Power Plants

Spanish utility Endesa has started commercial operations at a 131MW solar PV portfolio in its home country.

The Philippines government has announced that large-scale renewable energy installations will have to integrate energy storage into their projects.

Independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has reached financial close on a 130MW solar PV plant in Colombia.

YEC has opened an EOI process for commercial and industrial customers seeking renewable energy offtake in Pilbara,Western Australia.

Developers are forecast to add a record 43.4GW of new solar PV capacity to the US power system in 2026, according to the EIA.

Power loss at solar PV projects has more than doubled in the last five years despite maturing markets and advancing technology, according to new data from US-based  solar asset analysis firm Raptor Maps.

A round-up of several project stories in the US that have been announced this week, including OCI Energy, Arava Power, Arevon Energy and MN8.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has started construction at a 242MW solar PV project in Perú.

Co-located storage has been “overhyped” as a prop for commercially underperforming solar assets in Europe and should not be regarded as a “silver bullet”.

Europe’s somewhat delicate position in global solar means it is uniquely-positioned to take advantage of global supply chain uncertainties.