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Brazil activates 1.4 GW of new renewables capacity in September
Brazil connected 1,400 MW of solar, wind and hydro in September, signaling strong momentum as transmission upgrades open space for new projects.
Oct 9, 2025 // Plants, South america, Brazil, ANEEL, wind, transmission
Celsia secures $100m Peru renewables credit facility from SMBC today
Colombia’s Celsia obtained a USD 100 million revolving facility from SMBC to finance development of renewable projects in Peru.
Oct 31, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Peru, celsia, SMBC
Investors Eye Syria’s Renewables As Residential Solar Exceeds Two Gigawatts
Investor appetite for Syrian renewables is growing as residential solar capacity is estimated to exceed 2 GW amid efforts to rebuild a shattered power system.
Nov 24, 2025 // Residential, Grids, Asia, investment, middle east, Syria, grid recovery
Nadara, Trafigura Sign 10-Year PPA for 434MW Spain Renewables
Nadara’s 10-year deal with Trafigura will deliver Spain renewable power from 434MW of wind-solar hybrids—shaping better demand matching, smoother output, lower curtailment risk, and bankable revenue.
May 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, PPA, Europe, hybrid renewables, Nadara, Trafigura
ReNew, Mitsui Secure $730m Refinancing for Hybrid Renewables in India
ReNew and Mitsui secure $730M refinancing for India’s hybrid solar-wind portfolio—boosting financial efficiency, stabilizing power supply, and strengthening long-term capital for cleaner growth.
Jul 10, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, mitsui, ReNew
Futureal Teams With Aurinkokarhu on 3-GW Finland Renewables Pipeline
Futureal Energy Partners teams up with Finland’s Aurinkokarhu to launch a 3GW renewable pipeline—solar, battery storage, and hybrid projects—uniting multi-technology development under one partnership.
Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Finland, PV Power Plant, Futureal
India relies on renewables to change retiring coal nuclear power plant
India will certainly replace retiring coal power centers with renewables as it seeks to fulfill enthusiastic eco-friendly energy targets and also lower its carbon footprint.
Oct 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, fitch solutions, energy transition, R.K. Singh, coal decommissioning
Germany launches 650 MW tender for 'cutting-edge' renewables
The long-awaited procurement workout consists of 250 MW of generation capacity originally planned to be tendered last year.
Jul 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, Bundesnetzagentur
Fate of green hydrogen depends on ever cheaper renewables – for now
Analyst WoodMac has spelled out the urgent need to decarbonize the global hydrogen production industry. While the fuel can offer a sustainable grid balancing act for intermittent renewables, in its current fossil-fuel driven form it is pumping out more than 800 tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year.
Oct 22, 2019 // Solar, Solar to Fuel, USA, Japan, Germany, Wood Mackenzie, Australia, Europe, Asia, hydrogen, Oceania, North America, green hydrogen, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Renewables firms help Virginia city utility with 14-MW solar project
Danville Utilities, in collaboration with CS Energy, Navisun and also TurningPoint Energy, completed a 14-MWdc utility-scale solar project in Danville, Virginia. The renewable resource project is the city's largest solar advancement to date.
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, TurningPoint Energy, Jason Grey, John Malloy, Solar Project, CS Energy, Danville Utilities, Navisun, Chris Ichter
Mahindra Renewables plans $171 mn investment for solar project in Rajasthan
Mahindra Renewables Private Limited (MRPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra Group (worth $20.7 billion) cleantech arm Mahindra Susten Private Ltd (MSPL) is planning to invest around $171 million to set up a 250 mega watt (MW) solar power project in Rajasthan. The project will be backed by International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Jan 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rajasthan, Mahindra Renewables
100% renewables means 95% less water consumption for conventional power generation
According to a new study by Finland’s LUT University, solar PV consumes between 2% and 15% of the water that coal and nuclear power plants use to produce just 1 MWh of output; for wind, this percentage ranges from 0.1% to 14%. Under the researchers’ best policy scenario, water consumption could be reduced by 75.1% by 2030, compared to 2015 levels.
Dec 12, 2019 // Market Research, USA, China, Europe, Asia, North America, Christian Breyer, Finland, LUT University
Australia to redirect $337.8m in aid to Pacific neighbors for renewables
In anticipation of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Tuvalu this week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce A$500 million ($337.75 million) in foreign aid to partnering Pacific nations in the form of a climate change and oceans funding package for renewable energy investment and climate resilience.
Aug 13, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Pacific Islands Forum, Scott Morrison, Frank Bainimarama
Banks Renewables obtains authorization for 40-MW solar park near Leeds
Banks Renewables, part of UK building as well as energy business The Banks Group, on Tuesday said its plans for a 40-MW solar park to the east of Leeds have actually been approved by Leeds City Council's preparation board.
Jun 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Banks Renewables
Eskom looking to renewables as S Africa is reducing coal power
South African utility Eskom Holdings SOC will close down roughly 30% of its existing coal-fired power generation ability over the following years and repurpose some of the websites for solar energy production.
Aug 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, eskom, South Africa










