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Luma Energy connects 90MW solar PV plant in Puerto Rico
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (361+ words) Transmission and distribution network manager Luma Energy has connected the 90MW Ciro 1 solar PV project to the Puerto Rican grid. Located in the southern municipality of Salinas, the project has been developed by Ciro Energy Group and is part of a…...
200MW Colombian PV project given environmental green light
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (189+ words) The Colombian National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) has granted environmental approval to a 200MW solar PV project in the Chiriguan" area of Northern Colombia. With a peak power capacity of 250MWp and a nameplate generation of 200MW, the Ariguan" site brings the ANLA's…...
BRUC raises US$554 million to refinance debt, add storage to 858MW Spanish solar PV portfolio
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (246+ words) Spanish renewable energy developer BRUC has raised "474 million (US$554 million) to facilitate the addition of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to an existing solar PV portfolio of 858MW in Spain. "This approach positions storage as a scalable and bankable extension of…...
Spain launches €355 million renewables manufacturing programme
1+ week, 4+ day ago (496+ words) The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has launched a new renewables manufacturing subsidy programme. With a subsidy of "355 million (US$416 million), the funds will be provided through Spain's recovery and resilience plan (PRTR) under NextGenEU, which aims to incentivise…...
Mexico awards 3.3GW renewables, 2.6GW solar PV, capacity
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (253+ words) The Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) has published the results of its latest call for renewable power projects, awarding 3.3GW of renewable energy capacity, of which solar PV will account for 2.6GW of capacity. Sunstone expects to begin commercial operations at both…...
Metlen completes sale of 588MW Chile solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne Group, valued at US$865 million
2+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) The US-based Glenfarne Group has acquired a portfolio of solar PV and co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile from Greece-headquartered firm Metlen Energy & Metals. Metlen noted that the deal is part of its "asset rotation plan, and…...
Solar-plus-storage ‘gaining importance’ in European dealmaking: BayWa r.e. on Europe’s investment landscape
2+ week, 1+ day ago (601+ words) As part of its year-in-review series, PV Tech spoke to Daniel Parsons, global head of PPA at BayWa r.e., about his company's experiences in dealmaking in Europe this year, the role of co-located renewable energy plus battery energy storage systems (BESS)…...
Grenergy secures funding for 172MW Ayora solar PV plant in Spain
3+ week, 5+ day ago (226+ words) Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has secured a senior non-recourse financing agreement worth "98.8 million (US$115.8 million) for a 172MW solar PV project in Spain. Located in the eastern region of Valencia, the financing of the Ayora solar PV plant has…...
Ib vogt sells 95.18MW Baobab solar PV plant in Spain
3+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Renewables developer ib vogt has sold the 95.18MW Baobab solar PV project in Segovia, central Spain, to a subsidiary of Swiss independent power producer (IPP) EOS NER. Renewables developer ib vogt has sold the 95.18MW Baobab solar PV project in Segovia, central…...
Acciona Energia sells stake in 1.3GW US solar PV portfolio
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (193+ words) Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energia has sold a 49% minority stake in a 1.3GW US solar PV project portfolio. The US$1 billion deal sees Acciona sell a minority stake in four utility-scale solar PV projects to Mexican investment firm Mexico Infrastructure Partners,…...