Africa & Middle East

The first 25MW will supply power directly to a ferrochrome smelting firm in SOHAR Free Zone.

Proventus providing €80 million credit facility to Better Energy, ADFD approves US$10M for rural electrification project in Burkina Faso, SolarHome raises US$ 1 million from Trirec.

Two financing institutions recognise the need for solar proliferation in remote, rural parts of the Sahel and West Africa.

African country kickstarts the second round of its World Bank-led PV programme, while first 250MWac tender approaches final proposal stage.

AMEA Power has reached financial close and will begin construction of the US$74 million Al Husainiyah Power Plant, a 50MW greenfield solar park in Ma’an Governorate, Jordan.

Fraunhofer ISE will validate and refine DuPont's accelerated testing methods with a view to improving on the current IEC protocols.

Rendeavour has installed its first solar power plant in Kenya, as part of a 30MW strategy for Tatu City, the company's new city development in Nairobi.

Developer links first 65MW of 400MW project at Benban complex, with panels supplied by LONGi and funded by development players keen on bifacial tech.

Mercom: Funding announcements for large-scale double to US$5.68bn in first quarter compared to Q1 2018 while actual financing grows 10% to US$2.8bn.

Latest GET FiT tender in Zambia awards 120MW of capacity to three winning bidders.