Africa & Middle East

The US general election and its aftermath, along with struggles from Western inverter manufacturers have dominated Q4 news in 2024.

The demise of SunPower and the ongoing struggles of Maxeon dominated the news in Q3 2024, along with forecasts of a lengthy industry downturn.

Renewable energy is now a competitive alternative to fossil fuels, and more than 800 coal plants in smaller economies could be replaced by PV.

Mini-grids are expected to play a crucial role in achieving complete electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa.

PV Tech Power 41 is out now and tackles the “hope and hype” of perovskite PV, a technology inching ever closer to commercialisation.

UAE-based renewable power developer AMEA Power has commissioned a 500MW solar PV plant in the Aswan governorate, Egypt.

TotalEnergies has sold a 50% stake in a 2GW US solar and energy storage portfolio and acquired German renewable energy developer VSB Group.

Masdar acquired 70% of Terna Energy’s outstanding shares at €20 per share, valuing the company at an enterprise value of €3.2 billion.

SolarEdge has closed its utility-scale battery storage division, resulting in a layoff of roughly 12% of its total workforce.

PV Talk: Despite the gloomy headlines emanating from the recent COP29 climate negotiations, Global Solar Council CEO Sonia Dunlop tells Tom Kenning how for solar PV the picture was brighter, with progress made on grids, storage and the cost of capital.