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This evening’s solar eclipse will cut Europe’s effective solar PV capacity by 9.7GW, according to ENTSO-E.

Nearly a year after the Iberian blackout, an expert panel has released its final report regarding the causes that resulted in a combination of “many interacting factors”.

A roundup of European solar stories, with developments from Sonnedix, Helleniq, Nuveen Infrastructure and Nord/LB.

Portuguese utility EDP has begun operations on a hybrid solar and hydropower project in Portugal, the first of its kind in the country.

An expert panel has identified a series of grid failures that led to April's unprecedented power outage in Spain and Portugal, ruling out renewables as the leading cause.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo explores evidence of systemic problems in the Iberian grid and some of the solutions following the blackout.

Spain-based renewable energy firm Exus Renewables has closed financing on a 130MW solar PV project in Portugal.

TotalEnergies has expanded its renewables assets in the Caribbean, sold a stake in projects in Portugal and begun construction on two PV parks in Spain.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has launched Project Douro, a 150MW solar plant in Tarouca, northern Portugal.

The Spanish Minister for MITECO, Sara Aagesen, ruled out a cyberattack on the blackout that affected Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025.