Africa

June 11, 2024
Release by Scatec has unveiled plans to add 28.6MW of solar capacity and 19.2MWh of battery energy storage systems to its Cameroon portfolio.
June 10, 2024
The Global Solar Council (GSC) has unveiled a new brand, and a new working strategy built around three 'pillars'.
May 9, 2024
The solar PV project will have revenue coming from a 30-year sales contract with Tunisian public grid operator STEG.
May 8, 2024
UAE-based renewables developer AMEA Power has started construction on a 120MW solar PV project in Tunisia.
May 7, 2024
Zambian developer GEI Power and Turkish energy technology firm YEO are planning a 60MWp/20MWh solar-plus-storage project in Zambia, expected online by September 2025.
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May 6, 2024
JP Casey explores some of the latest trends shaping Africa's solar sector, where the C&I segment in particular is surging ahead.
May 1, 2024
The first two solar PV projects from the sixth round of South Africa’s state renewable energy tender – representing 360MW capacity - have been approved and reached commercial close.
April 26, 2024
Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.
April 19, 2024
The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.
April 15, 2024
Pure New Energy (PNE) has sold the 240MW Khauta solar project in South Africa to the NOA Group, an energy company based in the country.

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