utility scale

Gareth Simkins examines the winning projects of AR5 and looks ahead to assess how solar is likely to fare in future rounds.

Spain’s solar industry has the potential to drive the country’s economic recovery after the sector posted a record amount of new installed capacity last year, according to the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF).

The PV facilities are set to come online by the end of 2023, helping utility Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association meet new 50%-by-2024 renewables target.

Grid-connected 800MW project developed with local partners will help the Gulf nation to diversify its energy mix and deliver a 'carbon-neutral' football World Cup in 2022.

The freshly-commissioned 167.5GWh Almeyda plant is contracted to supply power to Chile's state-owned copper mining company through a long-term PPA.

Lightsource BP has secured US$140 million financing for a portfolio of seven utility-scale PV projects across the US.

UK developer Lightsource Renewable Energy is to expand into the Netherlands’ local energy market.

China-based renewable energy developer and owner Panda Green Energy Group (PGEG), formerly United Photovoltaics said it had completed and grid-connected the first panda-shaped PV power plant in Datong County, Shanxi Province, China.

Prominent solar developers in the UK have started to tally up their recent work, totalling what was connected to the grid prior to last Friday’s Renewables Obligation deadline.