Africa & Middle East

Voltalia has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with mining company Richard Bay Minerals, subsidiary of Rio Tinto, in South Africa.

German developer Belectric has signed an EPC contract with independent power producer Enlight for Israel's “largest” repowering solar project.

Anglo American and EDF Renewables have partnered to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop renewables projects in South Africa.

Energy major Shell will acquire Daystar Power, an Africa-based commercial and industrial (C&I) solar provider.

Renewables company Voltalia expects to achieve 2.6GW of renewables in operation or under construction in 2022, a year ahead of schedule.

GoodWe's ES G2 power inverter can provide energy autonomy for homeowners amid load shedding and rising electricity costs.

A new partnership between CrossBoundary Energy Access and Engie Energy Access plans to build a US$60 million portfolio of mini-grids that are expected to connect more than 150,000 people to electricity in Nigeria.

The ENACT Installer App automates the complete journey of the customer, right from first contact to complete installation.

A subsidiary of solar EPC Sterling and Wilson has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Nigeria to develop and construct a portfolio of PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the country.

Solar accounted for half of all global power generating capacity added last year, with 182GW deployed, a 25% increase on 2020, according to a report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).