South Africa Farm Launches Water-Based Solar Plant

Radley Landgoed, a 1,900-hectare family-owned farm near Malelane in Mpumalanga, South Africa, has launched a large-scale…

AfDB SEFA Grants Ethiopia DREAM $8m for Solar Minigrids

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded the Ethiopia Distributed Renewable Energy and Agriculture Modalities…

Up-NEPA: Innovative Solar Power Solutions for Nigeria’s Future

In Griot Studios’ Up-NEPA documentary, which is supported by the MacArthur Foundation and will be premiered…

Oikocredit Funds Solar-Powered Expansion in Zambia

Dutch investor Oikocredit injects $2 million into RDG Collective to aid solar photovoltaic system distribution in…

Solar PV to Meet One-third Water Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa

A new study published in Environmental Research Letters has disclosed that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems…

UNDP Supports Project combines Solar and Agriculture in 9 Countries

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently launched the Large-Scale…

Gauff Engineering Connects 60 Solar Mini-Grids in Senegal

Senegal’s rural areas must be electrified using mini-grids using by projects carried out in collaboration with…

Ways Solar Energy is Boosting Food Production in Africa

Even though Africa has abundant natural resources that could address the continent’s unmet energy needs, it…

ISA, UNDP Launch Pilot Projects on Scaling Solar Applications for Agriculture

International Solar Alliance (ISA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the launch of Scaling Solar…

Madagascar to Use Solar to Solve Climate Crisis

The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) is helping the government of Madagascar…