First Privately Developed Solar PV Plants Commissioned in Senegal

The first privately developed solar power plants in Senegal have been commissioned. The plants have a…

Voltalia to Install Solar Plant at Zimbabwean Gold Mine

Voltalia will construct a solar PV plant at the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe later this…

Stanbic IBTC to Deploy Solar in Half of Its Offices by 2022

Stanbic IBTC plans to deploy solar energy at half of its offices by 2022. The company…

Desert Technologies’ Wins Award for Containerized Solar Generator

Desert Technologies (DT) has won the Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) “Best Innovation” award. The…

Australian Government to Deploy Off-Grid Solar in Remote Ghana Community

The Australian Government intends install solar panels for residents of Siamekome community in Ghana. The Australian …

Germany to Test Solar PV Roofs Over Highways

German and Austrian researchers are testing highway rooftop deployments. A pilot scheme is to be implemented…

Brazil’s Set for its First Wind-Solar Hybrid Plant

Votorantim Energia and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is set to develop solar/wind hybrid project…

Solar Company Seeks to Seize Lesotho’s Assets

Lesotho may lose its assets and revenue after Frazer Solar GmbH claimed a contractual breach. Frazer…

South Africa Scraps Solar Panels Requirement After Tender Award

South Africa’s plans to buy emergency power from solar IPPs have been marred in controversy. The…

Ivory Coast: Vergnet Hydro to Upgrade Boreholes with Solar Pumps

Vergnet Hydro has been awarded an €18 million contract to rehabilitate 1,000 boreholes in Ivory Coast.…