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Tunisia Tenders First 300MW Solar-Storage Project
Tunisia launches its first solar-plus-storage: 300 MW PV with 150 MW/540 MWh batteries in Bazma, Kebili. Registration by May 8; bids due Oct 14, 2026—pivot to 50% renewables.
Mar 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tunisia, Africa, PV Power Plant
Genneia Gets IDB Backing for Argentina Solar, Storage
Genneia lands up to $320M from IDB Invest to turbocharge Argentine solar, battery storage, and grid planning—powering 349 MW of new projects and mining-ready transmission resilience.
Mar 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar, Battery Storage, Argentina, South america, Genneia, IDB Invest
CIP Backs Novar Push to 1.4GW by 2027
Novar powers up with €160m CIP loan—expandable to €260m—to fast-track Dutch solar, storage, acquisitions, and grid works on the path to 1.4 GW by 2027.
Mar 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Novar
NSW Fast-Tracks Hunter REZ Upgrades, Unlocking 1.8GW
NSW fast-tracks 1.8 GW Hunter–Central Coast REZ, first to use existing poles—slashing delays, creating jobs, and upgrading substations and fiber as coal gives way to clean power.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, rez, transmission
EBRD Backs Virya; Poland’s Largest Solar Starts Build
EBRD backs Virya’s €85m push as 722‑MWp Sidłowo—Poland’s largest solar—connects to 400‑kV PSE, slashing curtailment and CO2, powering 666 GWh/year and scaling a platform toward 4.3 GW.
Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Poland, EBRD, Europe, Virya Energy, Sidlowo
EBRD Weighs €40m Loan for Tunisia’s Firmed Solar
Tunisia powers ahead: STEG eyes €40m EBRD-backed solar-plus-storage to firm the grid, slash fuel imports, shift sun to peaks, and unlock bankable, reliable clean energy.
Feb 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, STEG, EBRD, solar-plus-storage, Tunisia, Africa, financing
GreenYellow Taps €32m for Spain C&I Solar-Storage
GreenYellow nets €32m to turbocharge Spain’s C&I solar-storage: refinancing 50 MWp across 23 PV sites plus batteries, fueling JV expansion with Enhol and blue-chip clients amid midday-saturated grids.
Feb 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, financing, c&i solar, GreenYellow
Australia Greenlights Wooderson’s 8-Hour Grid Battery
EPBC greenlight propels AUD 1.9b Wooderson: 980,000-panel solar plus 450‑MW/3,600‑MWh battery to power 235,000 homes and deliver dispatchable capacity to Queensland by 2031.
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, queensland, Oceania, res, EnergyEstate
Boom Power’s 237.5MW Fenwick Solar Clears U.K. DCO
Boom Power secures DCO, NSIP status, for 237.5-MW Fenwick Solar Farm in South Yorkshire, with co-located battery, set to power 75,000 homes; next: design, finance, grid.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Fenwick
Shell’s Savion Buys 2-GW Hanford Solar-Storage Project
Hecate sells up to 2‑GW Cereza solar-plus-storage at Washington’s Hanford Site to Shell’s Savion, which leads development; rare gigawatt project targets corporate offtake, grid services, and peak shifting.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Washington, North America, hecate, Savion
Australia Clears Tonic’s Solar Park With 440-MWh Battery
Tonic Group secures approval for an Australian solar park with 440‑MWh battery, turning sun into dispatchable power—cutting curtailment, boosting capture prices, and bolstering evening peaks and grid reliability.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, Oceania, Solar Park, Planning Approval, Grid reliability
Clearway Powers Up $685 Million ERCOT Solar-Storage Hub
Clearway’s $685M Texas solar-plus-storage shifts sunshine to evening peaks, stacking ERCOT revenues with EMS-optimized batteries, co-location efficiencies, and sharp O&M—delivering cleaner power, grid services, and bankable resilience.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Texas, solar plus storage, North America, clearway, ERCOT, ommissioning
Swelect, FortifyGrid Forge Asia-Wide Solar-Storage Push
Asia’s grids get smarter: Swelect and FortifyGrid fast-track bankable solar-plus-storage, standardizing designs with bifacial arrays, 2–4h batteries, and EMS control to firm evenings, cut costs, and monetize flexibility.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, BESS, Solar Storage, Partnership, project development
Qair Secures $8.3 Million for Mauritius Solar-Storage
Qair seals $8.3M to power Mauritius with a hybrid solar-battery, displacing diesel, stabilizing evening peaks, and showcasing a bankable, grid-forming island blueprint built for harsh maritime conditions.
Feb 12, 2026 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, hybrid, Africa, financing, Mauritius, island grids
Grenergy Nabs $355 Million for Chile Solar-Storage Fleet
Grenergy lands $355m to fast-track Chilean solar-plus-storage, linking new PV and 2–4h batteries to existing substations, slashing curtailment and shaping evening power while boosting jobs and grid stability.
Feb 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Chile, South america, solar-plus-storage, financing, Grenergy, portfolio