Giant NextEra-Dominion Merger Should Be Met with ‘Caution’ to Avoid Rate Increases, Groups Warn
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a merger that would create the world’s largest regulated power company and the biggest utility in the United States, spanning Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Advocacy groups such as Secure Solar Futures, Public Citizen and Clean Virginia caution that a focus on centralized infrastructure could push electricity rates higher for Virginia consumers, especially as data‑center demand surges. The groups urge lawmakers to embed strong protections for affordability, transparency and competition, and to prioritize distributed energy resources, battery storage and virtual power plants. Dominion pledged $2.25 billion in bill credits for customers in the three southern states over two years.
Solar PV to Dominate ‘Electricity-Led Era’ of the Future – BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2026 projects that solar photovoltaic (PV) will become the world’s largest electricity‑generation technology by 2032, overtaking coal, gas and wind. The shift is driven by steep cost declines, massive overcapacity and a surge in electricity demand from...
Stewart Glass to Expand Ohio Solar Glass Facility
Stewart Glass is adding a second production line, dubbed “Line 2,” to its Ohio solar‑glass plant. The new line will churn out 250 tonnes of front and back glass per day, featuring 2.0–3.2 mm ultra‑clear sheets with a dual‑layer anti‑reflective coating. Completion is...
Grenergy Secures Solar-Plus-Storage PPA in the US
Spanish IPP Grenergy has signed a 20‑year hybrid power purchase agreement with Georgia Power to deliver the Beaver Creek project’s 229 MW of solar PV and 183 MWh of battery storage. The project, slated for commercial operation in Q3 2028 with off‑take beginning...
Solar PV Helped Europe Avoid €10 Billion in Gas Imports Since Iran War Started
Europe’s solar photovoltaic fleet has averted roughly €10 billion (about $11 billion) in gas imports since the Iran‑related conflict began in March. In March alone, solar‑generated power saved €110 million ($128 million) per day, totaling €3.76 billion ($4.1 billion) for the month. The avoided cost could...
GameChange Solar, First Solar Partner on India-Made Thin-Film Module Deployment
US tracker specialist GameChange Solar has teamed with thin‑film module maker First Solar to deploy domestically produced Series 7 modules on its Genius Tracker systems in India. After a year of R&D, the two companies optimized the tracker‑module interface, and two...
Lack of European Policy Clarity Forces Carbon to Shut Down 5GW Module Plant Plans in France
European solar start‑up Carbon has scrapped its plan to build a 5 GW cell and module plant in France, citing insufficient policy support from the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act and the newly proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. The company said the...
DTE Energy Seeks 1GW of Solar, Wind Capacity in Michigan
DTE Energy has launched a request for proposals seeking 1 GW of combined solar‑PV and wind capacity that can be online by the end of 2029. The projects support DTE’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which targets coal retirement by 2032 and...
JinkoSolar to Supply 200MW of Modules to PM Green Under 1GW Deal
JinkoSolar will supply 200 MW of its high‑efficiency Tiger Neo 3.0 modules to European developer PM Green, launching a partnership that can expand to 1 GW of capacity. The initial tranche supports PM Green’s utility‑scale projects across Italy and the wider Mediterranean region. The agreement...
Oman Signs 2.7GW Hybrid Renewables PPA with Naqaa Sustainable Energy
Naqaa Sustainable Energy has signed a 2.7 GW hybrid renewable power purchase agreement with Oman’s state‑run Nama Power and Water Procurement for projects in Mahout and Duqm. The hybrid scheme will combine solar PV, wind turbines and battery storage to deliver...
OX2 Starts Construction Work at 135MW Muswellbrook Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Australia
Swedish IPP OX2 has broken ground on its 135 MW solar‑plus‑storage project in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, pairing the solar plant with a 100 MW battery system on 482 ha of former coal‑mining land. Construction includes a new 2.4 km overhead line to the...
India Installs Record 15.3GW of Solar in Q1 2026 Amid Policy Deadline Rush
India installed a record 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2026, a 143% year‑on‑year jump from the same quarter last year. Large‑scale projects supplied 12.6 GW, accounting for 82% of the additions, while open‑access projects made up the remainder. The surge was...
Fujiyama Power Commissions 2GW Solar Module Manufacturing Plant
Fujiyama Power has commissioned the first phase of a 2 GW solar‑module manufacturing plant in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, delivering an initial 1 GW capacity. The facility will eventually produce 2 GW each of solar modules, batteries, and inverters, with full‑capacity utilisation targeted for...
