Africa

In 2024, 20 million people improved their access to energy through the acquisition of solar energy kits (SEKs), according to GOGLA.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved financing for a 62MW PV plant in Togo, while Zambia began construction on a 100MW solar-plus-storage project.

“There is an adjustment in the industry [where] there are cycles,” explains Laura Fortes, senior manager for access to finance at GOGLA.

Japanese cell and module manufacturer Toyo Solar has begun production at its solar cell processing plant in Ethiopia.

The world invested US$300 million into the off-grid solar sector in 2024, a 30% year-on-year decline in total funding, according to GOGLA.

South Africa’s government has approved the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM) to accelerate renewables deployment.

A round-up of news from China with the price of solar wafers going up, TCL Zhonghuan shipping over 200GW of 210mm wafers and Complant securing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a PV project in Congo.

Qair has inked PPAs with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG) for 298MW of solar PV.

Scatec has penned a 25-year PPA with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz for a 120MW solar PV power plant.

The company signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Egypt Aluminium for a 1.1GW/200MWh solar-plus-storage project in the country.