Africa & Middle East

June 27, 2013
French renewables developer Axuo Energy is teaming up with R20, the international environmental body set up by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to build 41MW of PV generation in Mali.
June 26, 2013
Europe needs to intensify its support for the Desertec plan to import cheap solar and wind power from desert areas or face escalating energy prices, the body behind the initiative has warned.
June 12, 2013
CPV manufacturer Soitec has announced the installation of a 25kW concentrator PV demonstration plant in the village of Usib near Rehoboth in central Namibia.
May 13, 2013
Construction of the 160MW Noor 1 CSP project has officially started following a ground breaking ceremony held on 10 May attended by King Mohammed VI.
May 9, 2013
The governing body of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved a modified plan that will see Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia install over 1.1GW of concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity in the region.
April 17, 2013
SolarWorld and Danish global water pump manufacturer Grundfos have penned a supply contract for solar-powered water pumps project in developing countries.
April 8, 2013
Standard Bank Group and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have inked a R20 billion (US$2.2 billion) deal to fund renewable energy projects in South Africa.
April 4, 2013
Furthering its efforts to outsource extra PV module production outside of China, ReneSola has signed a toll manufacturing agreement with Solairedirect SA, the South African-based subsidiary of French-owned integrated project developer, Solairedirect.
March 21, 2013
Ideematec, a German manufacturer of tracking and mounting systems, has delivered 6,000 safeTrack Vertec azimuth tracking systems for installation at two PV facilities in South Africa which have a combined capacity of 33MW.
March 20, 2013
Renewable energy feed-in tariffs in Africa could boost its economy whilst combating climate change, finds a new study developed for the World Future Council.

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