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The portfolio comprises 780MWp of solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets at “various stages of development.”

Masdar acquired 70% of Terna Energy’s outstanding shares at €20 per share, valuing the company at an enterprise value of €3.2 billion.

Oil and gas major bp has officially acquired solar PV developer Lightsource bp, securing the remaining 50.03% interest in the company.

Independent power producer (IPP) Cero Generation has reached commercial operations at its 100MW Delfini solar PV plant in Greece.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at Southern Europe, where pricing, grid capacity and the ban of PV on farmland are causing headaches.

The portfolio consists of three solar projects – with 160MW, 67MW and 40MW of capacity each – located in Central Greece.

Ameresco Sunel Energy SA has started constructing Lighsource bp’s 560MW Enipeas solar PV project in Greece, the largest in its portfolio.

Greek energy company DEPA Commercial and solar developer Recurrent Energy both secured loans from the bank this week.

Passing legislation about agriPV would kickstart the development of such projects in Greece and keep workforce in villages.

Stelios Psomas, policy advisor at HELAPCO looks at the current state of the solar PV market in Greece and what role energy storage plays.