#solar power

Angola has launched what is described as sub-Saharan Africa’s largest off-grid photovoltaic facility.

Atlas Renewable Energy and ArcelorMittal SA have placed the 315 MWp part B of the Luis Carlos Solar Park into operation.

ERC approves $27.5-M (P1.61-billion) point-to-point facilities linking the Maragondon solar project to Meralco’s 115 kV TMC 2 substation.

More than 2,400 rooftop panels will supply 1 MWp of clean electricity to the upcoming Vaasa transformer facility, supporting Finland’s energy transition.

Renewables now account for more than half of India’s installed electricity capacity, five years ahead of COP26 targets.

China has become the first country in the world to exceed 1,000 GW of installed solar power, adding 210 GW in the first half of 2025 alone.

The joint venture will develop large-scale data centres across Spain, starting with a 144 MW facility near Madrid powered by on-site solar energy.

RWE has received confirmation of planning permission for its 180 MW Byers Gill Solar Farm.

Acciona Energía’s Cotoperí Solar project has begun feeding renewable electricity into the grid of La Romana province, Dominican Republic.

Eight 110 kV substations will be built in eight villages in Karnataka’s Belagavi district selected under the Greenfield Energy Corridor project.

Jordan is pushing ahead with plans to expand its reliance on solar power and other renewable energy sources to 50% in 2033.

The global distributed energy generation market size is expected to reach $573.7 B by 2025, registering a CAGR of 16 % during the forecast period 2020-2026.

Driven by falling costs and strong policy support, global renewable capacity is projected to more than triple from 2024 to 2035, led by solar and wind.

Wandoan South Solar 2 to power 120,000 homes, avoid 568,000 t of CO₂ annually, and support Queensland’s net-zero ambitions.

EDF Renewables leads South Africa’s first IPP-built substation, connecting 1.5 GW of renewables and setting the stage for future grid-integrated clean energy.

Over 3,000 GW of renewable energy is stuck in grid connection queues due to outdated infrastructure, delaying the transition to a clean energy future.

Iberdrola and Italian retail group Pam Panorama have signed a solar power purchase agreement (PPA).

Electricity distribution company Powercor Australia attended the scene of a transformer fire at a solar power plant near Raywood, Victoria.

Virginia Transformer has delivered a power transformer to the Vega 5 solar energy project in Folsom, California.

RWE has commissioned the 8.3 MWac Bosco groundmounted solar power plant, its first in Italy.

ACWA Power has announced that commercial operation has begun at Al Shuaiba 2 solar PV Independent Power Plant.

RWE has commissioned the Schönau solar PV plant, its first such plant in Saxony.

Shenzhen Energy Group has signed deals to construct and operate a 300 MW wind farm and a 300 MW solar power plant in Kyrgyzstan.

A 3 MW solar power plant, valued at approximately 900 billion rials ($1.8 million), is set to be built in northern Tehran.