Waaree Energies has added 1.5 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity at its Samakhiali plant in Gujarat, raising the site’s annual output to 3 GW. The expansion increases the company’s total global module capacity to approximately 22.3 GW.
Repower Energy Development Corp. has commissioned its first Mindanao-based run-of-river hydropower facility, qualifying under the Philippines’ fourth feed-in tariff round. The PHP 4 billion project strengthens renewable capacity in Bukidnon and secures long-term tariff support at a preliminary rate of PHP 6.38 per kWh.
4 days ago • Philippines
Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm, a 1 GW-scale project planned 44 km off Stonehaven, has submitted its onshore planning application to Aberdeenshire Council. The development is expected to create a £1 billion supply chain opportunity and power more than one million homes.
4 days ago • United Kingdom
Equinor and its subsidiary Rio Energy have commenced commercial operations at the 140 MW Serra da Babilônia Solar facility in Brazil, co-located with a 223 MW wind farm. The hybrid complex enhances grid stability and operational efficiencies, marking Equinor’s first integrated solar-wind asset globally.
4 days ago • Brazil
Iberdrola has started turbine assembly at the 601 GWh-per-year Tamega wind complex in northern Portugal, a EUR 350 million project combining wind and hydropower infrastructure. The development will supply electricity equivalent to 128,000 households and avoid over 230,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually.
4 days ago • Portugal
K2 Infragen Ltd has initiated development of a 2 MW solar project in Haryana through associate firm Animaus Energy Pvt Ltd, in which it recently acquired a 49% stake. The project operates under a power purchase agreement at INR 2.99 per kWh.
4 days ago • IndiaIndia’s highway authority has issued a project award to H.G. Infra Engineering for a six-lane access-controlled ring road segment in Odisha under the HAM framework, expanding the contractor’s order book and reinforcing long-term annuity-led infrastructure development in eastern India.
The African Development Bank Group has approved a EUR 6.5 million commitment to the Saviu II venture capital fund to strengthen seed-stage technology financing in Francophone West and Central Africa. The investment, supported by the European Commission under Boost Africa, aims to accelerate digital entrepreneurship and regional market integration.
STRABAG’s subsidiary ZÜBLIN has secured two large-scale contracts from Codelco to advance the underground transformation of the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. The project includes more than 54 kilometres of tunnelling and critical infrastructure works, with completion targeted for 2031 and a workforce of around 1,200.
Mizoram has proposed a ₹174.7 billion budget for FY2026–27, with allocations focused on agriculture, connectivity and social infrastructure. The plan includes continued funding for farmer support programmes and supplementary grants of ₹37.24 billion for the current fiscal, reflecting a calibrated approach to fiscal management and development spending.