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Transpower Draft Approval for Inter-Island Grid Upgrade
Transpower’s draft approval clears the way for a stronger North–South inter-island power link—cutting bottlenecks, boosting resilience in dry years, and enabling more wind and solar.
Apr 2, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, Transpower, transmission, interconnectiongrid upgrade
Sonnedix Bags 7.9 TWh Italy Energy Release 2.0 Deal
Sonnedix secured 7.9 TWh of contracted solar supply in Italy via GSE’s Energy Release 2.0, boosting bankability for industrial-backed PV projects with financeable long-term revenues.
Apr 9, 2026 // Plants, Italy, Sonnedix, Europe, corporate contracts, Energy Release
Enray Contracts Greencells for 71MW UK Solar
Enray Power taps The Greencells Group to deliver a 71.28MW UK solar park near Carlton, using 108,836 bifacial tracker modules to boost yields—fueling fast-growing solar investment.
Jun 3, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, greencells, Enray Power
MIGA Guarantees 100-MW Tunisian Solar by Scatec, Aeolus
MIGA backs Aeolus’ 100MW Sidi Bouzid solar project with up to EUR 13.05m guarantees, enabling 25-year PPA financing, EBRD/EIB funding, and STEG power supply for 20 years.
Jul 1, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, PV Power Plant, MIGA, Aeolus
EBRD to Guide Tajikistan’s 400MW Solar Auctions
EBRD will help Tajikistan run competitive auctions for two 200‑MW solar plants—400 MW total—boosting renewables with power-sector reforms and tender support approved Aug. 5, 2026.
Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, EBRD, Asia, PV Power Plant, Tajikistan
Nofar to Buy Highlight in $68M Solar-Battery Deal
Nofar Energy will acquire 92.5% of Highlight Renewable Energy in a $67.7M deal, boosting Israel’s solar and battery pipeline with 30 projects and 850MW capacity.
Aug 17, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Israel, PV Power Plant, Nofar Energy
Druk Green, Hira Power Eye 500-MW Solar in Bhutan
Druk Green Power and Hira Power & Steels sign an MoU to explore a 500‑MW solar project in Bhutan—site studies, feasibility work, and broader renewable cooperation to diversify beyond hydropower.
Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Bhutan, Druk Green Power, Hira Power & Steels
What's the Future of Solar Development in Latin America?
Wood Mackenzie experts provide an overview as well as solar pricing for the Latin American market.
Nov 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Wood Mackenzie, Chile, South america, Latin america, Brazil, Mexico, North America
More chances for solar in Polish large scale renewables auction
The advent of permitting restrictions on wind power projects has opened the door for PV in the pending auction for renewable generation facilities with a capacity of more than 1 MW. Wind power dominates Polish clean energy and no solar projects were successful in last year’s exercise.
Sep 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, auction
Seraphim taps Italian partner to access reviving PV market
Seraphim Solar System Co has turned to an existing Italian partner to try and secure a slice of the country’s PV market, poised for a multi-gigawatt boost within a decade.
Sep 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, solar-plus-storage, auction, seraphim, ilb helios, cfd, Jun Zhuge, Guido Traversa, Paolo Rocco Viscontin
India releases guidelines for Solar-Wind Hybrid procurement
India has released new draft guidelines for the bidding process under its Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, which includes e-reverse auctions and allows for the addition of energy storage capacity.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tariffs, India, SECI, hybrid, Asia, tariffs, mnre, curtailment, cuf, penalty
A mathematical technique for choosing the very best PV technology in hot, dry locations
The proposed model is said to carry out much better at energy prediction than software application tools such as PVWatts, PVSyst or RetScreen. The approach was verified on 2 5 MW PV plants in the very same district of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, Software, India, PV plant, Asia, PVWatts, PVSyst, RetScreen
Roof solar window based on semi-transparent perovskite solar cells
A prototype of an energy-harvesting, solar-powered smart home window tool has actually been created by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. The home window was produced by incorporating a semi-transparent perovskite solar cell and a multi-layer nanophotonic finishing.
Jul 15, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America, solar window, Argonne National Laboratory
US sanctions to redirect Chinese PV supply towards Europe, Asia
Ongoing US-China trade tensions will not ruin solar fortunes on either side as players adapt by redrawing the lines of global supply flows, Fitch Solutions has predicted.
Aug 5, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Solar, USA, India, China, Fitch, solar pv, trade sanctions, Asia, North America
Aquavoltaics in the Philippines
An EU funded solar-plus-storage project has been tendered in the Philippines. The United Nations is seeking bids for the system, to support the for the seaweed industry on the island of Tawi-Tawi. Combining PV with aquaculture brings many advantages for both, including water conservation, a more controlled aquatic environment, and ecosystem restoration.
Aug 13, 2019 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Floating PV, USA, tender, floating PV, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Philippines, RETS, MinDA, hybrid systems