Orsted has announced plans for a 740 MW solar farm in the UK, its first in the country. IGNIS has raised $358 million for a 500 MW solar portfolio in Spain, to begin construction this year and next. Matrix Renewables has held the groundbreaking ceremony for its 200 MWac / 261 MWdc solar farm in the US state of Idaho. Alight has selected Intec Energy Solutions and Chint Solar as EPC and O&M for a 64 MW solar farm at Hallstavik in Sweden. Emirates Water and Electricity (EWEC) has extended an invitation to developers to submit expressions of interest for the 1.5 GW Khazna solar project in the UAE. Orsted has partnered with local developer Terra Solar to develop a…