#Renewables

Uzbekistan: The first 400 MW phase of China Energy Engineering Group’s (CEEC) 1 GW solar project has been connected to the grid in Uzbekistan.

PowerChina has finished building a 480 MW PV plant in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, an area recognized for having the world’s highest solar radiation levels.

JERA and Green Power Investment Corporation have begun commercial operations at the 112 MW Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm in Japan.

The 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project has delivered power to the New England grid for the first time.

Sudene has authorised a loan package for two wind projects with a combined capacity of 45 MW from EDF Renewables.

Acciona Energia has connected its first renewable energy project in Peru to the National Interconnected Electricity System (SEIN) grid.

RWE has secured two contracts in French for an 11 MW onshore wind project and a 4 MW solar project.

The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, went into operation on 20 December.

Planning consent has been given for EDF Renewables UK’s Tye Lane Solar Farm in Suffolk.

The African Development Fund’s Board of Directors has granted a $302.9 million loan for a cross-border power initiative benefiting 100,000 households in Mauritania and Mali.

Valorem has announced that its PV projects have received Environmental Terms Approval (ETA) from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment.

ACWA Power has announced that it signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for its ACWA Power Project DAO dispatchable renewable hybrid plant in South Africa.

Dragados Offshore has awarded Wood a contract to deliver engineering design and provide regulatory support for the development of three 2 GW convertor stations.

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.