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Solar mini-grids for rural electrification to double within three years

Over 3000 mini-grids are expected to be built by end-2022 in Africa and Asia, according to a new report, Mini-grids for Village Electrification: Industry and...

KENYA: AfDB Provides US$150 million to electrify 250,000 households with solar energy

The Kenyan government has recently secured $150 million (over 15 billion Kenyan shillings) from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The funds will provide solar...

Persistent Energy raises $8 million to provide solar off-grid

Persistent Energy Capital LLC, a venture capital firm has just raised $8 million through a crowdfunding action. The funds will be reinvested in solar...

Foundation stone laid for a 100-megawatt solar power project in Kufra – to be implemented by Chinese

The ‘‘Prime Minister’’ of Libya’s eastern-based ‘‘government’’, Abdullah Thinni laid the foundation stone for a 100-megawatt solar power project in Kufra municipality on Sunday....

Tunisia introduces new rules for self-consumption, net metering

The Tunisian government has issued a decree that will allow private companies to produce renewable energy for self-consumption purposes, with excess power to be...

Ghana’s first bilateral solar PPA

Norwegian renewables developer Empower New Energy has secured one of Africa’s first power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the supply of solar electricity. Empower, which has...

Syria launches tenders for 63 MW of solar

The Syrian Ministry of Electricity Transmission Establishment has issued two tenders for the construction of solar power plants with a combined generation capacity of 63 MW. The tender...

First phase of Scatec Solar’s 258 MW solar plant in South Africa in commercial operation

Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected and reached commercial operation for 86 MW of the 258 MW solar power complex in Upington, South...

Beijing to develop 500 MW of solar in Uganda

State-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corp Ltd has announced plans to develop 500 MW of solar generation capacity in Uganda. In an announcement to the Hong...

Algeria’s Condor claims PV business is fully operational

Algerian electronics manufacturer Condor said that its PV business unit has not filed for insolvency and insisted that the group’s recent staff cuts, as...

50MW solar power plant to be constructed in Mali

A 50MW solar power plant is set to be developed in Tiakadougou-Dialakoro, Mali. This is after Amea Power Group was awarded the contract for construction and...

New impetus for Ghana’s solar ambitions

Ghana’s largest power supplier, the Volta River Authority (VRA), has begun building two PV power plants with a total generation capacity of 17 MW...

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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...