129 MW solar plant in Finland: Finland-based renewables developer Taaleri Energia has contracted Sweden's Eltel AB to build a 129 MW solar power plant in Finland. EPC contractor Eltel calls it the country’s 2nd largest solar power plant. To be built for €73.5 million, the project will generate around 140 GWh annually. For Eltel, the order for the Hallanvahti Solar Power Plant is its largest single contract to date. It plans to start construction on site in Q1 2025, targeting full operations by mid-2026. Taaleri Energia is invested in the project through its Taaleri SolarWind III Fund. It developed the project along with Etec Automation and its subsidiary 3Flash Finland. Qualitas Energy raises €200 million: Spain-headquartered Qualitas Energy has secured over €200 million in investor commitments under its Credit strategy, which has a total target of more than €500 million for initial investment opportunities. One of the anchor investors includes a leading Canadian public pension fund with other investors being high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Within the strategy, Qualitas has successfully closed initial transactions worth €126 million which will support a 28 MW utility-scale PV project in Poland, an 83 MW ground-mounted solar plant in Germany, and a 192 MW solar farm in Spain. Qualitas focuses on both greenfield and brownfield projects in European and OECD nations. The company counts its existing portfolio at 11 GW of operational and under-development energy assets across Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Chile and the US. Lease for 51 MW French solar plant: French independent renewable energy company Qair has signed a long-term lease for a 51.21 MW solar power plant in France’s Clef des Champs Economic Activity Zone. Other signatories to the agreement are the Saint-Quentin Agglomeration Community, and the SEM Energies Hauts-de-France. Saint-Quentin Urban Community selected Qair in a competitive solicitation process launched in 2023. It will be designed to produce 54.5 GWh of electricity annually. Ulusoy Un investing in solar: Türkiye-based flour milling company Ulusoy Un has raised an €80 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support its domestic green capital expenditure and energy-efficient investment program. It will deploy part of the proceeds to finance a renewable energy investment program in solar power plants in central Anatolia and venture into wind power plants.