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Angola eyeing 600MW solar market within three years

September 11, 2019
Roll-out of about 30,000 PV systems is possible if private players step in to help, says Energy minister of country with almost non-existent solar sector despite 55GW potential.
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Nigeria powers up Africa’s ‘largest off-grid solar hybrid’

September 6, 2019
Newly-launched project at Bayero University Kano (BUK) will use solar (3.5MWp) and batteries (8.1MWh) to power universities and teaching hospitals.
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ENGIE eyes crown of African off-grid solar via Mobisol purchase

September 3, 2019
Buyer now able to tap into three additional off-grid markets via new acquisition, unveiled five months after Mobisol’s preliminary insolvency filings.
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Africa’s ‘largest’ solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project unveiled

September 2, 2019
According to local news reports, construction of the US$150 million, 40,000-panel project will start in 2021.
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Various joint ventures complete 195MW of PV projects in Egypt’s Benban

August 20, 2019
Complex near Aswan witnesses commissioning of 130MW duo by Elsewedy Electric and EDF plus 65MW latest bifacial batch by Scatec Solar and partners.
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AIIM, Nedbank to co-fund 40MW C&I pipeline in Southern Africa

August 13, 2019
Developer Sola Group partners with institutional duo to raise ZAR400m for PPA-backed pipeline, meant to bring down C&I costs by aggregating deals.
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USTDA backs 150MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project in Zambia

August 13, 2019
The USTDA-backed feasibility study will determine the hybrid project’s commercial viability and gauge the optimal mix of on-site technologies.
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Scatec Solar links Mozambique’s utility-scale PV frontrunner

July 31, 2019
Firm marks commercial launch of PPA-backed 40MW Mocuba, developed alongside private equity backer and touted as country’s first large-scale PV plant.
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Domestic, off-grid ROUND-UP: Poland, Mali, Tonga

July 24, 2019
Warsaw unveils PLN1bn scheme to co-fund home PV, World Bank supports roll-out in Sahel state, Pacific kingdom breaks ground on off-grid solar.
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ENGIE’s 60MW Scaling Solar duo hits financial close in Senegal

July 23, 2019
World Bank’s IFC, the EIB and Proparco pour €38 million into PPA-backed projects contracted last year at €0.0380-0.0398/kWh, paving way for construction.

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