Projects

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US-based independent power producer Altus Power has acquired solar assets primarily in North and South Carolina, the US, with a combined capacity of 121MW.

Under the agreement, SmartestEnergy Australia will source energy from the 93MW Girgarre Solar Farm owned by Enel Green Power Australia.

Swissolar expects 1.5GW of new solar capacity to be installed in Switzerland in 2023, an increase of almost 40% over the prior year.

Neoen has been awarded four solar projects with a total capacity of 104.4MWp from the French government’s Energy Regulation Commission (CRE).

Ambuja Cement has announced a plan to add 1GW of solar and wind generation capacity to power cement production.

Saudi-based IPP ACWA Power has signed a PPA with government bodies in South Africa for a 442MW solar PV project.

French renewable power company Voltalia has commissioned a 140MW solar project in southern Albania, said to be the country’s largest to date.

The tender is seeking bids for up to 600MW/2,400MWh of dispatchable capacity in South Australia and Victoria.

Adapture Renewables has signed three agreements with Meta to sell 330MW of power from three solar projects in Illinois and Arkansas.