commercial launch

US independent power producer (IPP) MN8 Energy has reached commercial operations at two utility-scale solar PV plants totalling 260MW.

Spanish utility Endesa has started commercial operations at a 131MW solar PV portfolio in its home country.

Avangrid, a subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola, has reached commercial operations at two PV power plants in the US state of Oregon.

Renewables developer Pacific Hydro has started commercial operations at its 293MW/220MWh solar-plus-storage project in Chile.

Plentiude, the renewable energy development arm of Italian oil and gas major Eni, has started operations at a 150MW solar PV plant in Spain.

Saudi developer ACWA Power has started commercial operations of a 2.7GW solar PV portfolio in its home country.

Argentinian renewables developer Genneia has reached commercial operations at its 180MW Parque Solar Anchoris in Argentina.

US IPP BrightNight and Canadian asset manager Cordelio Power have reached commercial operations at a 300MW solar PV plant in Arizona, US.

Arevon said the project, in Kern County, brings its operational renewable energy capacity in California alone to over 3GW.

Located in the northern department of Atlantic, Enel says the Guayepo I and II project is the country’s largest operational solar site.