Power Plants

Chinese solar tracker producer Arctech Solar signed 3GW of supply deals at the SNEC conference in Shanghai, China, last week.

The top 10 PV tracker manufacturers are investing in artificial intelligence applications or advanced materials to improve tracker performance or reduce solar project costs.

French utility Engie will invest close to €100 million (US$114 million) in a 155MW solar PV project at its Castelnou power station. 

Lightsource has started construction on Queensland's 380MWdc Lower Wonga solar and 281MW/843MWh battery project.

Tech giant Google and US renewable energy developer Intersect have partnered to develop a new data centre and energy complex in Texas.

Naturgy's Global Power Generation (GPG) has commissioned two utility-scale solar PV power plants in Australia, totalling 360MW.

Frontier Energy has secured firm commitments for an AU$110 million equity raising for the 132MW first stage of its Waroona project in WA.

Australian NEM solar generation fell 21.2% to 3,038GWh in May 2026, while a sharp mid-month pricing spike reversed April's stabilisation trend.

Sigenergy has moved into agentic AI with the launch of its all-domain intelligent energy agent, SigenAgent.

The opening of this week’s SNEC show in Shanghai was marked by a shared recognition of the need for China’s PV industry to move beyond unchecked capacity expansion and brutal competition, writes Carrie Xiao.