Africa

Scatec Commissions 273-MW Grootfontein Solar in Western Cape

Scatec powers up 273‑MW Grootfontein in Western Cape, easing load‑shedding and proving big solar’s momentum—bolstering REIPPPP goals, priming solar‑plus‑storage growth, and signaling fresh utility‑scale investment.

Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, South Africa

Norfund, EDF Back Scatec’s 1.1-GW Egypt Hybrid

Scatec enlists Norfund and EDF for Egypt’s Obelisk hybrid: 1.1‑GW solar with 100‑MW/200‑MWh storage, accelerating build, easing grid constraints, and signaling investor confidence in North African renewables.

Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, EDF, Asia, Africa, Egypt, norfund

Africa’s Green Minerals Fuel Solar Growth While Value Leaves the Continent

Africa holds key minerals for solar and battery production but captures little economic value in global supply chains.

Dec 1, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, BATTERIES, Africa, solar supply chain, critical materials, green economy

South Africa Awards Sterling & Wilson 240-MW Solar

Sterling and Wilson lands a 240‑MW South Africa EPC, its second this fiscal, betting on early gear buys, modular substations, and grid-code compliance to mitigate volatility and accelerate energization.

Nov 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Africa, South Africa, sterling and wilson, utility solar, grid code

CrossBoundary raises $200m debt to scale African renewable energy services

CrossBoundary Energy secured $200 million in senior debt to expand energy-as-a-service solar and storage across African mining, industrial and telecoms customers.

Nov 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, solar-plus-storage, Africa, project finance, energy-as-a-service, industrial power

World Bank supports Tunisia reforms to unlock 2.8-GW renewables buildout

Tunisia agreed World Bank backing for reforms aimed at enabling 2.8 GW of new wind and solar capacity by 2028.

Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, world bank, Tunisia, Africa, grid upgrades, energy reforms, wind and solar,

Sasol and Air Liquide switch on 97.5-MW South African solar

Mainstream Renewable Power and partners inaugurated a 97.5-MW solar farm supplying Sasol and Air Liquide with contracted clean electricity in South Africa.

Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Africa, South Africa, corporate ppa, mainstream renewable power, Air Liquide, Sasol

AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery

AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.

Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability

Axian Energy buys majority of 54.3-MWp Zambian solar project

Axian’s energy arm entered Zambia by acquiring a majority stake in a 54.3-MWp solar farm in Kafue District, marking a strategic Pan-African expansion.

Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa, zambia, investment, Axian Energy, Kafue District

Voltalia, IFC Team to Decarbonize Africa’s Mines

Voltalia and IFC power Africa’s mines with solar, wind and batteries—replacing diesel and coal to cut costs, boost reliability, and accelerate net-zero, country by country.

Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, ifc, Africa

Scatec’s Release to deploy 64 MW solar, batteries in West Africa

Scatec’s Release business signed leases to deliver 64 MW of solar with 10 MWh of batteries across Liberia and Sierra Leone, boosting reliable off-grid power.

Oct 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, West Africa, Sierra Leone, Scatec Release,, Liberia,

Algeria's Solar Surge: 400 MW by 2025

Algeria accelerates its green revolution with 400 MW solar power by 2025, leading North Africa's renewable energy charge.

Oct 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Algeria

Mauritania signs first IPP for 60-megawatt hybrid power plant deal

Mauritania inked its first independent power producer contract—a USD 300m, 60-MW solar-wind hybrid with Iwa Green Energy—to strengthen supply and cut fuel imports.

Oct 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, IPP, hybrid, Africa, Mauritania, project finance, Iwa Green Energy

Equator Energy powers Kenyan cement plant with 10-MW solar array

Equator Energy commissioned a 10-MW solar park for Mombasa Cement in Kenya, cutting costs, emissions, and grid dependence at an energy-intensive facility.

Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Kenya, Africa, Equator Energy

Chad's Solar Future Brightens with GSU's 50-MW Farm

Empowering Chad: GSU's 50MW solar farm boosts renewable energy, backed by UAE investment, driving sustainable growth and reducing fossil fuel reliance in Africa.

Sep 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, chad, PV Power Plant, GSU

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