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Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Corporation has established a new joint venture (JV) seeking to develop renewable energy projects across Africa.

CrossBoundary Energy will develop a hybrid solar PV, BESS and thermal energy project at the Baomahun gold mine in Sierra Leone.

Globeleq has finalised its acquisition of a 75% stake in the 41MW Central Solar de Mocuba solar project in Mozambique from Scatec KLP.

From the world’s largest project being commissioned to a possible downturn for solar manufacturers in 2024, and including the US Department of Treasure releasing guidance from the Inflation Reduction Act. Here, PV Tech runs down its top 10 stories of the past 12 months.

While an abundance of Chinese modules could help meet climate change targets, such a reliance could leave many countries delicately balanced.

TotalEnergies has started construction on a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa, with a power generation capacity of 216MW.

The USADF has launched a request for proposals for projects to deliver off-grid energy infrastructure in Africa.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has announced that its trackers, either operational or under fulfilment, have surpassed 10GW in the Middle Eastern, African and Indian markets.

Masdar plans to develop a number of new renewables projects in Africa, including 300MW of new solar capacity in Angola and Uganda.

Summit Ridge Energy and PureSky Energy have established financing facilities, while Mainstream has closed funding for a 97.5MW solar project.