The UK Has Space for Corporate PPAs in Its Portfolio of Operational Solar Assets
The United Kingdom’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme continues to dominate Europe’s renewable power market, especially for solar. Sixty percent of solar capacity installed in the last three years secured a CfD, and the latest AR7a auction added 4.9 GW of...
Meridian Energy Bags Consent for 120MW New Zealand Solar Plant
Meridian Energy has secured consent to build the 120 MW Bunnythorpe Solar Farm on a 280‑hectare site in New Zealand’s Manawatū region, paired with a battery energy storage system. The solar farm will host roughly 250,000 modules and is projected to produce...
Construction Begins on AU$72 Million Solar-Powered Green Hydrogen Hub in New South Wales, Australia
Construction has begun on New South Wales’ first integrated green hydrogen and ammonia hub, the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (GEGHA) project near Moree. The AU$71.6 million (US$50 million) facility will be powered by a 35 MW solar PV plant and a...
Solomon Islands Partners with ADB to Develop First Large-Scale Solar PV Plant
The Asian Development Bank and the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority have signed a transaction‑advisory agreement to develop Honiara’s first large‑scale, grid‑connected solar PV plant. The project will be financed through private‑sector investment and may incorporate battery energy storage to smooth...
Canadian Solar Module Shipments Fall to 2.5GW in Q1 2026 as Colin Parkin Transitions to CEO
Canadian Solar reported a sharp decline in Q1 2026 module shipments, falling 42% to 2.5 GW and marking the lowest first‑quarter volume since 2020. Net revenue slipped 11% quarter‑on‑quarter to $1.1 billion as the company continued to shift manufacturing from China to...
Breaking It Down: Kiwa PVEL Expands Test to Failure Methods for Assessing Module Breakage Risk
Kiwa PVEL has upgraded its Product Qualification Program with two test‑to‑failure methods: a Static Mechanical Load Test‑to‑Failure (SML‑TTF) and a Hail Test‑to‑Failure (Hail‑TTF). Both expand sample sizes to five units and progressively increase stress until glass breakage, delivering precise load...
Arava Power Acquires Half of OCI Energy’s La Salle Solar Project, Currently Under Construction in Texas
Arava Power has purchased a 50% stake in OCI Energy’s 670 MW La Salle solar project in Texas, slated to begin commercial operation in 2028. The deal, structured under a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, makes the site the largest single‑site solar...
GameChange, Raptor Maps Partner on Automated Solar Plant Monitoring System
GameChange Solar and Raptor Maps have launched an integrated monitoring system that links GameChange’s GeniusVision tracker‑monitoring software with Raptor Maps’ Sentry drone inspection platform. The closed‑loop solution automatically dispatches drones when tracker data indicates a problem, then feeds inspection results back to...
China’s Ming Yang Secures $14.1 Billion, 2.8GW Ethiopia Solar Investment
Chinese renewable energy maker Ming Yang Smart Energy Group has secured a $14.1 billion investment licence from Ethiopia to develop a massive clean‑energy project. The first phase will allocate $7.47 billion to build 8.4 GW of renewable capacity, including 2.8 GW of solar PV...
Trinasolar Module Factories Awarded Silver Supply Chain Traceability Certificates by SSI
Trinasolar’s Yiwu and Yancheng factories have been awarded Silver supply‑chain traceability certificates from the Solar Stewardship Initiative, the highest level granted to any solar manufacturing site to date. The certification, verified by TÜV SÜD, confirms end‑to‑end traceability from metallurgical‑grade silicon through...
JinkoSolar Sells 75% Majority Stake in US Manufacturing Business
JinkoSolar has sold a 75.1% stake in its U.S. manufacturing arm, Jinko Solar (US) Industries, to private‑equity firm FH Capital while retaining a 24.9% minority interest. The Jacksonville, Florida plant currently produces 2 GW of solar modules and is slated for...
Premium PV Module Prices Rise in Europe Despite Softer April Demand
European premium solar‑module prices kept climbing in April despite a dip in the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index, which fell to 66 from 68, signalling slower demand growth. TOPCon bifacial and monofacial modules rose 9% and 6% respectively, reaching €0.117/Wp ($0.13)...
