Africa

CrossBoundary Energy will develop a hybrid solar PV, BESS and thermal energy project at the Baomahun gold mine in Sierra Leone.

Two solar PV plants have been installed in gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mongolia to supply clean energy to their operations.

Scatec posted record-high revenues and construction figures over 2023 which it said was facilitated by lower module and BESS prices.

Iberdrola says that of the agreed amount €170 million has already been committed to finance onshore wind projects in Poland.

The Q4 2023 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, leading with a focus on solar PV's resilience against extreme weather.

Globeleq has finalised its acquisition of a 75% stake in the 41MW Central Solar de Mocuba solar project in Mozambique from Scatec KLP.

TotalEnergies has started construction on a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa, with a power generation capacity of 216MW.

The seventh bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has opened for interested parties.

The USADF has launched a request for proposals for projects to deliver off-grid energy infrastructure in Africa.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has announced that its trackers, either operational or under fulfilment, have surpassed 10GW in the Middle Eastern, African and Indian markets.