Africa

PV Tech Premium unpicks South Africa's recently unveiled policy measures aimed at tackling the country's energy crisis and boosting renewables deployment.

South Africa's government has unveiled a raft of measures to bolster renewables deployment in the country as it responds to is energy crisis.

African power company Ncondezi Energy has launched a feasibility study for a hybrid solar-storage project earmarked for Mozambique.

Solar and wind trade bodies have united to organise the Africa Renewables Investment Summit to drive renewable energy financing in the continent.

The company behind a renewables project that will feature 7GW of solar PV and 5GW / 20GWh of battery storage in Morocco is progressing with offshore surveying for four high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables that will eventually connect the installation exclusively to the UK.

Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has partnered with telecommunications company Orange to launch a new solar mini-grid project to help accelerate clean energy access for households across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Investors Harith General Partners and African power provider Anergi Group have partnered to establish the Pan-African Renewable Energy Fund (PAREF) to accelerate renewable energy deployment across Africa and close the continent’s investment gap.

Management firm Mirova has acquired solar finance business SunFunder in a push to expand its investment platform in emerging markets.

Solar PV will lead new capacity additions in Africa, reaching a total installed capacity of 125GW by 2030, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Project financing facility CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) has raised US$25 million to finance solar powered mini-grids in Africa.