#Renewables

TotalEnergies and partners are launching construction of a major hybrid renewables project in South Africa, comprising a 216 MW solar plant and a 500 MWh battery storage system.

Nextracker said that it has surpassed a corporate milestone of 10 GW of smart solar trackers operational or under fulfilment for projects located in the Middle East, Africa and India.

The Louisiana State Office of Natural Resources has granted Vestas an operating agreement to develop a near-shore wind project off the US Gulf coast.

ComEd has announced an expansion of its 765 kV Wilton Center substation, which will enable the largest cluster of renewable projects interconnected to the Illinois grid to date.

Washington state utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) said it plans to build a 248 MW wind farm in Montana’s Stillwater County.

Chinese company Trina Solar has provided a number of services and products to some of the UAE’s major solar power projects since 2012.

A $52 million investment for the Planet Solar project in Sierra Leone has been announced.

Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have installed the first five turbines at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project.

Being built at an investment of $4.3 billion, the project features the tallest solar tower in the world.

Iberdrola and Masdar have joined forces in an effort to invest in offshore wind and green hydrogen in several countries.

The clean energy developer has raised a $1.2 billion capital package to support the expansion of its large-scale renewable energy portfolio.

Ethiopia has signed an agreement with UAE’s AMEA Power for the construction of a 300 MW wind farm worth $600 million, its finance ministry said on Sunday.

Niger has initiated the operation of its mega solar power plant, mitigating the power shortages brought about by Nigeria’s exit from its power sector.

Iraq has handed over land to France’s TotalEnergies and PowerChina to build two solar power plants under agreements signed in 2023, an official report said on Wednesday.

Econergy and Nofar Energy have jointly announced the commencement of commercial operations for the Ratesti Solar Project in Romania.

Agthia Group announced the signing of a solar lease agreement with distributed solar projects developer Yellow Door Energy (YDE) to establish two solar power plants.

Metsähallitus and Vattenfall have agreed to expand the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, meaning that the new project area will allow for an increased capacity.

The Central African Republic (CAR) has inaugurated the Danzi solar power plant.

KH Alter Energy is planning to construct a 102.72 MW solar power plant in Ljubinje.

An offshore wind farm project 12 nautical miles off Long Island, New York backed by energy giants BP and Equinor has received US government approval.

The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced a multi-year plan to develop the country’s electricity transmission network.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the UAE hosting the UN climate change conference, COP28.

The first Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) granted ACWA Power Company the Initial commercial operation certificate to operate the second phase of the Noor Energy 1 independent power project.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has begun construction on Buffalo Plains, a 495 MW wind farm.

The Cook Government will invest more than $700 million to upgrade the State’s main electricity network and unlock renewable energy generation opportunities.

A ceremony to mark the installation of the first turbine of the 600 MW Monsoon Wind Power Project, the first of its kind in Laos, was recently held in southern Laos’ Sekong province.

Intersect Power has announced the commercial operation of its Oberon Solar + Storage project, located in Riverside County, California.