US portfolio acquisition news from Goldman Sachs-backed BrightNight and Excelsior Capital-backed Lydian, and finance from AXA-backed ILOS Projects in Europe.

Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, attended the recent launch of the African country’s largest hybrid renewable energy project.

Recurrent Energy Australia has achieved grid connection approval under clause 5.3.4 of the National Electricity Rules from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for its Sundown Energy Park.

Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy PPAs in Australia totalling 430MW of capacity, eight of which include co-located BESS.

Envision’s Behzad Naderi believes that Australia’s hybridisation rules are reshaping development and connection processes across the NEM.

Brazil’s national regulator, ANEEL, postponed an important decision on energy storage, days after approving the country’s first hybrid plant.

IPPs Zelestra, BNZ and ALFI have secured offtake and financing to hybridise solar projects with BESS across Spain, Italy, Portugal and Romania. 

Chile continues to be Latin America’s hotspot for energy storage deployments, with a major new deal for Grenergy and Engie bringing a project online in the past week.

IPP Akuo will soon start building a 2.75-hour BESS project in Borba, Portugal, integrated into its 181MW Santas solar PV plant.

Iberdrola has added its 360MWh Broadsound battery energy storage system (BESS) to AEMO’s Market Management System (MMS).