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rPlus Energies secures financing for Blacks Creek Energy Center in Idaho

rPlus Energies secures financing for Blacks Creek Energy Center in Idaho

March 18, 2026 | , , ,

rPlus Energies has secured financing commitments exceeding $650 million for the Blacks Creek Energy Center, a 400 MWac, or 520 MWdc solar project with 200 MW of storage located in Ada County, Idaho. The financing includes debt facilities and tax equity commitments to support the construction of the project. The debt financing facility is being led by Santander Corporate & Investment Banking and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.

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METLEN and Tsakos Group join forces for Greek hybrid project

METLEN and Tsakos Group join forces for Greek hybrid project

January 23, 2026 | , , ,

METLEN and the Tsakos Group have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly develop, construct, operate, and commercially manage a large hybrid power generation project in Greece. The project will be implemented through a special purpose vehicle structured as a joint venture (JV), with the Tsakos Group holding a 60 per cent stake and METLEN holding 40 per cent.

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EDP’s onshore hydro-solar project in Portugal begins operations 

EDP’s onshore hydro-solar project in Portugal begins operations 

January 15, 2026 | , ,

EDP has brought into operation a hybrid renewable energy project in central Portugal that combines onshore solar generation with hydropower. This 89 MW project, called the Pracana complex, is located across the municipalities of Mação and Proença-a-Nova, in the districts of Santarém and Castelo Branco. The project integrates a 48 MW solar plant with the existing 41 MW Pracana hydropower facility on the Ocreza river. 

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Equinor’s wind-solar hybrid project in Brazil begins operations 

Equinor’s wind-solar hybrid project in Brazil begins operations 

December 11, 2025 | , , , ,

Equinor has commenced commercial operations at its first hybrid project in Brazil, combining 140 MW of solar capacity with 223 MW of wind capacity at the Serra da Babilônia site in Bahia. The solar plant has been developed alongside the existing wind project, Serra da Babilônia Wind, operated by its subsidiary, Rio Energy. The solar plant is expected to produce 236 GWh of renewable energy annually.

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Scatec begins operations of 273 MW solar plant in South Africa

Scatec begins operations of 273 MW solar plant in South Africa

December 9, 2025 | , ,

Scatec ASA has commenced commercial operations of the 273 MW Grootfontein solar project in South Africa. The project, located in the Western Cape, will supply electricity under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). It is expected to produce 700 GWh of electricity annually. The project is anticipated to offset around 630,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

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Construction begins at Brunei’s flagship solar project

Construction begins at Brunei’s flagship solar project

August 13, 2025 | , ,

Brunei has commenced construction of a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Kampong Belimbing. The project is being developed by Seri Suria Power (B) Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Serikandi Oilfield Services Sdn Bhd, Khazanah Satu Sdn Bhd, and Atlantic Blue Sdn Bhd. It will be located on a remediated landfill site covering 32.29 hectares and is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2026.

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Zelestra and EDP ink solar plus storage PPA in Spain

Zelestra and EDP ink solar plus storage PPA in Spain

July 29, 2025 | , ,

Zelestra and EDP have inked a long term power purchase agreement (PPA) in Spain. The agreement combines large-scale solar and battery storage projects and technologies. Under the agreement, Zelestra will build a project consisting of 170 MWdc of solar capacity and 400 MWh of battery storage. The project will be located in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. Construction of the project will commence in the second half of 2025.

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Zelestra secures $282 million financing package for the Aurora project in Chile

Zelestra secures $282 million financing package for the Aurora project in Chile

July 1, 2025 | ,

Zelestra, through a $282 million project financing package, has achieved financial close of the Aurora project in Chile. The financing package has been agreed with Natixis CIB and BNP Paribas, with a VAT facility granted by BCI. The project includes approximately 1 GWh of energy storage and a 220 MWdc solar plant. The project will produce approximately 600 GWh of renewable electricity per year.

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ib vogt inaugurates 513.1 MWp solar projects in Spain

ib vogt inaugurates 513.1 MWp solar projects in Spain

June 17, 2025 | , ,

ib vogt has inaugurated the Segovia Cluster situated in the Segovia region of Spain. The Segovia Cluster consists of four utility-scale photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 513.1 MWp. The plants are the Serbal solar plant with a capacity of 174 MWp, the Castaño solar plant with a capacity of 134 MWp, the Pato solar plant with a capacity of 110 MWp, and the Baobab solar plant with a capacity of 95.1 MWp.

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Tanzania invites bids for construction of 100 MWp solar project

Tanzania invites bids for construction of 100 MWp solar project

April 14, 2025 | , ,

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is inviting tenders from all the eligible contractors for the construction of a 100 MWp solar PV plant, phase II. TANESCO is the Project Executing Agency for this project, which is situated in the Shinyanga Region. The government of the United Republic of Tanzania received financing from Agence Française de Développement for the cost of design, construction, and installation of this 100 MWp solar plant.

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Scatec inks PPA for 120 MW solar plant in Tunisia

Scatec inks PPA for 120 MW solar plant in Tunisia

March 26, 2025 | , ,

Scatec has inked a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 120 MW solar power plant named Sidi Bouzid II in Tunisia. The PPA has been signed with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG). Scatec also inked a joint development agreement, with Aeolus SAS which is a part of the Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Group, for the solar plant. Furthermore, the estimated total capital expenditure for the project is €87 million.

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Sunview discusses $1 billion solar plant in Qashqadaryo with Uzbek Authorities

Sunview discusses $1 billion solar plant in Qashqadaryo with Uzbek Authorities

March 4, 2024 | , ,

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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Grenergy finalises deal to sell 300 MW solar plants to Allianz

Grenergy finalises deal to sell 300 MW solar plants to Allianz

October 19, 2023 |

Grenergy has decided to divest 300 MW of solar capacity from two solar facilities in Spain to Allianz Capital Partners on behalf of Allianz insurance firms and other institutional investors for €270.6 million. Reportedly, the acquisition will be completed by the end of June 2025. The scheduled commercial operation date is planned to be in the second half of 2024. Meanwhile, all energy income will be awarded to Grenergy until the closing date.

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ERG to acquire a 149 MW Spanish solar plant from ib vogt

ERG to acquire a 149 MW Spanish solar plant from ib vogt

May 9, 2023 |

ERG Spain, a subsidiary of energy company ERG, has agreed to buy Garnacha Solar, a 149 MW solar plant, from ib vogt’s subsidiary IBV Solar Parks. ERG stated that the transaction was valued at around €170 million, with an equity value of €80.5 million. By the third quarter of 2023, the transaction is anticipated to be completed. The 149 MW solar facility is being built in Castilla and León, in northwest Spain, and is currently at an advanced level of development.

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Ørsted and Maersk plan a Power-to-X-facility on the US Gulf Coast

Ørsted and Maersk plan a Power-to-X-facility on the US Gulf Coast

March 15, 2022 |

Maersk, a global leader in integrated container logistics, and Ørsted, a global leader in renewable energy, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate on a new Power-to-X facility in the US. This could be a landmark project in the green transformation of international deep-water shipping and set the bar for future large-scale production of green maritime fuels.

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Rosario floats an EPC tender for 113 MW solar project in Romania

Rosario floats an EPC tender for 113 MW solar project in Romania

March 10, 2022 |

Ruserio Solar, a Dhamija Group special purpose company, has invited contractors to submit expressions of interest for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 113 MW solar power project in Romania’s Bucsani district. Signing a power purchase agreement with the offtaker and power trading at the Romanian gas and electricity market operator are both part of the project.

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ACME and Scatec partner to develop a green ammonia facility in Oman

ACME and Scatec partner to develop a green ammonia facility in Oman

March 9, 2022 |

India-based ACME Solar Private Limited has launched a 50-50 joint venture with Scatec, a company based in Norway to design, construct, build, and operate a large-scale green ammonia production facility in Oman. The facility’s initial phase is projected to produce 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year, and it will be expanded to 1.2 million tonnes per year with around 3.5 GW of electrolyser capacity, which will be powered by a solar PV plant with a capacity of 5.5 GWp.

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Canadian fund Cubico Sustainable Investment closes purchase of KKR’s minority stake in T-Solar

Canadian fund Cubico Sustainable Investment closes purchase of KKR’s minority stake in T-Solar

March 31, 2021 |

Cubico Sustainable Investment, the fund of Canadian groups PSP and Ontario Teachers, has closed the purchase of KKR’s minority stake in T-Solar in Spanish photovoltaic assets. With this operation, the group closes the acquisition of the company and takes full control in a transaction in which 1.5 billion euros have been disbursed. Cubico reached an agreement with I Squared Capital to take the majority stake on December 15, 2020.

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Bank OZK receives approval to construct a solar power plant

Bank OZK receives approval to construct a solar power plant

March 18, 2021 |

Bank OZK has received an approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to construct a solar power plant. The solar plant will be the third-largest commercial solar facility dedicated to a private sector customer in the State of Arkansas, and it is expected to have generating capacity of 4.8 MWDC.

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