Ecoener has secured two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Guatemala. These agreements pertain to the development of the 140 MWp Cocales and 60 MWp La Hulera solar plants, with both the projects expected to begin commercial operations in 2028. The Cocales project will comprise a 20 MW/80 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), whereas the La Hulera project will include a 10 MW/40 MWh BESS.
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The Republic of Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has floated a tender for the development of a solar-plus-storage project. It will consist of a 300 MW solar plant with a 150 MW/540 MWh battery energy storage system. Located in Bazma in the governorate of Kebili, it is a part of the country’s national renewable energy development programme. The deadline for bid submission is October 14, 2026.
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Germany’s Federal Network Agency has announced the results of the onshore wind auction that closed on August 1, 2025. The tendered capacity was 3,443 MW, with the auction being oversubscribed and receiving bids with a total capacity of 5,739 MW. The total number of bids received was 604 bids, of which 376 bids with a combined capacity of 3,448 MW were awarded.
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Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a public sector oil company in India, has floated a tender to construct a 10,000 MTPA green hydrogen generation unit and supply green hydrogen. This project is proposed to come up at Numaligarh in the north-eastern state of Assam. The final date to submit the bid is September 13, 2024.
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The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, through Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has initiated a 4 GW offshore wind tender which aims to award two permits in early 2024, dividing them between plot Alpha (2 GW) and plot Beta (2 GW). Future plans involve adding another plot, eventually increasing the total capacity to 6 GW. These designated areas are part of the IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in the North Sea. The deadline for bid submissions is March 28, 2024.
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The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued request for proposals for setting up 2,000 MW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS) connected wind-solar hybrid projects under tranche VII. The projects will be developed on the basis of build, own, and operate model. According to the tender guidelines, the scope of work under the project includes identification of land, installation, projects ownership.
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Ignitis Renewables and its strategic partner, Ocean Winds, have been chosen by Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) to construct a 700 MW offshore wind farm. Ignitis and Ocean Winds’ project was approved by NERC after it had undergone a legal check for national security considerations. Furthermore, the regulatory board approved the cooperation on a temporary basis in July 2023.
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Rubis Photosol and Neoen SA are the leading winners, with allocated capacities of 257 MWp and 221.6 MWp respectively, in the recent tender for ground-mounted solar power plants in France. The total tendered capacity was 1,519 MWp which was a slight increase from the earlier announced 1,500 MWp. Meanwhile, a total of 129 projects have been allocated by the government in this fourth-period tender for ground-mounted photovoltaic installations.
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CPS Energy, a San Antonio’s municipally-owned utility, has released proposals to seek contracts for up to 500 MW of energy storage projects as part of a latest approved plan to reinforce its power generation. Reportedly, the company issued a request for proposals (RfP) this week and is awaiting proposals for both large scale and smaller sized schemes.
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Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, a partnership between Repsol Chile and Ibereólica Renovables Chile, has received financing for Project Atacama, a greenfield wind farm in northern Chile. For the construction and operation of the 165.3 MW wind farm, which already has a long-term power purchase agreement in place, the JV has raised $118 million.
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ACWA Power, a Saudi energy company, has inked an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to develop a 1.5 GW onshore wind project in the Karakalpakstan region. The project is anticipated to reach financial close by the end of 2023 and will involve an investment of $2.4 billion. As per the company’s statement, by the first quarter of 2026, the project is anticipated to be operational.
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The French government announced plans to launch a tender for an offshore wind farm in state waters for up to 1 GW and claimed to have found a suitable location in the Atlantic, west of France. Despite the lack of a clear deadline for the tender, the government revealed that a winner would be chosen in the first half of 2024. It is anticipated that the proposed wind farm will start operating in the early 2030s.
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For the purpose of acquiring 1 GW of solar and wind energy, Entergy Arkansas, a utility in the US, has issued a request for proposals. Renewable energy would be purchased through one or more power purchase agreements that would be in operation between May 2025 and December 2026, as well as self-build alternatives and one or more build-own-transfer agreements.
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TenneT, the Dutch transmission system operator, intends to develop a $31.5 billion tender plan and contract partners for the construction of land and sea connections for 40 GW of offshore wind capacity in the German and Dutch North Sea. TenneT will be responsible for at least two-thirds of this target, connecting 20 GW of capacity in each of the German and Dutch North Seas.
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The Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) has issued a request for proposals for a 100 MW solar project in Madarganj, Bangladesh’s Jamalpur district. The Exim Bank of India has approved the financing of a project from a line of credit extended to the government of Bangladesh to finance development initiatives.
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The Shandong Provincial Energy Administration has issued a request for proposals for the development of ten offshore solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with a total capacity of 11.25 GW. Binzhou, Dongying, Weifang, Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, and other areas around Shandong’s coast will be developed for the projects. The pile-based fixed offshore solar projects in Shandong will be allocated through market competition. The bid submission deadline is June 1, 2022.
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Shell and Eneco have agreed to work jointly on the offshore wind tender process for the Hollandse Kust (west) (HKW) VI and VII lots, which are located off the coast of the Netherlands. The two companies will submit their bids through their two joint venture firms, Ecowende and SchakelWind. Ecowende will bid for HKW VI, while SchakelWind will submit an offer for HKW VII.
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The Netherlands has stated that it will shortly issue a request for proposals for the construction of two new offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 1400 MW. The North Sea will be the site of the new projects. The Dutch government released laws detailing the procedure in the Government Gazette on March 9, 2022. According to the notification, wind farm lots 6 and 7 will each have a capacity of 700 MW.
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The German Federal Network Agency, BNetzA, has issued a tender for the development of a 1 GW offshore wind farm in the North Sea. BNetzA has also announced that the bidder with the lowest subsidy required for the North Sea wind farm would be considered for the contract. The maximum value for bids is 6.4 ct per kWh. The bid submission deadline is September 1, 2022, and the project is expected to be finished in 2027.
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has floated a tender to contract 850 MW of renewable energy-producing capacity. The power company is seeking proposals for approximately 600 MW of capacity to start providing power in February 2026, and another 250 MW to commence commercial operations in February 2027, as part of the procurement process.
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