Ørsted and Bloomberg sign an 80 MW PPA for the Mockingbird Solar Center in Texas, Ørsted’s largest U.S. solar project. Noteworthy for integrating conservation, the project protects nearly 1,000 acres of rare tallgrass prairie through a unique partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The Mockingbird project is now fully contracted at 471 MW capacity. Bloomberg joins…
First Solar and Cleantech Solar ink a 15-year PPA, wherein Cleantech will build 150 MW of PV and 16.8 MW of wind assets in Tamil Nadu, India. The facilities, operational by Q3 2024, aim to fulfill 70% of First Solar’s new 3.3 GW solar manufacturing facility’s electricity needs, cutting 7,000 kilotons of CO2. Cleantech will…
Encavis AG, based in Hamburg, has acquired the 30 MW Pozzolo solar park project in Piemont, Northern Italy. With an annual output of approximately 42 GWh, the park will connect to the grid in Q2 2025. A 10-year PPA, based on 75% of the park’s capacity, secures revenue with a pay-as-produced structure. Stern Energy will…
Secure Solar Futures partners with Tazewell Four Seasons YMCA in a 25-year Solar PPA, installing a 483 kW solar system with 912 Jinko Solar panels. The solar array, will be owned, operated, and maintained by Secure Solar Futures. The YMCA benefits from on-site solar power, producing 15,212,832 kWh over 25 years covering 98.5% of electricity…
ACWA Power, the lead shareholder in the 150MW ACWA Power Project DAO, has signed the PPA for the hybrid plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province. With a USD 800 M investment, the project is scheduled to commence operations by Q2 2026, addressing grid congestion and fostering other renewable projects. The investor consortium, including Thebe…
Solarpack secures PPAs for its operational Spanish solar plants, Pizarroso and Valkyria, collectively generating 475 GWh clean energy. Pizarroso in Cáceres, spans 91 hectares and produces approximately 95 GWh annually, offsetting over 2 million tonnes of CO2 and powering 27,000 homes yearly. Valkyria in Cuenca generates 300 GWh annually, equivalent to the consumption of 62,000…
Scatec ASA initiates electricity supply from the Kenhardt project in South Africa, boasting a 540 MW solar and 225MW/1,140MWh battery storage. The project contributes 150 MW dispatchable power to the national grid through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Eskom. Representing a USD 1 billion investment, the project involves 51% equity from Scatec and the…
Sonnedix and Equinix sign a 10-year PPA for renewable energy in Portugal. Equinix will source power from Sonnedix’s 149MW Douro solar project starting July 2025. The project, Sonnedix’s largest in Europe, will power 78,000 homes, reducing 33,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Equinix received transaction support from Schneider Electric and Holland & Knight.
CEB invites proposals for 70 MW PV Plants (1-5 MW each) under a 20-year BOO framework. The bid covers design, supply, erection, and maintenance. Pre-Bid Meeting is on Dec 5, 2023 while submission deadline is by Dec 19, 2023. Successful bidders sign long-term PPAs with CEB, and projects are to be commissioned within 10 months….
Jinko Power Technology signs a 25-year PPA with Saudi Power Procurement Company for the 400 MW Tabarjal PV Project under NREP Round 4. Located 17 km from Tabarjal, the project utilizes bifacial solar panels for increased efficiency. Construction spans between 2024 and 2025, aiming to significantly cut KSA’s CO2 emissions by over 717,000 metric tons…
