SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to Purchase More Power From Mozambique

The South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwedebe Mantashe, has admitted that the country…

Australia to Develop ‘World First’ Solar Hydro Hybrid Power Plant

ARENA is set to provide funding for a solar, hydro hybrid power plant. The plant will…

Firm to Set Up 1GW Solar Panel Manufacturing Factory in Nigeria

Solmont Technologies plans on setting up a solar panel manufacturing facility in Nigeria. The facility will…

NIGERIA: Lagos Begins Retrofitting Street Lights

LASG begins retrofitting of street lights To convert existing street lights to LED The Lagos State…

Seraphim and Rodina Sign Agreement for 1GW PV Module Supply

Seraphim will supply Rodina with its S4 series solar modules. This is the first cooperation agreement…

BOTSWANA: Minister Calls for Private Sector Participation Electricity Sector

Minister calls for private sector participation Suggests the use of PPP. Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources,…

NAMIBIA: NamPower Calls for Bids on Anixas II Plant

NamPower calls for EPC bid on power plant Anixas II is a 50MW plant Plant will…

Germany to Test Solar PV Roofs Over Highways

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

Germany Seeks to Utilize West Africa’s Green Hydrogen Potential

BMBF has identified West Africa as one region with huge green hydrogen production potential. The BMBF…

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.…