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A round-up of the latest solar project news, as Lightsource bp commissions its first PV project in Poland, Soltec receives EIA on a 220MW solar portfolio in Italy and Iberdrola completes two plants in Portugal.

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has signed a PLN 231 million (US$58.5 million) deal with the Polish Development Bank to develop a 72MWp solar PV portfolio.

The UK and the Ireland I-SEM are also top markets for renewables and battery energy storage systems (BESS) co-location in Europe.

The Sun Investment Group (SIG) has secured a debt facility to support its development of 1.97GW of new solar capacity in Poland.

GreenYellow has bought Grow Energy Management (GEM), acquiring its 120MW portfolio of PV projects in Portugal and Poland.

Poland's cumulative installed solar PV capacity surpassed 17GW as of the end of 2023, according to Polish research group IEO.

Despite an awareness of the benefits that co-located storage and solar can offer, the commercial model for such sites has yet to materialise.

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has started contracting a 134MWp solar PV portfolio in Poland.

Chinese-owned solar PV manufacturer Astronergy has delivered 125MW worth of solar PV modules to Polish engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Solartech.

Polish transmission system operator (TSO) Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) has planned to invest PLN64 billion (US$16 billion) in new transmission lines by 2034.