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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.
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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.
South Africa continues to dominate Africa's PV market, which saw 2.5GW of new additions last year. Image: Scatec Solar

Africa’s PV capacity nears 20GW as energy storage ‘booms’

January 16, 2025
The Africa Solar Industry Association’s 2025 market outlook has recorded a 2.5GW increase in PV installations in 2024.
Amaury Fastenakels headshot.

Bboxx calls for more subsidy programmes to advance universal electrification initiative in 2025

January 3, 2025
PV Tech spoke to Bboxx chief commercial officer Amaury Fastenakels about the company’s work in 2024, and what it can expect in 2025.
Voltalia's RA Solar project in Egypt.

Tunisia awards over 500MW of solar capacity in latest round of tenders

December 31, 2024
Tunisia has announced the winners of tenders for over 500MW of solar capacity, including Qair International and Voltalia.
Solar panels in the Czech Republic.
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The coal-to-clean transition is closer than many realise

December 20, 2024
Renewable energy is now a competitive alternative to fossil fuels, and more than 800 coal plants in smaller economies could be replaced by PV.
A mini-grid in Nigeria.
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How to deliver sustainable and scalable mini-grids across Sub-Saharan Africa

December 18, 2024
Mini-grids are expected to play a crucial role in achieving complete electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Aerial view of AMEA Power Abydos solar PV plant in Egypt

AMEA Power commissions 500MW solar PV plant in Egypt

December 16, 2024
UAE-based renewable power developer AMEA Power has commissioned a 500MW solar PV plant in the Aswan governorate, Egypt.
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End-of-life Egyptian wind farm to be repowered as 3.3GW PV+wind hybrid

November 18, 2024
An ageing 545MW wind farm in Egypt is to be reborn as a 3GW PV and wind hybrid facility under a provisional repowering plan agreed last week.

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