Projects

South Africa registered 139 new solar PV facilities, with a combined capacity of 2,045MW, in the third quarter of this year.

A proposed 840MW PV project in southern England that would have become the country’s largest has been turned down by the UK government.

Proposed legislation that could unlock gigawatts of solar is progressing through the US Congress but faces increased resistance from campaign groups concerned it undermines environmental protections.

The International Energy Agency has forecast 3.6TW of new solar PV additions between 2026-2031 in its latest report on the renewables sector.

European Energy and data centre operator AirTrunk have officially opened the 31MW Mulwala solar PV plant in NSW.

IB Solar has signed an MoU with three German companies to develop a 2GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing line at its facility in India.

Essar Renewables has signed a PPA with NHPC Limited for a 300MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project in Andhra Pradesh.

Independent power producer (IPP) Energix Renewables has brought its 152MWdc Border Basin solar project online in Hancock County, Ohio, with the facility now delivering power to the PJM Interconnection market.

EDP Renewables North America has begun work on its 250MW Cypress Knee Solar project in Arkansas, which will eventually supply power to tech giant Meta.

rPlus Energies has closed a revolving credit facility of up to US$450 million to support its project pipeline across the American West.