solar projects
Coverage of solar projects in the Nexus archive.
- Environmental groups challenge North Carolina’s pause on Duke Energy solar projects
Environmental groups are challenging North Carolina’s decision to pause Duke Energy’s utility-scale solar and battery projects until a long-term plan is approved. The state commission argues this prevents overcommitment to potential surplus energy, while environmental groups claim the delay risks missing tax incentives and increasing customer costs due to growing electricity demand.
- Indigenous energy sources overtake thermal power
Pakistan's energy sector saw hydel, renewable, and nuclear sources surpass thermal power in installed capacity for the first time, contributing 50.8% of 49,651MW total capacity. The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) facilitated 102 IPPs, attracting $35 billion in foreign investment, while solar projects and Thar coal initiatives advanced energy security.
- Ghana offers lessons on Chinese power projects — report
A new report by the Energy for Growth Hub highlights Ghana's successful execution of five Chinese-supported power projects (2013-2020) as a model for other African nations, emphasizing cost efficiency, timely delivery, and quality. The report identifies four key lessons: setting cost benchmarks, competitive tendering, expert negotiation, and construction oversight.
- How big can solar go? These 3 projects show us the gigascale future
Solar projects are growing significantly in scale as panel costs decrease and installation efficiency improves, with power companies now building projects larger than previously imagined. China has been at the forefront of this gigascale solar development.