Projects

Spanish energy firm Zelestra and Portuguese utility EDP have signed what they call the “first” solar-plus-storage power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Spanish renewables market.

French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq. 

Solargis' Marcel Suri asks if the solar industry is using the best available science to characterise real-world solar resource conditions?

A round-up of news from the Indian solar sector this week, including Reliance Industries' cell plant, Juniper Green Energy powering solar PV and Solex Energy launching new modules.

VDE Americas has verified the successful deployment of the hail mitigation function of GameChange Solar’s Genius trackers.

According to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the global levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar PV reached US$0.043/kWh in 2024.

2025 will be the first time in over a decade that solar power additions decline in the EU, according to a mid-year report from SolarPower Europe.

China has installed 14.36GW of solar PV in June 2025, down 85% from the previous month and also decreasing 38% from the same period in 2024.

Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energía has powered a 162.6MWp solar PV plant in the Dominican Republic.

Norwegian IPP Scatec has been selected for an 846MW solar cluster in the latest REIPPPP tender from South Africa.