The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that the largest increases in the USA during the summer (June, July, and August) will come from solar, wind, and natural gas-fired power plants because of new generating capacity coming online.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Sicredi, a cooperative financial institution operating throughout Brazil, for a €200 million loan to support the installation of solar power on homes, small, and medium-sized businesses.
Mytilineos Energy and Metals of Greece will acquire a C$1.7 billion project to build five solar power plants in central and southern Alberta in Canada.
Eneva, the Brazilian utility, has started commercial operation at its 692.4 MW Futura 1 solar complex in Juazeiro City, in Bahia state, Brazil.
Türkiye’s President Erdogan has officially inaugurated the 1350 MW Kalyon Karapinar solar power plant, said to be one of the five largest in the world built on a single site.
The much-delayed 200 MW Komo Ombo solar project in Egypt has secured a $123 million financial package, potentially signalling that the project may proceed.
Enel has announced that two power generation companies that it holds in Peru will be merged. This will create a larger entity valued at $2.31 billion.
A report by the climate and energy think tank Ember has said that wind and solar energy reached a record 12 per cent of global electricity generation in 2022, up from 10 per cent in 2021.
China Energy Engineering Group has proposed to construct a 1200 MW floating solar PV plant on Lake Kariba to help alleviate Zimbabwe’s electricity crisis.
Vibrant Energy, an Indian renewable energy developer, has won funding of $268 million from Power Finance Corporation.