Projects

Lightsource bp, the solar power arm of oil and gas major bp, has sold a 294MW solar portfolio in Italy to asset manager EOS Investment Management Group.

Two solar PV plants have been installed in gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mongolia to supply clean energy to their operations.

The co-location of renewable generation and energy storage demands new contractual arrangements to make such projects commercially viable. Jack Rankin, Miguel Valderrama and Brian Knowles of Pexapark explore how hybrid PPAs are becoming a favoured solution for structuring deals that capture the full value of both assets.

Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro has been contracted to build a 1.8GWac solar PV project as part of Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

New solar installations in China reached 216.88GW in 2023, a 148.12% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration of China.

Scatec posted record-high revenues and construction figures over 2023 which it said was facilitated by lower module and BESS prices.

Schroders Greencoat has revealed that it will complete the UK’s “largest-ever solar acquisition”, securing 53 solar farms from Toucan Energy.

US community solar company Nautilus Solar Energy has signed a US$72 million tax equity deal with institutional investment management firm Foss & Company for a 62MW solar portfolio.

Verano Energy has submitted an environmental impact assessment for its proposed 5.85GW Horizonte de Verano solar project in Peru.

Earlier this month California-based solar manufacturer Auxin Solar announced that it was suing the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Customs & Border Patrol over unclaimed payments from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs.