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This week, Microsoft, Clearloop, Greenbacker and SolarBank have made notable investments into small-scale and community solar projects.

US power company Dominion Energy and the MWAA have started construction work on a 100MW solar project at the Dulles International Airport.

Clēnera has started operations at its 105MW Apex Solar facility in the US state of Montana, one of the largest solar projects in the state.

Bahrain has agreed to develop a 72MW solar power project in Sakhir, which will be the country’s largest solar facility.

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has selected Masdar to build the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

Xcel Energy is accepting bids for solar and battery storage projects to replace its Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in Minnesota.

Swift Current Energy has closed financing for its 800MWdc/593MWac Double Black Diamond solar project, having raised US$779 million.

KEPCO is completing work on a 22MW rooftop solar installation in Thailand that will be the largest rooftop solar project in the world.

The New Zealand government and BlackRock have launched a NZ$2 billion (US$1.2 billion) fund to support renewable generation in the country.

EDP plans to invest €2.5 billion over the next three years to install an additional 4GW of distributed solar capacity around the world.