Europe

Tech and retail giant Amazon has secured 870MW of solar PV and wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Spain.

Iberdrola invested a record €12 billion into its operations in 2024, which yielded a 31% increase in operational solar capacity.

The portfolio will consist of around 1,100 ground-mounted, rooftop and carport projects built across France, which are expected to be completed by 2027.

The retreat on renewables has been described as a "last-ditch attempt to cash in" against the rising tide of the energy transition.

PV Talk: SolarEdge general manager of Europe Christian Carraro on the "niche applications" of which European solar can take advantage.

The European Commission has launched its Clean Industrial Deal, which aims to deliver €100 billion for clean energy manufacturing.

The Serbian Ministry of Energy and Mining has awarded tenders for ten solar and wind projects with a total capacity of 645MW.

Germany-based renewables developer Uniper has started the construction phase on several solar PV projects in Hungary, Germany and the UK.

Offtakers signed 25 power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe in January 2025, for a total of 790MW of electricity generation capacity.

The tripartite deal between UAE's Masdar, Eni and the Albanian power and grid companies was signed this week in Rome.