Power Plants

Panellists at the Energy Storage Summit 2024 discussed the commercial opportunities for co-located projects.

French utility Engie has powered the Solar Akin 100MW solar PV plant in the northwest state of Sonora, Mexico.

EDP Renewables has commissioned its second solar-plus-wind hybrid project in Portugal, which boasts a generation capacity of 43.8MW.

Colombia has awarded 4.4GW of solar PV capacity, which accounted for 99% of all renewable generation capacity offered in its latest auction.

SkyPower has signed a joint development agreement with Africa Finance Corporation to develop a 200MW solar project in the DRC.

Telis Energy starts a pipeline of more than 100MWp of hybrid projects and 1GWh BESS standalone projects in Italy.

Spanish renewables developer Greenalia has closed US$200 million in three-year credit facilities to support the development of solar PV, energy storage and wind projects in the US.

SJVN Green Energy, a subsidiary of Indian state-owned utility SJVN, has launched a tender seeking nearly 2GWp of PV module supply for several projects across India.

Brazil has imported 17.5GW of solar modules in 2023, slightly down from the previous year, according to Brazilian PV research and consultancy firm Greener.

US power developers expect to add 36.4GW of new solar generation capacity in 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration.