Africa & Middle East

April 8, 2015
Dubai-based Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services (ALJ) has acquired Spanish PV project developer Fotowatio Solar Renewable Ventures (FRV) for an undisclosed amount.
April 8, 2015
Solar and wind energy could now be the cheapest sources of energy supply in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a new report.
April 7, 2015
Tier-1 PV manufacturer and project developer ET Solar said it had secured turnkey EPC services for a 50MWp solar power plant in Israel, along with local partners G-Systems and El-Mor Group.
March 31, 2015
Gigawatt Global, the solar and social development company responsible for developing Rwanda’s first utility-scale PV power plant, has been awarded two grants to develop a solar project in neighbouring Burundi.
March 30, 2015
A 40MW project that is in line to become Chad’s first independent power producer-built solar project has been granted US$780,000 from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
March 27, 2015
Solar power systems serving an oilfield in Qatar will be fitted with utility-scale energy storage batteries, helping to ensure the continuity of operations at 775 oil wells.
March 26, 2015
Chinese manufacturer Suntech has confirmed that a proposed new manufacturing facility in South Africa remains on hold until details of the fourth round of the country’s national renewable energy programme are finalised.
March 20, 2015
Solar investors in South Africa are losing confidence in the country's market due to ongoing delays by the government to reveal successful bidders in the latest round of its national renewables procurement programme, claims South African PV Industry Association (SAPVIA) spokesman Wido Schnabel.
March 16, 2015
The Dubai Energy and Water Authority (DEWA) is to bring net metering to the Emirate through the launch of Shams Dubai, a new initiative aimed at encouraging and regulating the development of commercial and residential solar projects.
March 11, 2015
Renewable energy firm, Enel Green Power (EGP) has started construction in South Africa of three PV power plants in South Africa, totalling 231MW.

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