Power Plants

The seventh bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has opened for interested parties.

The government of Sri Lanka has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian firm United Solar Group (USG) for a 700MW floating solar and storage project.

Singapore-based energy company Sembcorp has secured a 300MW solar project from state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).

European energy company MET Group has inaugurated its 50MW Puerto Real 3 solar PV project in the Cadiz region of Andalusia, southern Spain.

The USADF has launched a request for proposals for projects to deliver off-grid energy infrastructure in Africa.

Inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology will put an inverter production site in the US with an annual capacity of 3.5GW.

London-based renewables fund NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has bought a 100MW solar PV plant in Florida, US, marking the first acquisition under its NextEra ESG V investment fund.

US electric utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has announced a plan to expand a 765 kV substation to add 2.45GW of renewables in Illinois. 

At the COP28 summit, world leaders have called for a global push to triple renewable energy capacity and "transition away" from fossil fuels.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has announced that its trackers, either operational or under fulfilment, have surpassed 10GW in the Middle Eastern, African and Indian markets.