Africa

Engie, companions commission 60 MW of Scaling Solar plants in Senegal
French energy group Engie SA (EPA: ENGI) announced on Monday it had commissioned two solar farms with an integrated ability of 60 MW in Senegal, alongside project companions French fund manager Meridiam and also Senegalese riches sovereign fund FONSIS.
Jun 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, Africa, PV Power Plant, Senegal
DNV to research Lekela storage plan in Senegal
Emphasis will be on just how to offer boosted security and incorporate intermittent renewable resource right into Senelec's grid
May 14, 2021 // Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Africa, Senegal, GLOBAL, dnv, LEKELA
ACWA Power closes money for 100-MW CSP park in S Africa
Saudi renewables programmer ACWA Power has commenced building and construction of the 100-MW Redstone focusing solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa after attaining monetary close for the project.
May 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant
ACWA Power Achieves Financial Close on 100 MW CSP Plant in South Africa
ACWA Power has actually introduced the commencement of construction on the 100 MW Redstone CSP project complying with the success of financial close.
May 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, Paddy Padmanathan, International, csp, solar projects, ACWA CSP
Sungrow obtains inverter order for 200-MW solar project in Egypt
China's Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) stated today it has signed an inverter supply contract for the 200-MW Kom Ombo solar project in Egypt.
May 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Sungrow, China, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Solar Project
Juwi to decarbonise Egyptian gold mine with solar-storage project
German developer as well as EPC specialist juwi has actually secured a deal to layout, supply as well as construct a solar-storage hybrid project at an off-grid gold mine in Egypt.
May 5, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Asia, Africa, Egypt, decarbonisation, mines, juwi, solar-storage, north africa, off grid, Dave Manning
Biden Administration Picks 5 GW Mega Solar Project in Africa
Mega Solar is a partnership in between the Govts of Namibia and also Botswana, and others, which is expected to create as much as 5 GW of solar energy.
Apr 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Botswana, Namibia, International, biden, Mega Solar, Mark Carrato, Ambassador Johnson, Power Africa
ACWA Power protects US$ 114 million for 200MW Egypt solar plant
Solar developer ACWA Power has safeguarded an overall US$ 114 million from banks to fund the building of what it declares will be Egypt's largest private solar plant.
Apr 27, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, middle east, ACWA Power, African Development Bank, green climate fund, Paddy Padmanathan, PV Power Plant, EMEA, european bank for reconstruction and development
EBRD, various other loan providers back 200-MW solar plant in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and also Development (EBRD), together with companions, is supplying a USD-114-million (EUR 94.8 m) financing bundle for a 200-MW solar project in Egypt.
Apr 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EBRD, Asia, Africa, Egypt, PV Power Plant
Q CELLS supplies modules to portion of 370MW Angolan solar portfolio
Q CELLS has actually protected an offer to supply its modules to part of a 370MW portfolio of seven solar projects under development in Angola, the first of which is expected to be total next year.
Apr 21, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Q CELLS, Africa, Angola, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, module supply deals, MCA Group, Sun Africa
Q Cells to outfit biggest part of 370-MW solar park in Angola
Solar items firm Q Cells has actually begun shipping "large amounts" of solar (PV) modules of what it claims is the "backbone" of a 370-MW solar project in Angola.
Apr 20, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Q CELLS, Africa, Angola, Solar Park
BB Energy targets Africa solar, storage space markets with Solarcentury Africa bargain
Independent energy trader BB Energy (BBE) has actually set its sights on Africa's solar and storage space market by getting Solarcentury's Africa-facing division for an undisclosed sum.
Apr 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, solar-storage, bb energy, solarcentury africa, Jason de Carteret, Mohamed Bassante
BayWa re fires up 30-MW solar-plus-storage hybrid at Mali gold mine
Germany's BayWa r.e. AG claimed it has taken part in the appointing of an off-grid hybrid system incorporating a 30-MW solar farm with a battery at the Fekola gold mine in Mali, West Africa.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, solar-plus-storage, Africa, BayWa, solar farm
ACWA Power settles agreements for 200-MW solar project in Egypt
Saudi renewables designer ACWA Power on Wednesday introduced that it has actually authorized final contracts related to its 200-MW Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Egypt.
Apr 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Africa, Egypt, ACWA Power, Solar Project, Mohamed Shaker El Markabi
Tunisia's most current tender for 70 MW of solar gets back at better costs
Tunisia's Energy Ministry has actually gotten 57 propositions in its fourth tender for solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) ability, the winning bids in which fell as reduced as TND 0.1149 (USD 0.0399/ EUR 0.0337) per kWh, according to initial outcomes.
Mar 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Tunisia, Africa