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Global Corporate Funding for Solar Surges 131% YoY to $11.1 Billion in Q1 2026

Solar project M&A reaches 18.4 GW in the quarter

May 8, 2026

/ Meghana Prasad
/ Finance and M&A, Mercom Research Focus, Solar
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Corporate funding in the solar sector rose to $11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 131% year-over-year increase from the $4.8 billion raised across 39 deals in Q1 2025, according to Mercom Capital Group’s newly released Q1 2026 Solar Funding and M&A Report.

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