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Global corporate solar financing reached US$11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, according to Mercom.

The European Commission (EC) has launched a new strategy to address the fossil fuel energy crisis in the Middle East and accelerate the “shift to homegrown, clean energies”, said EC president Ursula von der Leyen.

France remains an 'attractive' solar market, and a 'stable environment' for potential investors, according to Ksenia Dray.

Danantara, has secured US$1.4 billion to back the government’s push for 50GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2035, with a focus on solar.

Making investment decisions based on an entire renewable energy portfolio, rather than the merits of an individual project, is now the norm.

Octopus Energy has announced an investment of 'nearly' US$1 billion into Californian clean energy, including a solar-plus-storage project.

The Philippines will launch a number of renewable energy auctions between 2027 and 2035 for at least 25GW of capacity each year.

FinDev Canada has announced a US$56 million loan to support the development of project Illa, which will be the largest in Peru.

Market dynamics and growing concerns over Europe’s grid bottlenecks were key topics at this year’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe summit.

Integrating more private investment into Europe’s grid infrastructure will be a necessity if the continent's bottlenecks are to be overcome.