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The Benban solar park in Egypt.

Scatec pens 120MW solar PPA with Tunisian state utility company

March 25, 2025
Scatec has penned a 25-year PPA with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz for a 120MW solar PV power plant.
The Benban solar park in Egypt.

Scatec signs PPA for 1.1GW/200MWh Egypt solar-plus-storage, commissions Botswana PV

March 18, 2025
The company signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Egypt Aluminium for a 1.1GW/200MWh solar-plus-storage project in the country.
A mini-grid from Husk in Nigeria. Image: Husk Power Systems.

Nigeria to build 1.2GW PV module assembly plant

March 13, 2025
“We want to scale up our localisation drive in solar materials," said managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency.
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Finance hurdles threaten strong PV growth in Africa – Global Solar Council

March 12, 2025
Ongoing investment barriers are preventing Africa from realising the full potential of its solar resources despite strong growth in 2024, according to a Global Solar Council report.
An AMEA Power project.

AMEA Power begins construction at Ivory Coast solar project

March 3, 2025
AMEA Power has started construction at a 50MW solar power plant in Gontougo, in the north-east of the Ivory Coast.
Image: Scatec

Scatec revenue drops YoY and on quarterly basis in Q4 2024

February 3, 2025
Scatec has registered a consolidated revenue of NOK1.15 billion for the last quarter of 2024, down from the same period a year prior.
JUWI's Prieska project in South Africa.

JUWI to invest in 340MW of new solar capacity in South Africa

January 29, 2025
JUWI Renewable Energies has announced plans to build three new solar projects, with a combined capacity of 340MW, in South Africa.
Off-grid solar.
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Fresh thinking needed to close off-grid solar’s funding gap

January 27, 2025
Off-grid solar is helping provide power to those most in need, but new ideas are needed to plug the sector’s multi-billion funding gap.
JA Solar, AMEA Power and CEEC sign the module supply deal.

JA Solar to supply modules for 1GW Abydos II solar-plus-storage project

January 21, 2025
Chinese manufacturer JA Solar will supply n-type modules for the 1GW Abydos Phase II solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.
An example of a mini-grid.
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Connecting ‘the first in the village’: mini-grids on an upward trajectory

January 20, 2025
Mini-grids have been a feature of the global electricity system for years, a starting point for larger distribution and transmission networks.

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