Africa & Middle East

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.

JP Casey explores some of the latest trends shaping Africa's solar sector, where the C&I segment in particular is surging ahead.

Tongwei's Yan Li discusses the risks and opportunities the Chinese module manufacturer sees in the Middle East's flourishing solar market.

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.

EWEC has awarded development rights for the 1.5GW Al Ajban solar project to French firm EDF Renewables and the Korean Western Power Company.

Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.

Azerbaijan has announced its first solar auction, for a 100MW project in the eastern municipality of Gobustan.

The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.

Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology reserachers have developed ‘half-tandem’ solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 27.63%.