Africa & Middle East

SunEdison and the Government of Saudi Arabia are undertaking a feasibility study to establish a fully integrated PV manufacturing complex, including polysilicon production through to PV module assembly at an estimated cost of US$6.4 billion.

Plans to build a 150MW solar farm in Zimbabwe are nearing approval, according to the companies involved in its development.

Chinese manufacturer, Hanergy, could build a US$500 million thin-film PV factory in the Ivory Coast, according to the country’s government and a statement released by the company.

Wildly varying reports of Kenya’s plans for deploying solar energy have been dismissed by power industry and policy figures in the East African country.

Chinese PV manufacturer, ReneSola has announced the opening of a new office in Cape Town, South Africa.

JA Solar and Powerway have formed a joint venture to establish a PV module assembly plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with an initial nameplate capacity of 150MW.

The IFC, part of the World Bank, has signed an agreement with China’s Chint Group to develop solar farms and supply chains in emerging markets.

Phoenix Solar's Singapore-based subsidiary has been awarded the contract to build a 1MWp solar plant in Jordan, along with Jordanian company Mustakbal Clean Tech.

The State Grid Corporation of China, the world’s largest state-owned utility company, has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii).

Mozambique has officially opened the country’s first PV module production facility.