ACWA Power has signed an agreement with Badeel – the water and electric holding company of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) – to develop 4.5GW of solar PV projects in Saudi Arabia. The projects will represent an investment of SAR12.2 billion (US$3.3 billion).
US renewables developer rPlus energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power – a state utility – for its planned 200MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ada County, Idaho. The power will support operations at a data centre owned by Silicon Valley giant Meta.
Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazil’s largest aluminium producer for its 902MWp PV project in the state of Minas Gerais.
US-headquartered global renewable energy developer Enfinity Global has signed another power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft for 34GWh of solar energy produced at one of its Italian PV facilities.
UK-based energy group Octopus Energy has made its first steps in the Asian renewables market with an investment in Japanese solar developer Yotsuya Capital.
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) – a state subsidiary of American Electric Power – has signed two agreements with EDF Renewables North America relating to 554MWdc worth of solar PV projects in Indiana.