Africa & Middle East

Israel-based solar inverter producer SolarEdge reduced its net losses and maintained a broadly steady margin in Q1 2026.

Scatec has established an equity partnership with the National Bank of Egypt for its Obelisk 1.1GW solar and 100MW/200MWh BESS project.

PV inverter producers are adapting their manufacturing strategies to navigate changing policy and regulations, according to PV Tech Research.

PV inverter producers are adapting their manufacturing strategies to changing policy and regulatory conditions in key solar markets, writes PV Tech Research analyst Mollie McCorkindale.

“We have copper shortages, aluminium shortages [and] all kinds of raw materials are struggling,” says Global Electronics Association's CEO, John Mitchell.

Chinese solar manufacturering giant JinkoSolar has signed two solar module supply agreements totalling 600MW in Nigeria. 

South African renewables developer Pele Green Energy and French firm Engie have inaugurated a 75MW solar PV project in the Northern Cape region.

Work has begun on the 500MW Maun solar-plus-storage project in Botswana, which will be a cornerstone of the country's plan to reach 1.5GW of operational renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade.

According to Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026, renewables accounted for 33.8% of global power generation in 2025.

EBRD backs HAU Energy with US$65 million loan for 200MW solar PV and 120MWh storage project in Benban, Egypt.