Solar News Today, 18 October 2026: Five Projects Totaling 360 MW Backed By Long-Term Contracts. Daiwa Takes 49% Stake In German Solar And Battery Project. Germany Adds 12.63 GW Of Solar In Nine Months. Plus 2 more solar technology stories in this morning bulletin.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Morning Solar Technology headlines
0:29 Five Projects Totaling 360 MW Backed By Long-Term Contracts
1:21 Daiwa Takes 49% Stake In German Solar And Battery Project
2:12 Germany Adds 12.63 GW Of Solar In Nine Months
3:11 Upper Indravati Floating Solar Project Faces Impact Review
3:54 Study Connects Solar Plant Decline To Reduced Maintenance
IN THIS VIDEO
1. Five Projects Totaling 360 MW Backed By Long-Term Contracts — Mercom
2. Daiwa Takes 49% Stake In German Solar And Battery Project — Mercom
3. Germany Adds 12.63 GW Of Solar In Nine Months — Mercom
4. Upper Indravati Floating Solar Project Faces Impact Review — Mercom
5. Study Connects Solar Plant Decline To Reduced Maintenance — pv magazine
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Sources:
Mercom — https://www.mercomindia.com/energyre-secures-815-million-solar-projects-south-carolina
Mercom — https://www.mercomindia.com/ampyr-solar-europe-sells-stake-157mw-solar-project-germany
Mercom — https://www.mercomindia.com/germany-adds-12-63-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-9m-2026
Mercom — https://www.mercomindia.com/gridco-seeks-consultant-for-floating-solar-project-with-battery-storage
pv magazine — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/17/six-year-testing-highlights-impact-of-reduced-maintenance-on-pv-plants-during-covid-19-pandemic/
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Riskyishwar / CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons) — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Indravati_Dam.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled
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