Power Plants

Improving access to data and shortening interconnection processes are key priorities for the US grid, says the Department of Energy (DOE).

A lack of grid infrastructure is a key challenge in Eastern Europe, and was discussed at Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe 2024.

Emirati state-owned renewable energy project developer Masdar has entered the Philippines market with plans to develop 1GW of solar PV, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Australia’s Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has formally increased the amount of renewable energy generation and energy storage projects that can connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to 7.7GW.

The agreement will support the construction of six PV plants, with a combined capacity of 724MW, which will be sited to support Google’s data centre operations.

These programmes are Empowering Rural America and Powering Affordable Clean Energy, with investments in rural communities across 30 US states.

Sacramento Drilling specialises in piling and foundation drilling for solar projects, which allows steel racking to be installed in the ground.

The Africa Solar Industry Association’s 2025 market outlook has recorded a 2.5GW increase in PV installations in 2024.

New Zealand solar PV developer Lodestone Energy has energised its largest solar power plant to date: the 42MW Te Herenga o Te Rā site in the Bay of Plenty, a large bight on New Zealand’s northern island.

The inverters will be used for commercial solar installations across the US “estimated to exceed 100MW”, Summit Ridge said.