Africa

Scatec Solar and Norwegian private equity firm KLP Norfund Investments have signed a 25-year PPA for a 40MW solar PV plant in Mozambique.

This weekend Senegal began construction on one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest solar offerings with the 20MW Senergy 2 project in Bokhol.

Some of the BRICS nations are witnessing a shortfall of billions of dollars in the renewables investment required to meet climate change mitigation policies, according to a report from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Nigeria’s Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has approved a new regulation that gives distribution companies licences to use mini-grids to accelerate electrification across the country.