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A 1.6MW solar install at Rio Tinto's Weipa in Queensland. Image: Rio Tinto.

Voltalia inks 148MW solar PPA with Rio Tinto in South Africa

October 6, 2022
Voltalia has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with mining company Richard Bay Minerals, subsidiary of Rio Tinto, in South Africa.
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Anglo American and EDF Renewables partner to build solar and wind projects in South Africa

October 5, 2022
Anglo American and EDF Renewables have partnered to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop renewables projects in South Africa.
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GoodWe’s new power inverter can provide energy autonomy for homeowners amid load shedding and rising electricity costs

September 28, 2022
GoodWe's ES G2 power inverter can provide energy autonomy for homeowners amid load shedding and rising electricity costs.
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South African policy changes will make projects ‘much easier and much quicker’ in boon for solar PV

August 4, 2022
PV Tech Premium unpicks South Africa's recently unveiled policy measures aimed at tackling the country's energy crisis and boosting renewables deployment.
A 258MW solar project in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Image: Scatec.

Scatec ramps up PV project development after earnings dip

July 27, 2022
Independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has ramped up project development activity after witnessing its earnings fall by nearly 14% year-on-year.
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South Africa unveils solar FiT and licensing exemptions in response to energy crisis

July 26, 2022
South Africa's government has unveiled a raft of measures to bolster renewables deployment in the country as it responds to is energy crisis.
NREL models and benchmarks costs across residential, commercial and utility solar, solar-plus-storage and standalone energy storage. Image: Dennis Schroeder / NREL.

PROJECT ROUND-UP: Hybrid solar-storage projects gain ground in South Africa, Puerto Rico and Hawaii

July 19, 2022
A round-up of project-related news from the world of solar-storage hybrid projects, featuring news from South Africa, Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
South Africa continues to dominate Africa's PV market, which saw 2.5GW of new additions last year. Image: Scatec Solar

Solar, wind bodies unite to drive finance into African renewables

July 15, 2022
Solar and wind trade bodies have united to organise the Africa Renewables Investment Summit to drive renewable energy financing in the continent.
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Sonnedix sells South African solar operations to BTE Renewables

June 9, 2022
South African independent power producers (IPP) BTE Renewables has bought Sonnedix Solar South Africa from Sonnedix Power Holdings.
A 258MW solar project in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Image: Scatec.

Scatec signs PPAs for solar-plus-storage projects in South Africa

June 7, 2022
Independent power producer Scatec has signed power purchase agreements (PPA) for three co-located solar and storage projects in South Africa that include 540MW of PV capacity.

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