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South Africa’s state-owned energy utility, Eskom, has issued a request for proposals for 291MW of solar capacity.

AFSIA CEO John van Zuylen told PV Tech Premium that solar power is the “ideal” technology type to improve electricity access in Africa.

Infinity Power has signed two concession agreements with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire for PV projects with a total capacity of 80MWac.

Norwegian IPP Scatec has been selected for an 846MW solar cluster in the latest REIPPPP tender from South Africa.

Analysis: Import taxes and other policy barriers are creating an affordability crisis in off-grid solar that threatens Africa's electrification goals.

GameChange Solar has announced plans to supply trackers for the 1GW second phase of the Abydos project in Egypt.

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

TotalEnergies has commissioned its largest solar portfolio in Europe, a collection of five assets in Spain with a combined capacity of 263MW.

GCL Tech has received an environmental accreditation for a manufacturing facility, while Redsolar and CMEC-GL have announced new projects.

Scatec has announced revenues of NOK2.39 billion (US$230 million) and profits of NOK1 billion (US$96 million) in the first quarter of 2025.