Projects

Developers are forecast to add a record 43.4GW of new solar PV capacity to the US power system in 2026, according to the EIA.

Power loss at solar PV projects has more than doubled in the last five years despite maturing markets and advancing technology, according to new data from US-based  solar asset analysis firm Raptor Maps.

A round-up of several project stories in the US that have been announced this week, including OCI Energy, Arava Power, Arevon Energy and MN8.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has started construction at a 242MW solar PV project in Perú.

Wooderson Solar Development Co has secured federal environmental approval for a 450MW solar PV power plant with 3,600MWh of co-located battery energy storage in Queensland, Australia.

Independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has reached commercial operations for the first phase of its 1.1GW solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Karnataka, Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh top decarbonisation, power ecosystem readiness, and market enablers, respectively, according to a joint report by IEEFA and Ember.

Enel has acquired an 830MW portfolio of operating solar and wind assets in the US from investment firm Excelsior Energy Capital.

Lightsource bp has sold a 1GW operational solar PV portfolio in Australia to Australian-headquartered renewable energy company Aula Energy.

NTPC has commissioned 165MW of solar capacity at its 1.25GW Khavda-II solar project in Gujarat.