South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…

REN21’s Report Shows that Cities Across Africa Demonstrate Progressive Leadership to Deploy Renewables

The 2021 edition of REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report, shows that one billion people…

Zambia Set for First PPA Solar Plant

The pilot project will have a capacity of 10 to 40 MW. The project intends to…

South Korea to Deploy 2.1 GW of Floating Solar PV by 2030

South Korea intends to add about  2.1 GW of floating PV capacity by 2030. Five dams;…

821MW of New Wind capacity Installed in the Middle East and Africa in 2020

Only 821MW of new wind power capacity was installed in the Middle East and Africa in…

Ghana to Invest $1 Billion in Power Loans

Plans to refinance power sector loans Renegotiation of power contracts began in 2019 Ghana power sector…

World Bank Refutes Claims it Provided Guarantees to Ghana IPPs

World Bank did not provide any guarantee to IPPs. The media has reported the World Bank…

Ghana

Ghana Overview Ghana’s power supply comes from hydropower, crude oil, natural gas, and solar energy. Ghana…

Construction Commences on 30MW Solar Plant in Burkina Faso

Urbasolar has commenced the construction of a 30 MW solar power plant in Pâ. The power…

Chad Set to Install 2MWp Solar PV Plant in Doba

The solar power plant will have a capacity of 2MW and will complement the energy produced…