Africa

Africa’s 10-GW Solar Play Goes Bankable, Battery-Ready

Pan-African platform to deliver 10+ GW utility-scale solar with 2–4h batteries, standardized bankable PPAs, and local partnerships—turning headlines into reliable evening power and community revenues.

Feb 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, storage, Africa, financing, project pipeline, development platform

UAE-Backed 500MW Solar to Firm Zambia Grid

UAE-backed 500 MW solar surge for Zambia, grid-smart and battery-ready, cutting curtailment and meeting ZESCO rules; phased build brings jobs, steadier tariffs, bankable PPAs, and strong local partnerships.

Feb 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, ENERGY STORAGE, Asia, Africa, zambia, investment, UAE, utility solar

Qair Secures $8.3 Million for Mauritius Solar-Storage

Qair seals $8.3M to power Mauritius with a hybrid solar-battery, displacing diesel, stabilizing evening peaks, and showcasing a bankable, grid-forming island blueprint built for harsh maritime conditions.

Feb 12, 2026 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, hybrid, Africa, financing, Mauritius, island grids

GSU Launches Chad Hybrid Solar to Curb Diesel

Abu Dhabi’s GSU breaks ground on a 5‑MWp solar‑battery‑diesel hybrid in Chad, cutting fuel costs, boosting grid stability, and catalyzing jobs, training, and new cold-chain, water, and industrial growth.

Feb 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, hybrid, battery, Africa, chad, off-grid

SolarAfrica Finances 114MW Northern Cape Solar for Industry

SolarAfrica secures funding for a 114‑MW Northern Cape solar plant, delivering price-stable C&I power via wheeling/private-wire, battery-ready storage for evening peaks, and data-driven O&M to maximize uptime.

Feb 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, grid, Africa, South Africa, financing, c&i solar, Northern Cape

Voltalia Lands 132-MW Tunisia Solar, Storage-Ready

Voltalia’s 132‑MW Tunisian solar win fast-tracks high-irradiance PV with grid-smart controls and storage-ready design, unlocking bankable finance, local jobs, and a cleaner hedge against gas and imports.

Jan 30, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, Tunisia, Africa, north africa, utility solar, tender award

ZETDC Inks 30MW Solar PPA to Stabilize Grid

Zimbabwe inks bankable 30‑MW solar PPA, easing daytime shortfalls, priming storage-ready grid upgrades and jobs—standardized terms paving faster finance and larger hybrid builds for reliable, cleaner power.

Jan 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Zimbabwe, utility scale, solar ppa, Zetdc, Grid reliability

Soleos Signals 1-GW Zambia Solar Investment

Soleos eyes 1 GW in Zambia, launching grid-ready solar near mines and factories, PPA and private-wire deals, battery-ready builds, DFI-backed, scalable jobs engine.

Jan 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, zambia, investment, utility solar, project pipeline, industrial load, Soleos

China Bets on Egypt’s Solar and Battery Hub

Chinese-backed solar and battery plants in Egypt target MENA–Europe exports, riding port logistics and incentives to localize supply chains, train talent, and spark EV, storage, and green hydrogen growth.

Jan 20, 2026 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Africa, Egypt

EBRD Weighs Loan for Egypt Solar-Battery Park

EBRD eyes financing for a 200‑MW solar-plus-storage in Egypt, pairing grid-forming batteries to time-shift power, shave peaks and stabilize frequency—unlocking hard-currency offtake and bankable, evening-proof generation.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EBRD, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Egypt, grid services, project finance

Egypt’s Obelisk Brings Round-the-Clock Solar Online

Egypt’s Obelisk lights up: first-phase solar-plus-storage delivers dispatchable clean power, shaping evenings, stabilizing the grid and prices, creating jobs, and de-risking a modular path to 1 GW.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, hybrid solar, Grid reliability, commissioning

Scatec Clinches Egypt PPA for Record Solar-Storage

Scatec inks 25-year USD PPA for Africa’s biggest solar+storage in Egypt—1.95 GW solar, 3.9 GWh batteries—round-the-clock, grid-forming power with non-recourse financing and H2 close.

Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Asia, Africa, Egypt

Masdar Seals Angola PPA, Kicks Off 500-MW Push

Masdar seals PPA for 150‑MW Quipungo in Angola—its first there—kicking off 500‑MW Project Royal Sable as RNT‑EP boosts daytime power, 2,000 jobs and 300,000 homes.

Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Masdar, Africa, Angola

Namibia Targets 70% Renewables in $1.76B Push

Namibia launches $1.76B Mission 300 to hit 70% renewables by 2030, add 454 MW, woo investors, cut imports, boost access, and build regional power links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Dec 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Namibia

Egypt Launches 4GW Suez Solar Manufacturing Hub

JA Solar spearheads Egypt’s Atum Solar hub: $210M, 2 GW cells and modules, 840 jobs—boosting North Africa’s PV supply chain with n‑type tech and non‑Chinese routes amid tighter EU rules.

Dec 16, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, JA Solar, Asia, Africa, Egypt, supply chain, Suez Canal Zone

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