Europe

Germany’s federal network agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has announced the results of its latest ground-mount solar auction, which closed with bids for more than twice as much capacity as was tendered.

Belectric, a subsidiary of European energy company the Elevion Group, will deliver EPC services for a 210MW solar PV portfolio in the UK.

European solar PV module and component buyers’ sentiment improved significantly in January 2026, according to sun.store's pv.index report.

A round-up of a number of European project stories from this week, including METLEN, European Energy and TSE.

The UK government's Allocation round 7a (AR7a) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has awarded a record 4.9GW of solar PV.

Energy platform Revera Energy has completed an expanded US$150 million credit facility for its UK and Australian portfolio.

Market dynamics and growing concerns over Europe’s grid bottlenecks were key topics at this year’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe summit.

Strike prices for solar PV in upcoming UK Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation have been forecast to be around £63-68MWh (US$86-93MWh), according to trade body, Solar Energy UK (SEUK).

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is planning to provide dedicated support to European solar inverter manufacturers amid a call for greater energy security and strategic autonomy.

Global electricity demand is set to grow 2.5 times as fast as overall energy demand by 2030, ushering in what the International Energy Agency (IEA) has dubbed the “Age of Electricity”.