Africa

The Green Climate Fund, the African Development Bank (ADfB) and Africa50 investment fund are to collaborate on bringing solar energy to the Sahel region in the wake of ADfB launching its 10GW plan.

Voltalia has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 50MW solar project located in Kopere, Nandi county, Kenya.

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) aims to support 18MW of solar energy in Mauritius and Rwanda.

Providers of solar-plus-storage into the continent of Africa have said that it is a misconception that lead acid batteries used in off-grid systems are recycled efficiently back into the supply chain.

Chinese manufacturer Hoymiles has supplied the largest project in South Africa to depend on microinverters.

NTPC's 750MW auction draws winning price of 2.72 rupees, Rays Power Infra completes 130MW of open access solar plants in Karnataka, AfDB approves US$1.5 million for Nigerian solar procurement program

Solar Media, the publisher of sites including Energy-Storage.News and PV Tech, has just launched the latest edition of the annual Global Energy Storage Opportunity report for this year - available now as a free download.

French firm Albioma is to build 51 rooftop solar projects on apartment buildings operated by Société Anonyme d'Habitations à Loyer Modéré de la Réunion (SHLMR) in towns throughout Reunion Island.

A roundup of recent solar news including a successful funding round and a brand rationalisation for EDF.

According to GTM Research, global solar PV installations are expected to surpass 104GW in 2018, despite the top four markets, including China, forecasted to decline collectively by 7%.