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Norwegian independent power producer Scatec has powered a 540MW solar-plus-storage project in South Africa.

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

Renewables investor Magnora ASA has sold a 90MW solar PV project in South Africa to independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq.

German renewable energy project developer ABO Wind has sold a 100MW solar PV project in South Africa’s North West Province to an unnamed investor.

Clean energy investment across Africa has to double the current US$90 billion target by 2030 and reach nearly US$25 billion per year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

French utility EDF Renewables has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South African state-operated utility Eskom for a hybrid project to be built in South Africa.

In this article, Richard Doyle, MD of JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa, discusses the benefits, lessons and future of solar PV with battery energy storage for mining.

BioPower Operations has announced plans to build a 1GW solar power facility in the South African state of Mpumalanga.

Scatec has reached financial close for its three solar projects in South Africa, which will have a combined capacity of 273MW.

Global renewables investor Actis has agreed to sell 100% of African independent power producer (IPP) BTE Renewables to French utility giant Engie and investment firm Meridiam for US$1 billion.