Power Plants

Southern Power has announced plans to add 180MW of new capacity to its 200MW Millers Branch solar farm in the US state of Texas.

US energy company Southern Power has commissioned its 150MW South Cheyenne Solar project in Laramie County, in the state of Wyoming.

Spanish developer Matrix Renewables has signed a 147MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group in Texas, US.

The first two solar PV projects from the sixth round of South Africa’s state renewable energy tender – representing 360MW capacity - have been approved and reached commercial close.

Wiki-Solar's latest figures show that the world’s top 34 EPC contractors are now responsible for a combined portfolio of more than 100GWac.

Germany has granted approval to 2.2GW of ground-mounted solar projects in its latest round of auctions, up from 1.6GW in the previous round.

The company's CEO Detlef Neuhaus said operating production in Germany was extremely difficult economically.

The Philippines will add approximately 1.99GW of solar capacity this year, according to the Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE).

With more than 1TW of solar waiting for grid connection, PV Tech Premium looks at where the PV capacity is queued up in the US.

US renewables developer energyRe has secured a total of US$240 million to finance the 108MWdc/198MWh Lone Star solar-plus-storage project in South Carolina.