean water utility Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios SA (ECONSSA Chile) that will fulfil the energy needs of a water desalination plant set to come online in the Atacama desert next year.
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, PPA, Chile, South america, Latin america, Acciona








