Virtual Power Plants, Benefits and Possible Applications in the Nigeria Power Sector

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are an emerging technology in the energy sector which allows the aggregation…

Egypt Solar project by ACWA Power Secures $123mln Financing

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabian integrated utility developer ACWA Power, partly owned by the Public Investment Fund…

IFC and Voltalia Sign for Solar Power with Storage in Malawi

For Malawi, decarbonization and mix diversification of the electricity are promising. 165 kilometers from the country’s…

JUWI Shizen Seals 100-MW Solar Park in Fukushima

A 100 MW solar power facility in Fukushima City has been connected to the grid by…

 13,000 Rural Households to be Solar Powered in Cameroon

The installation of 87 solar photovoltaic micro power plants in 200 locations without connection to the…

IFC Funds OCP to Electrify Phosphate Production Using Solar PV in Morocco

To lower production costs and the carbon impact of its activities in Morocco, OCP Group (previously…

Nigeria Kicks-off Construction of First Solar-Cell Factory in West Africa

Last week, Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASRENI) started constructing the first solar-cell…

OCP, IFC Partner For Solar-Powered Fertilizer Production in Morocco

OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer, announced today a partnership with the International Financial…

Lynher Energy Acquires 26.1MW Solar Park in Shropshire, England

Low Carbon Alliance has completed the Twitch Hill Solar Farm sale with Lynher Energy purchasing the…

Masdar Completes Stake Purchase in California’s Solar Facility

A 50% share in the Big Beau project, a 128 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in…