ZIMBABWE: ZESA Tariffs to go Up by 25%

Zimbabwe state utility to review tariff upwards ZETDC cannot meet debt obligations Tariff review necessary to…

Accelerating Residential Rooftop Solar Deployment in Nigeria

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Government of Western Cape Calls for Embedded Generation

The Government of Western Capetown calls for embedded generation Seeks an alternative to addressing power shortages…

When One Door Closes, Another Opens

To begin with, in the last seven years, the national grid has collapsed 128 times. A…

Earthquakes Impede Solar Components Production in China

Chinese OEM Longi and Zhonghuan Semiconductor have reported a drop in production due to earthquakes on…

NIGERIA: NDPHC Contributes 3400MW to National Grid

NDPHC contributed 3400MW to the national grid Completes 22 substations Invests in renewable energy The Niger…

Off-Grid Markets Slowly Recovering from Covid-19 Pandemic – GOGLA

GOGLA’s report indicates that the off-grid market is slowly recovering following the Covid-19 pandemic. West and…

EDF Acquire Stake in French Agrovoltaic Developer

EDF has acquired a 45% stake in a french agrovoltaic developer. EDF aims to achieve 30GW…

Aurora Solar Closes US$250m Series C Investment Round

Aurora Solar, a solar systems software developer, has closed a US$250 million series C funding round.…

African New Solar Additions Dropped in 2020

Solar energy deployments dropped across the continent in 2020. In Subsaharan Africa sans South Africa, new…