Binhai Energy Terminates 15GW Ingot/Cell Manufacturing Plant, Redirects Resources to Battery Sector
Chinese energy firm Tianjin Binhai Energy has scrapped its planned 15 GW ingot‑pulling and PV‑cell manufacturing complex in Inner Mongolia, citing a collapse in solar‑module prices and industry overcapacity. The board approved a termination proposal and redirected capital toward silicon‑carbon anode...
India’s Rooftop Solar Drives PV Installations to 14.4GW in Q1 2026
Solar PV installations in India surged to a record 14.4 GW in Q1 2026, an 85.7% year‑on‑year increase. The growth was driven largely by the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop program, which has added nearly 10 GW of capacity since its...
Goldbeck Solar Lands EPC Role for 268MWp Bavarian PV Project
German EPC specialist Goldbeck Solar has won the turnkey contract to build the 268 MWp Schafhofen solar park in Bavaria, its largest German project to date. Ground‑mounted PV arrays will generate roughly 296 GWh per year, enough to power about 80,000 households....
Australia’s ARENA Targets Sub-AU$30/MWh Solar to Unlock 10GW Annual Deployment Pipeline
Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a new ultra‑low‑cost solar target of AU$25‑30/MWh (US$18‑22/MWh) to unlock a 10 GW annual pipeline needed for deep decarbonisation. At the Smart Energy Conference, ARENA highlighted that current LCOE levels of AU$50‑60/MWh are too high...
Bernreuter: Daqo Sales Slump Reveals ‘Irrational’ Polysilicon Market Dynamics
Chinese polysilicon giant Daqo New Energy reported an 88.3% plunge in Q1 2026 sales even as output ticked up to 43,402 metric tons, up from 42,181 MT a quarter earlier. The stark mismatch, highlighted by Bernreuter Research head Johannes Bernreuter, signals a market where...
Drop in Residential Solar Drives German PV Installations Down in Q1 2026
Germany’s solar market slowed in Q1 2026, with total PV installations falling 6% YoY to 3.51 GW. Residential systems dropped 21% to 850 MW, while commercial rooftop projects fell 33% to 600 MW. Ground‑mounted solar was the sole bright spot, climbing 20% to nearly...
SolarEdge Reduces Net Loss, Maintains 22% Margin in Q1 2026
SolarEdge reported a first‑quarter net loss of $57.4 million, a sharp improvement from the $132.1 million loss in the prior quarter, while maintaining a 22 % gross margin. Revenue fell 7.4 % to $310.5 million, reflecting the exclusion of one‑time policy‑driven boosts. CEO Shuki Nir...
Solar Foundation Manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum Expands Production
American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) opened a 5,000‑square‑metre plant in Syracuse, New York, its second facility in the city. The expansion targets surging demand from renewable‑energy projects, data‑centre builds, and defence contracts. ASA recently introduced a domestically produced solar‑ground screw to...
How Ireland’s ‘Stable’ Political Landscape Facilitates Long-Term Renewable Energy Planning
Ireland’s renewable sector benefits from a rare cross‑party political consensus that delivers predictable, long‑term policy. The stability has encouraged investors to commit to power purchase agreements (PPAs) and contracts for difference (CFDs). In May 2026 the country added 1 GW of...
‘Stable’ Irish Renewable Market Has Space for PPAs and CfDs
Ireland’s renewable energy sector is being hailed as a "stable" market, with a predictable policy cadence that gives investors confidence for long‑term projects. CEO David Maguire of Dublin‑based IPP BNRG Group highlighted the consistency of political support and the availability...
National Bank of Egypt Buys Into Scatec’s Obelisk Solar-Plus-Storage Project
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has taken a 20% equity stake in Scatec’s Obelisk solar‑plus‑storage project in Upper Egypt. The gigawatt‑scale development will ultimately deliver 1.1 GW of photovoltaic capacity paired with a 100 MW/200 MWh battery system. Phase 1, already operating, comprises...
European Solar-Plus-Storage Ramp-Up Could Cut 2030 Power Costs by 49%
SolarPower Europe’s new Solar+ report outlines an ambitious pathway for solar photovoltaic and battery storage deployment across the EU. By 2030, the EU aims to expand operational storage from 55 GW to 200 GW and double solar’s share to 26%, pushing renewables...
PV Inverter Manufacturers Reshape Strategies as Policy Shifts Drive Regional Production
PV inverter makers are reshaping their manufacturing footprints as tariffs, the U.S. Foreign Entity of Concern rule and the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits push developers toward domestic, non‑Chinese supply chains. In the United States, inverter capacity is projected to...
