Africa & Middle East

Teraco has also secured its first grid capacity allocation from South Africa state-operated utility Eskom.

Todd Karin and Tristan Erion-Loric from PV Evolution Labs discuss the technical and financial impacts of cell cracks and hail damage, among other topics.

IEA and Wood MacKenzie talk about grid connection issues worldwide and what countries need to do to upgrade the grid.

The Q1 2024 edition of PV Tech Power is available to download now. This issue focuses on PV module quality issues, risk mitigation, carbon pricing policies and much more.

Masdar and DEWA establish a joint venture, Shuaa Energy 4, to develop the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National Investment Authority.

Turkey's installed solar capacity has surpassed wind thanks to the addition of hybrid projects, adding 510MW of capacity to the solar sector.

SkyPower has signed a joint development agreement with Africa Finance Corporation to develop a 200MW solar project in the DRC.

ACWA Power has secured loan financing of US$2.3 billion (SAR8.6 billion) to support the construction of three new solar projects in the state.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at some of the latest developments underpinning trackers’ growing status as an indispensable ingredient in solar’s continued growth.