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ROUND-UP: EDF 60MW Athens PPA, Daystar partners Trine in Africa, Total to power GAC Dubai

May 7, 2019
EDF signs PPA for 60MW PV project near Athens, Daystar Power partners with Swedish investment platform to finance solar in West Africa, Solar energy from Total to power GAC Dubai’s warehouses.
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Solar-plus-storage system for humanitarian ops in South Sudan

May 3, 2019
Scatec Solar to lease clean energy system to International Organization for Migration as it eyes PV for emergency zones.
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Zambia driving Scaling Solar forward with second large-scale project completion

April 29, 2019
Italian firm Enel finishes its first project in the African country standing at 34MW capacity.
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Egypt utility eyes auction for major solar project West of the Nile

April 29, 2019
EETC wants to progress Egypt's renewable energy programme through auction-based procurement, with advice from the IFC.
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Madagascar’s renewables hurdles to be lowered by German-backed facility

April 26, 2019
Facility would offer insurance protection to small and mid-sized renewable energy projects in Madagascar's bid to double power by 2030 through clean energy.
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ROUND-UP: Better Energy bags €80m, ADFD backs Burkina Faso solar, SolarHome scores US$1m

April 25, 2019
Proventus providing €80 million credit facility to Better Energy, ADFD approves US$10M for rural electrification project in Burkina Faso, SolarHome raises US$ 1 million from Trirec.
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World Bank offers US$225m to off-grid solar in Sahel, GCF supports Mali PV mini-grids

April 24, 2019
Two financing institutions recognise the need for solar proliferation in remote, rural parts of the Sahel and West Africa.
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Ethiopia eyes 500MW in Scaling Solar Round 2

April 17, 2019
African country kickstarts the second round of its World Bank-led PV programme, while first 250MWac tender approaches final proposal stage.
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Zambia solar tender sets Sub-Saharan price record

April 8, 2019
Latest GET FiT tender in Zambia awards 120MW of capacity to three winning bidders.
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Zimbabwe regulator to support R&D on renewables integration

April 5, 2019
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has invited research proposals related to renewable energy and its integration, as well as firm power and energy efficiency.

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