Zimbabwean Company Launches Tender for 4.5 MWp Solar PV Plant

The tender is for 4.5MWp solar PV to be developed in stages. The selected company will…

World Bank Approves $465m Financing for Improved Energy Access in West Africa

World Bank has approved $465 million for improved energy access in West Africa. The new project…

German Developer Dhybrid Installs Solar Micro-grids in Maldives

Dhybrid Power Systems GmbH has deployed solar-battery-diesel hybrid micro-grids on 26 islands in the Maldives. The…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

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…

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…

Globeleq Contracts TSK to Construct 20MWp Cuamba Solar Power Plant

TSK has won the contract to construct the Cuamba solar power plant in Mozambique. The 20…

Accelerating Residential Rooftop Solar Deployment in Nigeria

The declining price of solar energy has led to an increase in global solar PV deployments.…

Starsight Energy Expands Operations into East Africa

Starsight Energy has acquired 50 per cent of Nairobi-based Premier Solar Group’s Operations in the region.…

Acwa Power Raises $500m for its South African CSP Plant

Acwa Power has finished the financing phase of the Redstone concentrated solar power plant (CSP). The…