Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Pan-African renewables developer Axian Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy aggregator and trader Africa GreenCo in Zambia.

Funds have been raised from private equity providers for two community solar developers that benefit several US states, in separate deals.

The IPP has begun the build phase of a new 420MW hybrid renewable energy park in Mohave County, Arizona, with completion due in 2028.

Spanish IPP Grenergy has secured a US$457 million non-recourse senior financing for a 446MW Chilean solar-plus-storage portfolio.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in European solar cell and module capacity and production through 2026.

PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.

Independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has closed a US$350 million credit facility for the 203 MW Reclamation Solar project in Indiana.

As solar PV continues to grow globally, the technology is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s electricity mix from 2031, according to a report from technical and safety expert DNV.

A 250MW solar park in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve will be the site of a scheme to reintroduce endangered sand gazelles into the wild.

Poor solar PV project quality can increase the levelised cost of energy of a PV system by more than 20%, according to a report by HelioVolta.