Power Plants

US independent power producer (IPP) MN8 Energy has reached commercial operations at two utility-scale solar PV plants totalling 260MW.

Lu Chuan, chairman of CHINT and its subsidiary Astronergy, outlines his prudent approach to navigating the difficulties facing China's PV manufacturers.

UAE state-owned renewables developer Masdar has acquired a 49.99% stake in a 705MW operational renewables portfolio in Spain from oil major Repsol.

Transgrid has confirmed that Project EnergyConnect, Australia's largest transmission project, is being fully energised following completion of construction on its New South Wales (NSW) section.

South African national utility Eskom has launched a new unit to focus on large-scale renewable energy projects.

Australia’s Queensland has allocated AU$3.2 billion to the CopperString transmission project in its 2026-27 State Budget.

Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 450MW Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project from Latrobe Valley-based developer Manthos Investments.

Lodestone Energy & Centralines have confirmed that construction will begin this spring on a NZ$50 million solar PV power plant in New Zealand.

Solar manufacturer Trinasolar has reached a record peak power output of 907W and a full-area efficiency of 29.2% for a perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem module.

New figures from SEIA and Wood Mackenzie reveal that solar and storage accounted for 91% of new additions to the US grid in Q1 2026.