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Portugal needs to step up on permitting issues and grid connection challenges

March 23, 2023
If Portugal wants to bring forward its target to have 9GW of installed capacity by 2026 rather than the end of the decade, it will need to solve one of its main barriers it faces at the moment: permitting issues.

PROJECT ROUND-UP: Lightsource bp turns on Colorado plant, PPA signed for 494MWp of Spanish solar

February 10, 2023
A round-up of the latest PV project news from the US and Europe, including two announcements in Spain, the inauguration of a pair of Hungarian PV plants and operations beginning at an installation in Colorado from Lightsource bp.

Non-PV renewables dominated electricity consumption in Portugal last month – REN

February 2, 2023
Renewables supplied 88% of electricity consumption in Portugal last month but PV only accounted for 4%.

Iberdrola secures environmental approval for Europe’s largest solar PV plant with 1.2GW capacity

January 31, 2023
Spanish utility Iberdrola has received environmental approval for the construction of Europe’s largest solar PV plant in Portugal, with a capacity of 1.2GW.

Octopus Energy partners FF New Energy Ventures to build 1.6GW of renewables in Iberia

December 23, 2022
UK-based energy group Octopus Energy’s generation arm has invested in independent power producer (IPP) FF New Energy Ventures (FFNEV) to develop 1.6GW of solar and storage in Spain and Portugal.

Neoen begins construction on 272MWp Portuguese solar park

December 19, 2022
Renewable energy producer Neoen has begun construction on what it is calling Portugal’s ‘largest’ solar park, a 272MWp facility comprising of two contiguous solar projects. The park is expected to be commissioned in early 2024.

Portugal reduces environmental assessment for solar projects of up to 100 hectares

December 12, 2022
In a push to accelerate the growth of renewables in Portugal, the government has introduced a package that will reduce environmental assessments for solar projects.

Portugal to raise winning solar auction tariffs in line with inflation

October 21, 2022
Winning bidders from Portugal’s solar auctions will have their tariffs increased in line with inflation as the government aims to ensure the projects remain economically viable.
PV Tech Premium

The rise of solar-plus

September 19, 2022
The proliferation of solar requires PV projects to adapt to their grid surroundings, which increasingly entails connecting alongside adjacent technologies, be it energy storage, other renewables or green hydrogen. Amid the growing threat of curtailment, Jules Scully looks at the rise of the ‘solar-plus’ market and the financial models underpinning it.

Aquila Capital secures financing to construct 2.6GW of renewables in Spain and Portugal

September 7, 2022
German investment firm Aquila Capital has raised €1 billion in financing to support the development and construction of a 2.6GW renewables pipeline in Spain and Portugal over the next three years.

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