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Macquarie Capital backs Chiron for 1 GW Italian solar-plus-storage venture
Macquarie Capital has made a significant investment in Italian renewable developer Chiron Energy to form a solar-plus-storage joint venture. The partn...
Tunisia solar sector urges faster permits, tax breaks and storage support
Tunisia’s solar photovoltaic sector is calling on the government to remove administrative and financial barriers that are slowing clean-energy investm...
Merus Capital secures EUR 153.75 million financing for 162 MW Spanish solar portfolio
Spanish independent fund manager Merus Capital has secured a EUR 153.75 million financing facility for 162 MW of solar farm projects in Spain. The deb...
Coal India opens EPC tender for 187.5 MW / 750 MWh Telangana battery project
Coal India has invited bids for a 187.5 MW / 750 MWh battery energy storage system at Choutuppal in Telangana. The tender covers full EPC delivery, gr...
Peak Energy selects Sacramento for first US grid-scale sodium-ion storage factory
Peak Energy has selected Sacramento, California for what it says will be the first US factory dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage system...
Bangladesh rooftop solar becomes up to 70% cheaper than grid power after tariff hike
IEEFA says Bangladesh’s June 2026 electricity tariff increase has made rooftop solar substantially cheaper than grid power for industrial and commerci...
Public Storage and Solar Landscape plan 44 MW Illinois community solar portfolio
Public Storage plans to develop 60 rooftop community solar projects with Solar Landscape across northern Illinois. The portfolio is expected to total ...
NLC India Renewables secures 900 MW solar project from GUVNL
NLC India Renewables has received a letter of intent from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. for a 900 MW solar power project awarded through tariff-based ...
UK solar capacity reaches 22.8 GW ahead of plug-in solar rules
UK solar capacity reached 22.8 GW at the end of June 2026 after more than 2 GW of additions over 12 months. The market is preparing for new plug-in so...
EU solar share tops 20% of demand for three straight months
Solar supplied more than 20% of EU electricity demand in May, June, and July for the first time, according to Fraunhofer ISE Energy-Charts data. Latvi...
Sierra Leone connects first utility solar-storage project to the grid
Sierra Leone has connected a solar-plus-storage project to the national grid, marking a step forward for utility-scale clean power in the country. The...
New Zealand reviews plug-in solar rules for residential adoption
New Zealand’s Electrical Workers Registration Board is reviewing plug-in solar guidance after campaigners challenged restrictions on the systems. The ...