Africa & Middle East

July 7, 2020
A joint venture project has been launched to develop what intends to be the world’s largest green hydrogen project, using up to 4GW of solar and other renewables as its power source.
July 3, 2020
South Africa-based steel producer ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA) is inviting proposals from independent power producers (IPPs) to build two utility-scale solar projects as it seeks to reduce its energy costs.
July 2, 2020
Governments should focus on mini-grids as a means to enabling access to reliable electricity for hundreds of millions of people that don’t yet have it and mini-grids using solar and batteries have matured as a technology class, but financing such projects remains problematic, a new report has found.
June 9, 2020
A just-commissioned solar and battery storage system will reduce diesel consumption by at least 80% at a base for 300 humanitarian workers in South Sudan managed by UN migration body IOM.
June 8, 2020
EPC firm Sterling & Wilson has completed its first solar PV project in Oman, a 125MW DC plant using bifacial panels, with the India-headquartered firm entering its 10th gigawatt of projects worldwide.
June 5, 2020
Researchers from Singapore institute find duo represents most LCOE-efficient combination across 93% of the world, with dual-axis trackers still too costly to become mainstream choice.
June 4, 2020
Energy Ministry’s roadmap would invest US$23bn to unlock a solar boom by 2030, pushing PV generation share to peaks of 80% and positioning Middle Eastern state as ‘world leader’.
June 2, 2020
IRENA finds world could save US$23bn per year if it replaced costly coal with cheaper solar and wind while Imperial College-IEA conclude green energy plays make more money at lower risk.
June 1, 2020
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member GCL System Integration (GCL-SI) was one of only seven companies to gain Top Performer’ status in PVEL's first PAN file test in the 2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard after being involved in the historical four module reliability test regimes for the fourth consecutive year.
June 1, 2020
Ningbo-based manufacturer walks PV Tech through plans to target sales in China, North America, Europe and others, with COVID-19 forcing company to redeploy sales efforts online.

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