Malaysia’s Sunview Group, a renewable energy firm, is currently engaged in discussions with Uzbekistan officials regarding the construction of a 500 MW solar PV facility in the Qashqadaryo region. Valued at $1 billion, the plant is set to be funded through foreign direct investments and is slated for completion within a year of the official agreement’s signing.
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Iberdrola has signed an agreement with IB Vogt for the construction of a 245 MW photovoltaic project in Sicily, to which a further 60 MW could be added, bringing the total to 305 MW. In any case, the initial project has sufficient capacity to cover the needs of more than 140,000 families with emission-free green energy, which is a population similar to that of Catania.
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Masdar Arlington Energy, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, has initiated the construction of two new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. The Royle Barn Road plant in Rochdale and the Welkin Road plant in Stockport will have a combined capacity of 55 MW and provide enough energy to power 25,700 homes.
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Eolus has submitted an application for the 1 GW Blekinge Offshore Wind Farm, located 11 km off the coast of Blekinge in southern Sweden. Up to 70 turbines at this site, which is part of the Karlshamn and Sölvesborg municipalities, can provide up to 4.3 TWh of renewable energy annually. The construction work is scheduled to start in 2027.
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The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced approximately $26.7 million in government funding for seven low-carbon hydrogen projects, which is expected to boost the country’s hydrogen production capacity by 800 MW. Subject to the signing of contracts, financing from the second phase of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) will support the projects’ development and implementation.
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Hexicon AB has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to take full ownership of MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. from its joint venture partner Shell Overseas Investments B.V. Under the agreement, Hexicon AB will increase its stake in the project from 20 per cent to 100 per cent, increasing the project portfolio by 900 MW.
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DTE Energy, a US utility, is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects totaling approximately 1.075 GW to support DTE Electric’s CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP); continued demand for the company’s MIGreenPower programme, and Michigan’s new renewable energy standard of 60 per cent by 2030.
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Masdar have reached the financial closing on the 1800 MW sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The solar park’s capacity will exceed 5,000 MW by 2030, with investments totalling approximately $13.61 billion.
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SynerGen Solar, a US renewable energy company, and EPCOR USA, a regional utility, announced their partnership for a solar project in eastern New Mexico that aims to generate up to 90 MW of energy. The partners are preparing roughly 485 acres of EPCOR-owned land close to Clovis for SynerGen’s potential construction site.
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Scatec ASA, a Norwegian renewable power company, has inked a deal to build a 1 GW solar project that will supply clean energy to Egypt Aluminium Company’s facility in Nagaa Hammadi, Upper Egypt. As per the agreement, Egypt’s Ministry of the Public Business Sector announced that the 500 MW solar park will be built in two stages.
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NorthRenew Energy, a US utility-scale renewable energy producer, has sold its 300-MW-plus Arco Wind and Solar project in southeastern Idaho to utility PacifiCorp, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary. NorthRenew recently announced the deal, highlighting that it is the company’s ninth project sale since its founding in 2017.
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Origin Energy has acquired Australian renewable energy provider Walcha Energy in New South Wales, for an unknown sum. Walcha Energy has been working on the Ruby Hills wind and Salisbury solar projects, which have a combined capacity of 1.3 GW. The two projects are located close to Origin’s recently acquired Warrane land.
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Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy has announced 48 provisional winners in the country’s second energy storage auction, totalling 1.5 GW/3.1 GWh. This development is a component of Greece’s ongoing efforts to improve its infrastructure for energy storage. In this round, the average winning bid is €46,680 per MW annually.
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Siemens Gamesa, a Spanish developer of wind turbines, has won a contract with Polenergia and Equinor to supply turbines for the offshore Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III wind farms Poland. The projects will provide green energy to two million Polish households with a combined capacity of 1.44 GW. The company has placed an order for the manufacturing, delivery.
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Siemens Energy has announced plans to start producing transformers in the US in 2025 to meet increased electricity demand. The German energy company intends to establish its first transformer production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, and expand its power manufacturing facility there, investing $150 million in the process.
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Optate Africa, a Zimbabwean company, intends to construct a 200 MW wind power facility near Plumtree, a town in the country’s southwest. In order to set up the facility, it has requested a 25-year lease from the Mangwe Rural District Council for 100 acres of land. Optate Africa is operating the project in collaboration with GE.
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Arevon Energy, Inc., a leading renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, together with Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), has announced a successful financial close for the 200 MW /800 MWh Condor Energy Storage Project (Condor) currently under construction in Grand Terrace, California.
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a 100 per cent equity interest in Fig Power, a UK-based developer focused on battery storage with a 1.7 GW development pipeline, including 400 MW with grid connection offers and a further 1.3 GW of exclusive sites. The expected outlay over the next two years is approximately £20 million.
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The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), a company responsible for procuring power in Saudi Arabia, has released a list of eligible bidders for a fifth round of solar projects with a combined capacity of 3.7 GW. The projects were announced as part of the country’s National Renewable Energy Programme, and they include several renowned renewable energy providers.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $4.75 million to construct a new offshore wind research centre as the government seeks to accelerate the development of renewable technologies across the country. The funds will be used to establish the Academic Centre for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW), led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As per DOE, the center’s primary objectives are to grow the workforce, conduct targeted research, and establish partnerships and ways to integrate equity into offshore wind development.
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