Africa & Middle East

September 30, 2016
Solar mounting systems specialist S:FLEX GmbH said it had established a new branch office in Jordan to coordinate a growing demand in the MENA region for PV rooftop systems.
September 26, 2016
A new government MoU signed with multinational developer Gigawatt Global in Liberia and a strategic partnership between Italian oil giant Eni and Algerian state-owned firm Sonatrach have resulted in plans for 10MW solar PV plants in the respective countries.
September 26, 2016
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Canadian government have partnered up to finance Jordan’s latest US$76 million solar plant.
September 26, 2016
Experiencing some of the highest irradiation hours on the globe, Africa has potential to reach more than 70GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said.
September 22, 2016
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to SolarReserve South Africa to advance their ‘Urban Solar Farms’ initiative in South Africa.
September 22, 2016
d.light, a solar solutions provider for communities without access to reliable power, has secured US$22.5 million in new financing to grow its PayGo business into additional off-grid territories.
September 20, 2016
Israel is planning a public private partnership (PPP) tender for a solar facility in the southern Negev desert with a capacity up to 500MW.
September 20, 2016
An Asian consortium involving China-based PV manufacturer and developer JinkoSolar and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has submitted the lowest ever bid for solar PV capacity in Abu Dhabi, standing at US$0.0242/kWh.
September 15, 2016
Solar panel manufacturers that fail to keep up with emerging technology trends will be under tremendous pressure in 2017, according to host of their peers at SPI 2016.
September 13, 2016
The average severity of insurance claims from the solar PV industry has increased by 87% over the past five years often as a result of extreme weather, according to new research from renewables insurance specialist GCube Underwriting.

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