Solar developer ib vogt has closed financing on a 135MW solar plant in Poland via a US$90.4 million commitment from German bank BayernLB and Siemens Financial Services.
US residential solar installer Sunnova has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop a “first-of-its-kind” solar and storage focused “micro-utility” in the state.
Independent power producer Scatec will construct a 50MW solar project in Botswana after signing a 25-year power purchase agreement with state-owned utility Botswana Power Corporation.
The top ten developers for utility-scale solar accounted for 125GW of operational, under construction and contracted projects between July 2020 and June 2021, according to a report from research firm Mercom Capital Group.
California’s Senate has passed a bill to create a community solar programme in the state as it looks to take advantage of new incentives contained within the Inflation Reduction Act to expand access to renters and low-income households.
France aims to enable the rapid commissioning of 2.7GW of solar PV awarded in recent tenders as part of efforts to speed up renewables deployment amid the energy crisis.