utility-scale solar

Ark Energy has been granted approval by AEMO and Transgrid to connect its 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project to the NEM.

Naturgy's Global Power Generation (GPG) has commissioned two utility-scale solar PV power plants in Australia, totalling 360MW.

Australian NEM solar generation fell 21.2% to 3,038GWh in May 2026, while a sharp mid-month pricing spike reversed April's stabilisation trend.

Independent power producer Sonnedix has reached financial close on a 102MW solar PV portfolio in Spain and Italy.

Queensland has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund in Australia.

Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh in May 2026, up 10% from 4.2TWh recorded in May 2025, according to data published by Rystad Energy senior analyst David Dixon on LinkedIn.

US IPP Matrix Renewables and EPC contractor SOLV Energy have commenced construction on the Tormes Solar Project, a 457MWdc facility in Navarro County, Texas.

Enbridge has started commercial operations at the first phase of its 815MW Sequoia Solar project in Callahan County, in Texas.

Mining giant Fortescue has begun construction on the 690MW Turner River solar PV power plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has launched what it has described as its “biggest renewable energy tender in the state’s history”, seeking 2.5GW of renewable energy generation.