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Perovskites thrive under pressure

Scientists are yet to settle on the optimal fabrication method for perovskite solar cells despite a variety of candidates. Researchers from Nigeria’s African University of Science...

Morocco Pioneers Combines PV With Thermal Storage At 800 MW Midelt CSP Project

Morocco’s 800 MW solar hybrid project at Midelt will be the first solar project in the world to include thermal (heat) storage of PV...

Solar tender in Mauritius

The Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB) of Mauritius has issued a tender for construction of a PV plant on its land. The project will be built in the Moka district...

MOZAMBIQUE: Covid-19 hampers Ncondezi Energy’s solar off-grid project

The company Ncondezi Energy has suspended the implementation of its project to build an off-grid solar system for a company in Mozambique. At issue...

PV relief for sub-Saharan Africa amid Covid-19 pandemic

The lockdowns being imposed across Africa in a bid to slow down the spread of Covid-19could fast-track the adoption of solar power rather than fossil fuels in...

Egypt considers 6.3 GW wind energy, concentrated solar power and PV projects

The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is studying requests to build power plants at a total capacity of 6.34GW, of which 2.75GW projects...

ANGOLA: Towards constructing solar PV power plant of in Saurimo

The Angolan government will install a photovoltaic solar power plant in the city of Saurimo in the north-east of the country. With a capacity...

Mali exempts solar from VAT, import duties

Value-added taxes and import taxes will no longer be imposed on equipment such as solar panels, wind turbine blades, and pump turbines, according to...

Tender for solar power plants projects launched in Guinea Bissau

A call for tenders for the construction of a solar power plant and two mini hybrid power plants has been launched in Guinea Bissau...

Scatec Solar completes 258 MW Upington project in South Africa

Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected and started commercial operation of the third 86 MW solar plant in Upington, South Africa, completing the...

Guinea Bissau awards contract for Gardete solar power plant project

Guinea Bissau has awarded awarded the contract for construction of Gardete solar power plant project. Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro Corporation won the contract paving way for...

Seychelles to host 5.8 MW of floating PV

Qair, a French independent power producer, has revealed plans to install 5.8 MW of floating solar capacity on a saltwater lagoon in the Seychelles. The...

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India will add 8,500 MWh of storage within the next two years

India Central Electricity Authority Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday that 3,300 MW of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects are in the pipeline...

Coal giant snaps up solar thermal project in landmark deal for long duration storage technology

AGL, Australia’s biggest coal generator, has snapped up a newly approved solar thermal project in South Australia, adding to its options for long duration...

Al Kharsaah: A Pioneering Solar Power Plant in Qatar

Located 80 km west of Qatar's capital, Doha, the Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer (IPP) project is the country's first large-scale solar...

OMV Petrom Buys 50 Pct Stake in Gabare Solar Project

OMV Petrom S.A. has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Gabare solar project from Enery Element, a large-scale project in Byala Slatina, near...