Africa & Middle East

Hydropower plants across Africa could double their capacity if just 1% of their reservoirs are used to install floating solar projects, new research suggests.

Corporations bought 18% more clean energy last year compared with 2019, according to new research, with tech giant Amazon and oil and gas group Total leading the global energy transition.

Abu Dhabi-based developer and French entity's renewables subsidiary to collaborate on existing and future renewables projects in Israel.

A 120MW solar system is to be constructed on a capped 47-scare landfill in the UAE.

Solar energy leads global energy transition investments for 2020, rising by 12% to US$148.6 billion.

UAE utility claims a world first in supplying one of the world's largest aluminium producers with solar power.

Renewables developers to develop clean hydrogen for the UAE capital's aviation, shipping and transport sectors.

West African off-grid solar electricity supplier raises US$38 million to expand its operations in in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.

The amount of non-hydro renewables such as solar in Africa is likely to remain below 10% in 2030, although there are significant regional differences.

An auction for solar-plus-storage in Israel has awarded contracts for 609MW of solar PV alongside 2.4GWh of energy storage.