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Togo launches large scale solar tender

The Togolese Agency for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy has issued a request for pre-qualification to select bidders to develop and construct PV plants with a combined capacity...

Cape Verde kicks off 10 MW solar tender

Cape Verde’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy is seeking developers for two 5 MW generation capacity ground-mounted PV projects. The government wants to use...

Nigeria to install new PV mini-grids as domestic off-grid sector surges

PowerGen has installed a new mini-grid in Nigeria and has signed a contract to develop nine more similar installations. Its investments in the country’s...

Oman names (most) contenders in 1 GW solar tender

Oman Power and Water Procurement Co. (OPWP) has identified eight of the nine consortia that will compete for 1-1.2 GW of new solar capacity,...

Bangladesh to assess impact of integrating renewables into grid

With renewable energy taking root in Bangladesh, the government’s Power Division has issued a request for expressions from interest from consultants to help it prepare...

The weekend read: Offgrid goes global

From pv magazine, November edition The idea that Africa might leapfrog straight to cheap electricity by developing offgrid solar power is not new. And the idea...

JA Solar Supplies 134MW of High-efficiency PERC Double-glass Modules for Solar Plants in Jordan

JA Solar, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that it supplied all high-efficiency PERC double-glass modules for a 67MW dc Mafraq I...

Solar in Burundi – just add water

The African Development Bank is helping small hydropower project developer Songa Energy Burundi find consultants to help it add solar to the mix in two planned hydro projects...

Fossil fuel dependence and poor governance? Fasten your seatbelts

“The geopolitical drama lies in the decline of fossil fuels, not the growth of renewables.” That is one of the headline statements in a study...

Bangladesh sets solar import standards

The government of Bangladesh has heeded the call from domestic solar manufacturers to introduce minimum standards on PV modules, inverters, charge controllers and batteries. Bangladeshi manufacturers have been echoing...

Chinese firm to build 20,000mw plant

Chinese firm plans to build a 20,000 megawatts electricity generating plant in Nigeria, Minister of Power Prof. Chinedu Nebo said at the weekend. Vice-President Namadi...

European anti-dumping could revive domestic manufacturing, with some help from the Asians

Finlay Colville, Vice-President, NPD Solarbuzz tells pv magazine about anti-dumping duties and European PV manufacturers. As the clock ticks down on the preliminary judgement by...

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Australia solar Installation hits 40 GW

An IEA survey of solar power applications in Australia shows that the country installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024 and reached a...

Versiris Energy completes logistically tricky rooftop solar project

Versiris Energy completed a 575.36-kWDC rooftop solar project for a national commercial retail facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Versisis, a commercial solar developer and subsidiary...

Recurrent Energy Sells 275 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in New South Wales to European Investor

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and a global developer of solar and energy storage assets, has finalized the sale of its...

Azerbaijan seeks Chinese help in achieving “green” power dream

Azerbaijan is hoping China can play a big role in helping Baku fulfill its ambitions of building a “green energy corridor” to Europe. Azerbaijani officials...