Angola Secures $1.44 Billion to Power Rural Areas with Solar

The Angolan Ministry of Finance has secured €1.29 billion ($1.44 billion) from Standard Chartered to finance…

Scatec Raises $270m for its Solar Farms in South Africa

In the advancement of its Grootfontein solar power facilities in South Africa, Scatec has attained a…

SA: Scatec Completes the Sale of the Upington Solar Complex for $49m

The South African photovoltaic solar power facility Upington no longer has Scatec as its principal shareholder.…

TrinaTracker Signs 510 MW Solar Tracker Deal for Solar Projects in Uzbekistan

Smart solar tracker solution provider TrinaTracker recently signed an agreement with Dongfang Electric International Corporation (DEC…

Egypt’s Elsewedy Wins the contract for the D’jermaya Solar Power Plant

Egyptian company Elsewedy Electric T&D has signed a contract with its developer D’jermaya CDEN Energy (DCE),…

AfDB Launches Tender for 100 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Projects in Mauritius

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a tender to seek consultants to conduct technical due…

Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation Launches Solar Power Project in Cuba

The Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation of Vietnam have launched two projects in Cuba. These…

Virtual Power Plants, Benefits and Possible Applications in the Nigeria Power Sector

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are an emerging technology in the energy sector which allows the aggregation…

Iberdrola Constructing Spain’s First Hybrid Wind-Solar Plant

Iberdrola is constructing the country’s first hybrid wind and solar complex in the province of Burgos.…

 13,000 Rural Households to be Solar Powered in Cameroon

The installation of 87 solar photovoltaic micro power plants in 200 locations without connection to the…