Power Plants

A consortium of EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) has reached financial close on a 500MW solar PV plant in the Sultanate of Oman.

US community solar company Nautilus Solar Energy has acquired a portfolio of 16 community solar projects with a combined capacity of 75.6MW.

Indian independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power has sold a 300MW solar project in Rajasthan for US$199 million to India Grid Trust.

Iberdrola says that of the agreed amount €170 million has already been committed to finance onshore wind projects in Poland.

The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) has commissioned 400MW of a 1GW solar project in Uzbekistan.

Korean-owned solar PV manufacturer Qcells has signed an agreement with technology company Microsoft, supplying 12GW of modules and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services through 2032.

Xcel Energy has retired one of three coal generation units in Minnesota, which it plans to replace with 710MW worth of solar PV capacity.

GreenIT, an Italian joint venture by oil group Eni and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Equity, has signed an agreement with renewables developer Galileo to build 140MW of solar PV in Italy.

Chilean solar developer Verano Energy has sold a 150MWp solar PV project in Argentina to an unnamed company.

Chinese solar tracker manufacturer Arctech has expanded its business to Turkey by forming a partnership with Alpon Energy, a solar company specialised in solar trackers, as well as EPC works.