Ukraine’s energy holding company DТЕК announced it has launched the 240 MW Pokrovska solar power plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, which is the second largest in Europe by installed capacity.
ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel manufacturing corporation headquartered in Luxembourg, announced the completion of the the largest solar roof in Belgium with more than 27,000 solar panels on the roof of ArcelorMittal in Ghent.
WHA Utilities and Power Public Company Limited (WHAUP), a leading utilities and power service provider in Thailand, announced that it has signed a contract with SAIC Motor Company – CP Co., Ltd. to install a solar carpark facility on the car park area of its MG cars manufacturing plant, which will be the largest in Thailand.
Nestlé Middle East announced the launch of the largest ground-mounted private solar plant in UAE at its Al Maha factory in Dubai.
London-based global integrated solar power company Solarcentury announced it has signed a construction and maintenance agreement with UK-based specialist asset manager Impax for what will become the largest solar project in the Netherlands.
Solar Frontier Americas, the US-based renewable energy business of Idemitsu Kosan Company, announced that it has further expanded its power generation portfolio with the acquisition of a 50.5 MWDC solar project in California, purchased from CS Solar, a joint venture company of Samsung Solar Energy.
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, announced that its 100% subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL) commissioned a 150 MW solar plant in Village Chhayan, Tehsil Pokharan, State Rajasthan. With this, the overall operating renewable capacity of TPREL now stands at 2,628 MW in India.
Sembcorp Industries, is a leading energy, marine and urban development group headquartered in Singapore, and global financial institution UBS announced that they have signed a long-term solar energy deal in Singapore. As part of this deal, Sembcorp will provide locally-sourced renewable power to support UBS Singapore’s operations over the next ten years.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal water and power utility in the Unites States announced the approval of two power purchase agreements with U.S. developer of solar PV and storage projects, 8minute Solar Energy, to develop the Eland Solar and Storage Center, which will be the largest solar and battery energy storage system in the United States.
The Dau Tieng solar PV power complex, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, was inaugurated on September 7 in the southern province of Tay Ninh, Vietnam.
Mexican multinational bakery product manufacturing company Grupo Bimbo, announced the inauguration of a self-sufficient solar roof built on top of the warehouse of its company IDEAL, S.A. in Chile, which is the largest of its kind in both Chile and South America.
The Government of Western Australia announced on September 12 that a consortium led by Enwave Australia was appointed to develop Australia’s first ever industrial renewable energy microgrid at the Peel Business Park in Nambeelup. The project is a first of its kind in Australia in an industrial setting and it is expected to create thousands of jobs.
