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The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has announced a plan to establish the GEAPP Energy Access and Transition Trust Fund, offering US$35 million to accelerate the clean energy transition and access in five Asian countries. 

US utility Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for two dozen of new solar and energy storage projects.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has installed more than 4.5GW of solar PV capacity across the markets it operates due to new capacity added in Australia, Spain and Brazil in the first quarter of 2023.

Procuring power purchase agreement tools will be an option for industry players amid an energy pricing crisis and volatility.

Lithuanian renewables developer Green Genius has partnered with Eiffel Investment Group to develop and finance a 500MW solar PV portfolio in Italy.

The acquisition included 72 solar projects, of them 90% being community solar projects, and six battery storage projects.

The Missouri subsidiary of US utility Ameren has received approvals from the state Public Service Commission to acquire a 150MW solar project in White County, Illinois. The project is expected to enter commercial operations late next year.

Utility giant Engie has reached commercial operation for a 181.25MW solar PV plant in Chile, its largest one so far in the country.

US utility Duke Energy has added 150MW worth of community solar to its Florida portfolio as part of its Clean Energy Connection programme.

The Federal Network Agency announced that with a tendered quantity of 1.95GW, 347 bids with a volume of 2.87GW were submitted.