Africa & Middle East

With a lengthy period of political turmoil only just behind it, Egypt has found its way on to the 'hot list' of global renewable energy markets, says a report.

Investment company Adenium Energy Capital has signed an agreement that will see the corporation invest US$10 million in solar-hybrid power plant provider Enerwhere’s portfolio of mobile solar power assets.

German system integrator Belectric’s Turkish joint venture has secured its first tenders in the country after gaining approval for two large-scale ground-mounted solar projects from Turkey’s electricity transmission company, TEIA?.

Rwanda’s ambassador to the UK has said he hopes the completion of the East African country’s first utility PV power plant earlier this month will inspire similar projects across Africa.

By 2030 the Algerian government hopes to install 13.5GW of PV capacity.

The finalists in stage two in the bid for power purchase agreements of 200MW by the government of Jordan have been released by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

French renewable energy developer Global EcoPower (GEP) has expanded overseas with the acquisition of Morocco-based Nova Power.

Israeli micro-inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has filed papers for a US$125 million flotation on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Mainstream Renewable Power and private equity firm Actis have established a US$1.9 billion investment platform for the African market.

Kenyan independent power producer, Greenmillenia Energy, is planning a 40MW utility PV power plant in the East African country.