ROSI to Build PV Module Recycling Plant in Spain
French recycler ROSI announced a €20 million ($23.5 million) investment to build a solar‑PV recycling plant in Turuel, Spain, capable of processing 10,000 tonnes of modules per year. The facility will extract silver, copper, aluminium, silicon and glass to feed back into the...
JinkoSolar PV Module Shipments Dip, Registers Lowest Volume Since Q1 2023
JinkoSolar reported Q1 2026 module shipments of 13.7 GW, a 21.9% year‑over‑year decline and the lowest volume since Q1 2023. Overseas markets accounted for 80% of sales, while high‑output TigerNeo 3.0 modules averaged 655‑660 W, representing a quarter of shipments. Gross profit margin...
Daqo Polysilicon Sales Collapse, Falling 88.3% Quarter-on-Quarter as Production Ticks Upwards
Daqo New Energy reported an 88.3% quarter‑on‑quarter plunge in Q1 2026 polysilicon sales, falling to 4,482 MT from 38,167 MT in Q4 2025. Production ticked up modestly to 43,402 MT and unit costs rose to $5.95/kg, while the average selling price barely changed. Revenue collapsed...
ESMC Calls for Stronger EU Industrial Accelerator Act to Boost Solar PV Manufacturing
The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has urged the European Commission to tighten the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) to revive the EU solar PV sector. Its five‑point amendment package expands "Made in Europe" procurement to three key components, mandates at...
Bangladesh Launches 495MW Solar PV Tender
Bangladesh’s Power Development Board has opened a tender for 495 MW of solar PV across ten sites, with bids due by 28 June. Successful developers must post a security deposit of roughly US$5,000 per megawatt and locate projects near existing or under‑construction...
Lower Residential Demand After 25D Tax Credit Ends Impacts Enphase’s Q1 2026 Revenue
Enphase Energy reported a 17% drop in first‑quarter 2026 revenue, falling to $282.9 million, as US residential solar demand slumped after the Section 25D tax credit expired. The decline was driven by a 23% fall in US sales, which still represented 83%...
Pantheon Atlas to Build 500MW Solar-Plus-Storage Facility at US$58.5 Billion Croatian Data Centre
Pantheon Atlas LLC announced a $58.5 billion AI data centre in Croatia, featuring a 500 MW on‑site solar plant and a 2 GW/8 GWh battery storage system. The project will begin construction in 2027 with an initial €12 billion ($14 billion) investment and aims for full...
Eging PV Confirms Restructuring Investors, Bringing in Ningbo Ruilian and Solarspace
Eging PV, China’s first listed PV‑module maker, signed a pre‑restructuring investment agreement with Ningbo Ruilian and Solarspace. The investors will purchase at least 455 million new shares for RMB 819 million (about $120 million), with Ningbo Ruilian contributing RMB 719 million to become the controlling shareholder....
Vikran Secures 49% Stake in NOPL Solar to Expand Agri-Solar Footprint in India
Vikran Engineering has agreed to purchase a 49% equity stake in NOPL Solar Projects for INR 49 million (approximately US $508,000). The deal gives Vikran access to NOPL’s 969 MWac solar portfolio in Maharashtra, part of the government’s PM‑KUSUM Component C program. The scheme targets...
Cox Acquires Iberdrola Mexico, Including 12GW Renewable Energy Pipeline, for US$4 Billion
Mexican utility Cox completed a $4 billion acquisition of Iberdrola’s Mexican subsidiary, adding a 12 GW renewable‑energy pipeline and 2.6 GW of operating assets to its portfolio. The purchase follows Iberdrola’s systematic divestment from Mexico, where its revenue fell 18% in 2025, and...
Sunwafe Secures Land Permits for 20GW Spain Solar Wafer Plant, Appoints New CEO
Sunwafe announced the appointment of Michael Pinto, a former GE Capital executive, as its new CEO and confirmed local‑government approval to build a 30‑hectare, 20 GW silicon wafer plant in Asturias, northern Spain. The facility, slated to start production in early 2029, will...
Australia’s Origin Energy Reports Electricity Sales Growth Driven by Data Centres
Origin Energy said electricity sales rose 4% in the March 2026 quarter, propelled primarily by data‑centre demand, with business volumes climbing 7% to 0.4 TWh. The utility is leveraging grid connections, long‑term renewable contracts, on‑site solar and a new battery storage portfolio,...