North America PV News Snippets
BASF Signs VPPAs For 250 MW Renewable Energy In US & More From Revolve, EDPR, MNS, TurningPoint Energy
BASF enters VPPAs for 250 MW RE; Revolve’s 250 MW solar & storage project moves for further processing with BLM approval; EDPR has secured PPA for 200 MW AC PV; MNS to move ahead with 4.86 MW community solar plant in Canada; TurningPoint Energy.
Engie Secures 7-Year Wind & Solar PPA In Australia
Australian Property Investment Manager To Source 151 GWh RE For All Property Portfolios
French energy player Engie’s Australian presence has secured a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with local property investment manager Charter Hall Group for 151 GWh of wind and solar power capacity across the company’s property portfolios for 7 years.
News From Greece: RE Auctions & Solar PPA
Cero Announces 1st Private PPA For Solar Project In Greece; 1 GW RE Auction In Sept 2022
A year after entering the Greek solar market, Cero Generation has achieved financial closure for a 100 MW solar power plant in the country calling it the 1st PV project in Greece to have secured a private power purchase agreement (PPA), ensuring it is developed subsidy-free.
Prime Infra Plans Up To 3.5 GW Solar Plant In Philippines
Meralco To Offtake 850 MW From World’s ‘Largest’ Solar & Storage Power Plant
Terra Solar Philippines, a joint venture between Solar Philippines and Prime Infrastructure Holdings, wants to establish what it touts as the world’s ‘largest’ solar power facility with 2.5 GW to 3.5 GW capacity accompanied by 4,000 MWh to 5,000 MWh storage capacity in the Philippines.
Solar PPA Signed For 91 MW Saudi Project
ACWA Power Enters PPA For Layla Solar Plant With Saudi Power Procurement Company
Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has formally entered into a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) for a 91 MW solar power plant it will develop in the country.
380 MW RE For Aluminum Production In India
Vedanta’s Aluminium Smelters To Source Renewable Energy For Captive Use
Indian aluminium producer Vedanta Aluminium has said it will source electricity from 380 MW of captive hybrid renewable energy capacity to power its aluminium smelters in Odisha and Chhattisgarh through long term contract with Sterlite Power Technologies.
PPA For 700 MW Saudi Solar Facility
SPPC Turns Offtaker For Solar Power From 700 MW IPP Project For 25 Years
Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has secured the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) as principal buyer for power from 700 MW Ar Rass Solar PV independent power producer (IPP) for a period of 25 years.
Solar & Storage For French Metals Miner
TotalEnergies To Build 160 MW Solar+340 MWh Storage For Prony Resources
French energy giant TotalEnergies will build 160 MW of new solar PV capacity along with 340 MWh of battery energy storage capacity in New Caledonia, France for nickel and cobalt mining and metallurgy consortium Prony Resources New Caledonia (PRNC).
BayWa Secures Solar VPPA For 200 GWh In Spain
Huhtamaki Signs ‘Largest’ Solar VPPA In European Packaging Industry
Finland headquartered global food and beverage packaging company Huhtamaki has entered what it terms as the ‘largest’ solar virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for European packaging industry to date, with Germany based renewable energy company BayWa r.e.
World’s ‘Largest’ Green PPA Signed In India
Adani Green Energy To Supply 4.66 GW Solar Power To SECI
Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has signed what it terms the world’s ‘largest ever’ green power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 4.667 GW of solar power.
India Allows Thermal Power Replacement
Indian Thermal Power Producers Can Sell Renewable Energy Through PPAs
Revised guidelines by India’s Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) now paves way for thermal power generation companies to set up their own renewable energy capacity, turn into renewable power producers, .
Capacity Solar Hydrogen PPA In French Guiana
EDF Turns Offtaker For World’s ‘Largest’ Green Hydrogen-Power Project
HDF Energy is building the CEOG project (artist’s impression in the picture) in French Guiana with Meridiam, SARA, and McPhy that’s supplying 16 MW electrolyzer capacity, a solar and battery backup storage system.
Solar PPA For Grenergy’s Bifacial Project
Grenergy Secures 12 Years Power Purchase Agreement With An Iberian Electricity Utility For 150 MW Bifacial Solar Power Project In Spain
Spanish renewable energy company Grenergy has announced signing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for an under development solar power facility with 150 MW capacity in the country’s Barajas de Melo in Cuenca region.
500 MW Solar Power Contracts For Arizona Utility
Salt River Project Contracts 500 MW Solar Project Capacity From AES, EDP & NextEra Energy Resources; Facebook To Offtake 450 MW For Mesa Data Center In Arizona
Arizona, US based utility Salt River Project (SRP) has contracted 3 new solar energy plants with 500 MW combined capacity in the state, out of which social media giant Facebook said it will offtake 450 MW capacity alone for its Mesa Data Center in Arizona.
Lightsource BP Secures Corporate Solar PPA For 345 MW DC
McDonald’s & EBay To Source Solar Power From Lightsource BP’s 345 MW DC Solar Project In US Under Corporate Power Purchase Agreements
The solar energy arm of global oil giant bp, Lightsource bp has secured corporate power purchase agreements (PPA) for its 345 MW DC solar power projects in the US with foodservice retailer McDonald’s Corporation and online marketplace eBay Inc.
‘First’ Renewable Energy IPP Projects In Botswana
Botswana Signs Country’s Maiden Power Purchase Agreements With South Africa’s Sturdee Energy For 4 MW AC Solar PV Project Capacity
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has entered power purchase agreements (PPA) with South Africa headquartered Sub-Saharan focused independent power producer (IPP) Sturdee Energy, for 2 solar power plants.
25-Year PPA Secured For 40 MW AC Guinea Solar Plant
Planned As Guinea’s 1st Grid Connected Solar PV Plant With 40 MW AC Capacity, Khoumagueli Solar Project Of InfraCo Africa & Solveo Energie Secures 25-Year Power Purchase Agreement With Electricité De Guinée
A 45 MW DC/40 MW AC solar power plant coming up in the African nation of Guinea as the country’s first grid connected PV project has secured a long term power purchase agreement (PPA) with local electricity utility Electricité de Guinée (EDG).
