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France grants €39mn loan for ten solar power plants in Mauritania

French public funding will support the construction of ten solar power plants with storage in Mauritania, as the country works to expand its grid to reach universal electricity access by 2030.

Recurrent Energy secures approval for 1.3 GW solar and battery project in the UK

Recurrent Energy has received authorisation to develop Tillbridge, a hybrid 1.3 GW solar and battery project in England, strengthening its expansion strategy in the UK market.

Le Koweït lance un appel d’offres pour un projet solaire de 500 MW

Le Koweït a publié une demande de propositions pour la construction d'une centrale solaire de 500 MW, dont l’électricité sera injectée dans le réseau national sur la base d’un contrat de rachat de 30 ans.
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Mori Building completes three hybrid solar plants through PPA structured with TEPCO

Mori Building has completed three solar-plus-storage plants in Japan to supply its real estate assets through an intra-group partnership structured by TEPCO Energy Partner.

OCCTO awards 75.4MWAC to 27 solar projects in undersubscribed auction

Japanese grid operator OCCTO allocated 75.4MWAC in its third solar auction for FY2025, with an average feed-in-premium price of 7.13 yen per kWh, marking a session that fell short of initial subscription targets.

Octillion completes solar rollout at battery plant in Pune

Octillion has fully converted its electric vehicle battery production facility in Pune to solar power, initiating the rollout of an energy strategy aimed at achieving energy autonomy for all its India-based operations by 2027.
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Westbridge receives final approval for solar and storage project in Canada

Westbridge Renewable Energy has secured final regulatory approval in Alberta for its Dolcy Solar project, marking the last step before construction can begin.

Sunman secures AUD171 mn to launch 500 MW solar factory in Australia

Chinese firm Sunman will build Australia’s largest solar module plant in the Hunter Valley, backed by AUD171 mn ($111.92 mn) in public funding.

Botswana signs partnership with Oman including 500 MW solar power plant

Botswana has concluded a series of energy agreements with Omani public investors, including the development of a 500 MW solar power plant and projects in fuel storage and petroleum trading.
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Greenbuddies deploys Germany’s largest agrivoltaic power plant for MaxSolar

With 16.8 MWp of capacity, the Triticum plant in Bavaria marks a strategic investment for MaxSolar, strengthening the agrivoltaic model in the German energy landscape.

Greencells to migrate 3 GW of solar projects to 3E’s platform

Greencells has signed a partnership with Belgian company 3E to transfer over 3 GW of solar and storage capacity to SynaptiQ, a central monitoring and analytics platform.

Grenergy sells seven photovoltaic plants to Ecopetrol in Colombia

Spanish group Grenergy has signed an agreement to sell seven solar projects with a total capacity of 88 MW to Ecopetrol, as part of its asset rotation strategy.
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Zenith Energy launches construction of three 7 MWp solar projects in Italy

Zenith Energy has launched a tender for the construction of three solar plants totalling 7 MWp in Italy, with expected bank financing covering up to 90% of costs.

JA Solar launches photovoltaic solution for extreme desert environments

JA Solar unveils a pioneering white paper on photovoltaic systems in arid regions, with a module designed to withstand extreme desert conditions and improve long-term energy yield.

Shikoku Electric Power expands solar acquisitions and targets water surfaces

Shikoku Electric Power lowers its acquisition threshold for solar projects to 500kWAC and calls for proposals to develop floating plants on reservoirs of at least 15,000m².
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Canadian Solar commissions 20 MWAC solar plant in Japan under 25-year virtual PPA

Canadian Solar has started delivering non-fossil certificates from a new 20 MWAC solar plant in Okayama under a 25-year virtual power purchase agreement with a Japanese company.

Ecopetrol targets 88.2 MWp with acquisition of seven solar projects in Colombia

Ecopetrol has reached a conditional agreement to acquire seven companies holding photovoltaic projects across four Colombian departments, for a total potential of 88.2 MWp.

EBRD grants €192 mn to finance 531 MW of solar in Romania

Three photovoltaic plants will receive financing structured by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to strengthen Romania's electricity capacity and attract private capital to the sector.
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A €15mn solar farm and organic dairy project launched in Loiret

Loiret Energie and Terres d’Energie Développement will invest €15mn in a 31.5-hectare agrivoltaic farm in La Ferté Saint-Aubin, combining electricity production and organic cattle farming.

Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund acquires non-FIT solar asset for ¥253.5mn

Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund makes its first acquisition outside the FIT scheme with a 1.1 MW solar plant in Tsukuba, valued at ¥253.5mn ($1.7mn), under a corporate PPA agreement.