Power Plants

Mining giant Fortescue has begun construction of its 440MW Solomon Airport solar PV power plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

French energy major TotalEnergies has initiated pilot operations of the first generating unit at its 1GW solar farm in Iraq’s Basra region.

Origis Energy has secured US$545 million in financing for three utility-scale solar projects with a combined capacity of 413MW in Texas.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has begun the construction of 253MWdc Echols Grove and 188MWdc Cedar Range projects in Texas.

Portland General Electric (PGE) has finalised agreements for more than 1,000MW of new renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the US state of Oregon.

US independent power producer (IPP) Arevon has begun operations at its 430MW Kelso solar PV project in the state of Missouri.

Potentia has completed the installation of nearly 161,000 solar modules at its Quorn Park hybrid solar-plus-BESS in Australia.

The European Commission is inviting proposals for ground-mounted solar projects under the latest round of its cross-border tender programme.

French floating solar specialist Ciel & Terre has gained certification for its Fusio floating PV system, after its launch last year.

Edify Energy has named DT Infrastructure its preferred EPC contractor for two solar and BESS projects in Queensland.