Africa & Middle East

Uncertainty surrounding ownership models of large-scale solar projects raises a question: are such facilities simply too big to succeed?

Ghana is on track to achieve its goal of universal access to electricity by 2025 with the successful implementation of the Bui Hydro-Solar PV Hybrid system.

Madagascar has launched invitations to tender for two solar PV project with a combined capacity of 210MW.

Nordic independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has secured US$102 million in funding to support its Release by Scatec platform.

Globeleq has purchased Scatec’s 52.5% share in the 41MW Central Solar de Mocuba solar PV plant in Mozambique.

BioPower Operations has announced plans to build a 1GW solar power facility in the South African state of Mpumalanga.

Altaaqa Renewables has closed financing for its 119MWp Wadi ad-Dawasir plant, which will be built in Saudi Arabia.

EWEC has announced that it is considering four bids from companies interested in constructing the new 1.5GW Al Ajban solar plant.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member Trina Solar has signed a 150MW module and tracker supply deal with Israeli PV developer Teralight.

Chinese company Trina Solar has delivered 800MW of solar modules to the 2GW Al Dhafra PV plant in the UAE.