Africa

Scatec has reached financial close for its three solar projects in South Africa, which will have a combined capacity of 273MW.

Global renewables investor Actis has agreed to sell 100% of African independent power producer (IPP) BTE Renewables to French utility giant Engie and investment firm Meridiam for US$1 billion.

Senegal has announced a partnership with several countries and the EU to accelerate renewable energy deployment, receiving €2.5 billion (US$2.71 billion) new and additional financing starting from 2023.

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has announced that the 40MW Kesses solar project in Kenya has started operations.

Chinese ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong has offered to provide the South African grid with 66GW of solar infrastructure.

Kenyan solar power company Sun King and investment bank Citi have partnered on a US$130 million securitisation deal.

The Q2 2023 edition of our downstream solar journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download.

As agrivoltaics projects grow in popularity, PV Tech Premium gives a look at four countries - Germany, the US, France and Australia - and Africa that have embraced the technology.

British renewables company Savannah Energy has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the government of Niger to develop up to 200MW of solar PV.

Saudi energy provider ACWA Power has secured a US$123 million financing package to develop a 200MW solar PV project in Egypt.