Africa

Seychelles set for 4MW floating solar plant

According to reports, a 4MW floating solar (FPV) plant is expected to get the green light on Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles by the end of the first quarter of 2020.

Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, pv power plants, floating PV, Total, Africa, clinton foundation, Seychelles, total quadran

Cape Verde kicks off 10 MW solar tender

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy has issued an expression of interest to pre-qualify developers for two 5 MW solar plants. The facilities will be on the islands of Sal and São Vicente.

Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, tender, Africa, Cape Verde

Azelio’s storage solution switched on at Noor-Ouarzazate complex

Swedish storage company Azelio has started producing electricity from energy storage at a verification project at the Noor-Ouarzazate solar power station in Morocco.

Jan 2, 2020 // Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, solar plus storage, Africa, Morocco, Concentrated solar power, azelio, northern africa

Nigeria to construct new solar-powered mini grids

PowerGen has completed installation of a new Nigeria-based mini grid and is planning the development of 9 other projects, all supported by the World Bank.

Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, Nigeria, PowerGen, Niger

Malawian solar project has raised $67 million investment

Dubai’s Phanes Group together with its partner companies won the tender back in May of 2017, having beaten competitors from different countries. In total, 21 developers were bidding for the project.

Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Dubai, Phanes Group, Malawi

EDP Group To Spend $3 To Promote Solar Energy Expansion In Nigeria

EDP plans to invest $3 million in Resource which manages and develops solar energy systems.

Dec 26, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, EDP, Africa, Nigeria

ACWA Power Signs Two Power Purchase Agreements with Ethiopian Electric Power

ACWA Power has revealed the signing of two Power Purchase Agreements with Ethiopia’s electricity producer, Ethiopian Electric Power, to build two 125 MW solar installations in Ethiopia.

Dec 24, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, Ethiopia, Africa, ACWA Power

EU and AfDB to fund Rural Electrification in Togo to a tune of €12million

The EU and AfDF to fund rural electrification program in Togo to a tune of 12 million Euros

Dec 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, off-grid solar, Africa, AfDB, Togo, EU, solar pump

Winners and prices of Tunisia’s 500 MW PV tender

The Tunisian Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed that Norway’s Scatec Solar has secured 300 MW at three sites. It also revealed that France’s Engie and China’s TBEA each picked up 100 MW projects. The lowest bid came in at $0.025/kWh, while $0.034/kWh was the highest offer.

Dec 20, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Scatec Solar, Canadian Solar, Engie, tender, Tunisia, Africa, large-scale solar, TBEA

New big solar project to light up Madagascar

Groupe Filatex teams up with Canada’s DERA Energy.

Dec 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, Canadian Solar, Africa, North America, Groupe Filatex, DERA Energy, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, DERA

Scatec Solar Bags 3 Solar Projects Worth 360 MW in Tunisia

Scatec Solar has been awarded three solar power plant projects in Tunisia totaling approximately 360 MW, following an international tender launched earlier.

Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Tunisia, Africa

Tunisia-based 5 MW solar facility supplemented with 2.2 MW of storage

Major Italy-based oil and gas producer has completed an off-grid solar-plus-storage project in Tunisia. Earlier, it commissioned a similar 10-megawatt installation in Pakistan. The Tunisian project was deployed in collaboration with local state-owned ETAP.

Dec 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar-plus-storage, Tunisia, Africa, Eni

Largest solar power plant in the world to open in Aswan in coming days: report

Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity is set to open the largest solar power plant in the world in the Benban area of Aswan Governorate in the coming days, boasting a total of 32 plants with a capacity of 1465 MW, Youm7 reported on Tuesday.

Dec 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Aswan, Benban Solar Park, NREA, Renewable Energy, Solar Power

17MW/15MWh storage system for solar plant at gold mine in Mali

Mali is set to host one of the world’s largest off grid solar+storage projects, as a 30 MW solar plant will soon be coupled with a 17MW/15MWh storage facility to power the Fekola gold mine. Finland’s Wärtsilä will supply the battery.

Dec 5, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Africa, Mali, baywa r.e., Wärtsilä, Suntrace

UAE-based PV developer to build 50 MW of solar in Togo

A unit of Dubai-based Amea Power will build the project in Blitta prefecture, in the center of the West African country, with all electricity to be sold to Togo Electric Power Co. (CEET) under a long-term power purchase agreement.

Nov 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Dubai, amea power, Togo, Marc D. Ably-Bidamon

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