operational launch

The 174MW Tume solar farm in Tukums, Latvia, reaches operational status. For the first time, owner Ignitis Renewables will run its own facility.

Doral Renewables has celebrated the imminent commercial operation of three phases of the 1.3GW Mammoth Solar park in Indiana.

Independent power producer (IPP) ContourGlobal and community-owned public power utility Platte River Power Authority have completed construction of a 324MW solar PV complex in the US state of Colorado.

Avantus has started commercial operations at its Aratina 1 project in California, which combines 200MW of solar PV and 500MWh of batteries.

French renewables company Voltalia has fully commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar farm in Limpopo province, South Africa.

Statkraft has started commercial operations at two solar PV projects in the Republic of Ireland, with a combined capacity of 206MW.

Renewables developer Newave Energia and investment firm Gerdau have opened a 452MW solar PV plant in Brazil.

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

Argentinian renewables developer Genneia has reached commercial operations at its 140MW Parque Solar San Rafael in Argentina.

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