Africa & Middle East

Firm marks commercial launch of PPA-backed 40MW Mocuba, developed alongside private equity backer and touted as country’s first large-scale PV plant.

NADEC inks 25-year PPA with clean energy developer for project to help power complex in country’s east, with plans to launch supply in autumn 2020.

WoodMac: Worldwide installations will grow 17.5% this year to hit new high of 114.5GW, paving way for arrival of 12 countries to group of 1-to-5GW-a-year installers.

Swiss group records 91% plunge in Q2 2019 figures released two weeks after accepting to cough up US$470m for a buyer to take on its solar inverter business.

Warsaw unveils PLN1bn scheme to co-fund home PV, World Bank supports roll-out in Sahel state, Pacific kingdom breaks ground on off-grid solar.

World Bank’s IFC, the EIB and Proparco pour €38 million into PPA-backed projects contracted last year at €0.0380-0.0398/kWh, paving way for construction.

Matshela Koko says last year’s probe in South Africa has pushed him to ‘greater heights’ after securing Zimbabwe’s go-ahead to 100MW/240MWh plant.

Harare adopts solar duty waivers as Chinese firm shares upstream plans, UK-backed scheme targets 60 mini-grid systems, Sinohydro to deploy 20MW plant by Lagdo dam.

The Oman Power and Water Company SAOC (OPWP) has kicked off process for two independent power projects (IPP) with a combined output of 1.1GW.

Mercom: US$300m ReNew Power deal and stock exchange listings help industry raise US$6bn in H1 2019 from venture capitalists, public markets and debt providers.