utility-scale solar

Spanish utility Iberdrola has commissioned a 243MW solar PV plant in Italy, the country’s largest in operation.

US independent power producer (IPP) MN8 Energy has reached commercial operations at two utility-scale solar PV plants totalling 260MW.

UAE state-owned renewables developer Masdar has acquired a 49.99% stake in a 705MW operational renewables portfolio in Spain from oil major Repsol.

Lodestone Energy & Centralines have confirmed that construction will begin this spring on a NZ$50 million solar PV power plant in New Zealand.

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.