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Tanzania’s Rural Energy Agency joins global summit in Dar Es Salaam

November 30, 2017
Tanzania's Rural Energy Agency (REA) will give the keynote address to around 200 public and private sector attendees at PV Tech’s Solar & Off-Grid Renewables Summit in Dar Es Salaam next week.
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Clarity needed as Mugabe’s end makes possibilities for Zimbabwe’s solar market.

November 29, 2017
Robert Mugabe’s “resignation” after 37 years in power creates political uncertainty and possibility for Zimbabwe’s solar market.
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The Sun Exchange: Bitcoin is the answer to Africa’s solar finance headaches

November 29, 2017
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can overcome Africa’s relative lack of financial infrastructure and unlock its solar potential, according to the CEO and founder of The Sun Exchange.
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West Africa’s largest solar plant nears grid connection in Burkina Faso

November 28, 2017
UPDATED: A 33MW capacity solar project is due to come online this week in Burkina Faso - the largest in West Africa.
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Wärtsilä to build Nigeria’s ‘largest’ solar project

November 27, 2017
Wärtsilä has been awarded the EPC contract for what will be the largest PV project in Nigeria.
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Tanzania demonstrates Africa’s mini-grid opportunity

November 24, 2017
Solar Media, the publisher of PV Tech, has identified more than 50 potential mini-grid projects in Tanzania ahead of its Solar & Off-Grid Renewables Summit in Dar Es Salaam on 5-6 December.
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VINCI Energies wins contract for eight PV plants in Senegal

November 20, 2017
UK based firm, VINCI Energies has won a €26.9 million contract to build eight PV power plants in Senegal with a combined capacity of 17MW.
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Eni plans to develop 20MW solar project in Ghana

November 16, 2017
Italian oil and gas company Eni is planning to develop a 20MW PV project in the area of Tamale in the northern region of Ghana.
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BayWa r.e. commissions first PV and battery plant in Africa

November 7, 2017
German company BayWa r.e. has commissioned a PV plant with a battery system in Zambia.
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Enerray to develop 30MW PV project in Cameroon

October 30, 2017
Enerray, though the company EB Solaire, is developing a 30MW PV project in Cameroon, with Enerray set to serve as EPC provider for the plant.

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