South African property company signs offtake deal for wind, solar, hydro
South African real estate trust Growthpoint Properties has signed an offtake deal with local electricity trader Etana Energy for 195 GWh of renewable energy. The contracted power will be sourced from...
View ArticleBest practices for end-of-life PV management
SolarPower Europe says it expects some of the European Union's solar fleet to reach end-of-life (EoL) status within the next decade. Its new report outlines sustainable methods for handling EoL solar...
View ArticleGreek utility secures funding for 550 MW PV plant at former coal mine
Greece’s Public Power Corp. (PPC) has secured funding for the construction of a 550 MW solar plant at a former lignite mine. The state-owned utility says that, upon completion, the plant will cover...
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Kosovo reveals shortlisted bidders for 100 MW solar tender
Kosovo has shortlisted six bidders in its first solar auction. The bidder chosen to construct the 100 MW plant will secure a lease for up to 30 years, backed by a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA)...
View ArticleZambian utility launches EPC tender for 7.5 MW of solar
State-owned power utility Zesco has kicked off the first stage of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tender for a 7.5 MW solar plant in Lusaka province, Zambia. The deadline for...
View ArticlePhilippines proposes register for PV system installers
The Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE) is moving ahead with plans to require solar system installers to officially register with it. The DOE says that only registered installers will be...
View ArticleSolarcentury Africa gets green light for 60 MW of merchant PV in Namibia
Solarcentury Africa and SolNam have secured a generation licence from Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB) to build a 60 MWp solar project in the southern part of the country.UK-headquartered...
View ArticleVeolia to roll out 300 MW of solar on landfills in France
Veolia plans to develop more than 40 solar projects on restored landfill sites in France amid dire shortage of suitable land for renewables development. The company expects the first plants to be...
View ArticleDNV validates Solcast’s satellite irradiance data as bankable
Energy consultancy DNV has published a data validation and methodology review of solar irradiance data provider Solcast, a company it acquired early last year. The review found that the forecasting...
View ArticleRWE to build solar farm in Greece, battery storage in Netherlands
RWE and PPC have announced the final investment decision for the construction of a 450 MWp solar plant in Greece through their joint venture, Meton Energy S.A. RWE has also shared the details of a 35...
View ArticlePowin, Galp to install 5 MW/20 MWh of battery storage in Portugal
Galp, a Portuguese energy company, has announced plans to build a 5 MW/20 MWh battery storage system in Portugal, in collaboration with Powin. The system at one of Galp's solar plants will enable it to...
View ArticleEnd of load shedding ‘finally within reach,’ says South African president
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country has overcome the worst of its power shortages due to tax incentives, investment, the expansion of rooftop solar capacity, and the construction...
View ArticleIreland’s ESB opens 75 MW/150 MWh battery plant
ESB has opened a 75 MW/150 MWh battery plant, touted as the largest of its kind in commercial operation in Ireland. Eamon Ryan, the country’s Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications,...
View ArticleSekisui Chemical to open solar module factory in Slovakia
Denisa Sakova, Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Economy, has signed an agreement with Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical, which is developing flexible photovoltaic panels....
View ArticleAirTrunk, ib vogt sign virtual PPA for 29.9 MW of solar in Malaysia
Data center specialist AirTrunk has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) under which it will procure energy from a 29.99 MW solar farm that ib vogt is now developing. Construction on the...
View ArticleEuropean consortium aims to deploy 150 MW of offshore PV in North Sea
Dutch offshore solar company Oceans of Energy is leading a project to scale up offshore solar blocks. Backed by 15 European partners, it is expected that the 150 MW building blocks will set a new...
View ArticleCorporate PPAs hit record high in 2023, says BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF says in a new report that corporations publicly announced 46 GW of solar and wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) in 2023, up 12% year on year. It says the increase was driven by a surge...
View ArticlePhilippines gives green light to 65 MW of solar
The Philippines Board of Investments (BOI) has granted a green lane certificate to a 65 MW ground-mount solar power plant, set to become operational in September 2026.The BOI of the Philippines, an...
View ArticleJordan launches online platform for residential solar subsidies
An online platform taking inquiries into a subsidy program for residential solar heaters and PV systems has gone live in Jordan. The program will cover more than 30% of installation costs and aims to...
View ArticleMW Storage, Fluence partner on Germany’s largest storage project
Storage specialist Fluence says its new battery-based energy storage project in Germany will be one of the largest in continental Europe, with a capacity of 100 MW/200 MWh.Swiss investment fund MW...
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