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World’s largest solar power plant being built in Rajasthan

• 2025-10-29 06:03:40
• David Flin

The 2450 MW Pugal Solar park being built in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, India, is set to become the world’s largest solar energy park.

Solar, wind and BESS surge in Mexico’s power mix

• 2025-10-03 06:39:11
• David Flin

The power market analytics firm Aurora Energy has published a report stating that 18 GW of renewable energy plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be commissioned in Mexico by 2030, with costs falling and electricity demand rising.

Gentari and Gamuda partner to build 1.5 GW of solar power and BESS in Malaysia

• 2025-08-27 06:01:06
• David Flin

The Malaysian firms Gentari, a renewable energy supplier and the construction firm Gamuda have formed a partnership to develop 1.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in Malaysia.

African Development Bank to fund 1 GW solar power plant in Egypt

• 2025-06-13 05:59:39
• David Flin

The African Development Bank has approved €170 million of funding to support the construction of the 1 GW Obelisk 1 solar power and 200 MWh battery energy storage project in Qena Governorate in southern Egypt.

What’s holding back battery connections?

• 2024-11-17 15:23:38
• Junior Isles

Charles Deacon Managing Director at Eclipse Power Solutions, shares his thoughts on why less battery storage than predicted was connected to the grid in 2023/24, and what might be done about it, whether through market reform or policy changes.

Britain sets out funding model for renewable energy storage projects

• 2024-10-11 06:25:26
• David Flin

Michael Shanks, Britain’s Energy Minister, has said that developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped hydro, will be offered a guaranteed minimum income to spur investment in technologies that help the country meet its climate targets.

GE Vernova and Lizard Renewables form new joint venture for Italian renewables

• 2024-09-17 05:14:32
• David Flin

GE Vernova’s Financial Services business and Lizard Renewables from Italy have formed Alva Power, a 50-50 joint venture to support Italy in its electrification and decarbonisation goals by funding renewable energy project development.

Watching and learning: how the UK is teaching others how to upgrade the grid

• 2024-07-18 19:44:55
• Junior Isles

This may at first glance make the outlook for the UK’s energy transition appear gloomy. However, the challenge posed by intermittency can be managed and the result of the UK’s heavy investment in wind power has been matched by efforts to upgrade its power network.

By Steven Hardman, CEO, Conrad Energy

Record electricity from renewable sources in Germany

• 2024-07-05 06:28:16
• David Flin

Renewable electricity accounted for 65 per cent of Germany’s electricity supply in the first half of 2024, at 140 TWh, according to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.

ESS to treble production of long-duration energy storage manufacturing capacity

• 2024-07-03 06:08:13
• David Flin

Energy storage company ESS, based in Oregon, USA, has announced that it will treble production following receipt of a $50 million investment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) under the Make More in America initiative.