Power Plants

German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Baywa r.e has begun building a 135MW/53MW co-located wind and solar PV project in Zaragoza, Spain.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with management of industrial and commercial waste company FCC Ámbito to promote the industrial-scale recycling of solar PV panels.

GoodWe says the first-phase production lines in Vietnam are expected to achieve an annual capacity of 5GW.

NextEnergy Capital has inaugurated two solar PV plants with a combined 260MW generation capacity in Portugal and Spain.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reports that the US added 33.8GW of new utility-scale renewable projects in 2023.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has secured a US$140 million tax equity deal with Barclays for a 180MW PV project in Louisiana.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has launched a tender to procure power from solar PV projects with a capacity of up to 5GW.

SJVN Green Energy, the subsidiary of Indian state-owned utility SJVN, has signed offtake agreements for 600MW of solar PV capacity with Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited (RUVITL).

US solar analyst Raptor Maps has found that asset underperformance and equipment issues cost the global solar sector US$4.6 billion in 2023.

Several European countries have underestimated the deployment of solar PV by 205GW by 2030, according to energy think tank Ember’s latest report.