Longroad Energy has inked a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Meta for the entire output produced by the solar project 1000 Mile. It is a 300 MWac solar project located in Yoakum County, Texas. The energy produced from this project will be supplied to the southwest power pool grid. It will contribute to meeting the energy needs of Meta’s data center operations.
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National Grid Renewables has kicked off construction at the Dodson Creek Solar Project in Highland County, Ohio. The 117 MW solar project, part of the PJM market, will provide clean energy and is expected to bring $49 million in economic benefits to the local area. Dodson Creek is the latest addition to National Grid Renewables’ Ohio portfolio
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Arevon Energy has secured $299 million in debt financing for its Ratts 1 and Heirloom Solar Projects in Pike County, Indiana. These projects will contribute 264 MW (MWdc) of renewable energy to the Midwest and MISO region. Construction has begun for these projects, and they are expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2025.
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Vena Energy has finalised an investment agreement with MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), renewable energy division of Meralco PowerGen Corporation. This agreement is for the joint development of the 550 MW Bugallon Solar Power Project, situated in Bugallon, Pangasinan, under 3 Barracuda Energy Corporation.
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Swift Current Energy has secured a tax equity investment from Google for its Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) initiative in southern Illinois. Situated 30 miles west of Springfield, Illinois, the project is currently under construction and is slated to begin commercial operations by early 2025.
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Clearway Energy Group has secured over $700 million in financing and begun construction on two major projects in California: the 200 MW Luna Valley solar project in Fresno County and the 113.5 MW Daggett Storage battery project in San Bernardino County, which finalises up the 482 MW Daggett Solar + 394 MW Storage complex. San Diego Gas & Electric inked 15-year contracts for equal amounts of solar power and energy storage from both the Luna Valley and Daggett Storage 1 projects.
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Recurrent Energy has concluded the sale of its 49.9 MWp Middle Road solar project in UK to Centrica Business Solutions. The project is situated in Harbury, Warwickshire and is a subsidy-free project. The project is fully permitted and ready for construction, which is planned to commence in 2024. Commercial operations of the project are anticipated to begin in 2025. The project will generate enough green energy to power approximately 14,500 homes.
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EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) has chosen EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO), in collaboration with Masdar as the local partner, to develop the 1.5 GW Al Ajban Solar PV Independent Power Project. The project’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was subsequently signed between EWEC and the stakeholders. This signing event occurred at the World Future Energy Summit.
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Enerparc AG has secured bridge financing for a project portfolio consisting of solar PV and hybrid projects, including battery storage (BESS), with an overall capacity of 325 MW. The financing was provided by the Eiffel Investment Group, while Capcora acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Enerparc throughout the process.
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EOS Investment Management Group (EOS IM) and Lightsource bp have finalised the sale of six solar greenfield projects in Italy to EOS IM. In particular, EOS IM, through EOS ReNewable Infra Fund II, will add the 294 MW portfolio to its existing solar power assets in Italy.
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Intersect Power began the commercial operation of its Lumina Solar project, located in Scurry County, TX, on January 3, 2024. The Lumina project generates 828 MWp/640 MWac of reliable solar energy, enough to power more than 243,000 homes for one year. The project created more than 900 jobs at peak construction.
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Voltalia, a French renewable energy firm, has a divested 420 MW Brazilian solar plant to Newave Energia. The amount involved is not disclosed. The solar plant will be situated in the southeast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Additionally, the development, management, and maintenance of the solar plant will be assisted by Voltalia.
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has started seeking public inputs related to the environmental assessment of an up to 400 MW solar project to be partly situated on public lands in California. Reportedly, feedback for the Easley Solar scheme will be solicited for 30 days, until October 15.
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Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has invited developers to bid for a 1.5 GW solar project in the Al Khazna area, near the United Arab Emirates capital city, Abu Dhabi. The 1.5 GW solar project is anticipated to contribute to the energy transition plan and sustainability goals of the city, powering nearly 160,000 homes after the completion of the project.
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Origis Energy, a US renewables platform, has begun working on a 200 MW solar farm at the site of a previous coal-powered plant near Grants, New Mexico. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a cooperative engaged in the supply of wholesale electricity, is the beneficiary of the Escalante Solar Project. It will make enough electricity to run around 40,000 households using nearly about 500,000 modules.
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TotalEnergies, a French energy giant, has initiated its project for the development of a 1 GW solar park in southern Iraq. The project is one of four contracts TotalEnergies has with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil for facilities in the Basra Governorate for gas, oil, renewable energy, and seawater desalination. Reportedly, TotalEnergies started its four contracts in August 2023.
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European Energy, a Danish renewable energy company, is aiming to set up a 65 MW solar project in the municipality of Anyksciai, Lithuania. The new facility is anticipated to go into operation in fourth quarter, 2023. The project will cover more than 120 acres, with more than 140,000 solar panels, and produce 90,000 MWh yearly. It is anticipated that the project will meet the power requirements of nearly 24,000 homes.
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SSE Renewables, a subsidiary of Scottish energy company SSE, has started construction of 31 MW solar project at the 77-acre site at Littleton Pastures in Worcestershire, in the UK. The project is situated at a site near Evesham. The company has appointed a Spain-based construction company, Grupotec, as the civil contractor for the project.
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The Northern Territory (NT) government has inked a two-year MoU with Larrakia Energy (a joint venture initiative between Larrakia Development Corporation and Perth-based resource and renewables company Progressive Green Solutions), and Korea Midland Power (Komipo) to set up a large-scale 300 MW solar power project on Darwin harbour near the Middle Arm precinct in Australia.
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The government of Togo has floated a tender to choose bidders for establishing and funding a 50 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic project. The project will be situated near Sokode. This program is an initiative to support multiple low-income, fragile, and conflict-affected states to achieve energy security and sustainable low-carbon growth.
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