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Solar outpaced wind in electricity generation growth for the second year in a row

Solar PV was world’s fastest-growing source of electricity generation in 2023

May 8, 2024
For the second year in a row, solar PV outpaced wind in global electricity growth generation in 2023, according to energy think tank Ember.
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Renewables manufacturing was 4% of 2023 GDP growth

May 8, 2024
Clean energy manufacturing – led by solar PV expansions – accounted for 4% of global GDP growth in 2023, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Developer GEI launches solar-plus-storage project in Zambia

May 7, 2024
Zambian developer GEI Power and Turkish energy technology firm YEO are planning a 60MWp/20MWh solar-plus-storage project in Zambia, expected online by September 2025.
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A ‘tsunami’ of commercial and industrial investment: trends in African solar power in 2023

May 6, 2024
JP Casey explores some of the latest trends shaping Africa's solar sector, where the C&I segment in particular is surging ahead.
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Tongwei’s strategic layout in the Middle East: orders, risks and prospects

May 1, 2024
Tongwei's Yan Li discusses the risks and opportunities the Chinese module manufacturer sees in the Middle East's flourishing solar market.
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South Africa: First projects from REIPPPP round 6 reach commercial close

May 1, 2024
The first two solar PV projects from the sixth round of South Africa’s state renewable energy tender – representing 360MW capacity - have been approved and reached commercial close.
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EDF Renewables and KOWEPO to develop EWEC’s 1.5GW Al Ajban solar plant

April 29, 2024
EWEC has awarded development rights for the 1.5GW Al Ajban solar project to French firm EDF Renewables and the Korean Western Power Company.
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Gamechange solar to supply 500MW trackers to southern Africa

April 26, 2024
Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.
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Azerbaijan launches first solar auction, seeks investors for 100MW solar project

April 25, 2024
Azerbaijan has announced its first solar auction, for a 100MW project in the eastern municipality of Gobustan.
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WFES 2024: HJT modules exceed 700W as larger module trend continues

April 22, 2024

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