West Africa

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Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Digital Power) has actually signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Meinergy Technology Co., Ltd (Meinergy), the leading PV designer in West Africa.

Renewables developer as well as financier RP Worldwide and solar supplier Oolu Solar are introducing a joint venture (JV) in West Africa to serve commercial as well as industrial (C&I) consumers in the region.

Solar and storage space systems totalling 422kW/ 224kWh have actually been installed at 14 websites

Daystar Power, off-grid power company, using hybrid power solutions to commercial and industrial services in West Africa, revealed an investment of $38 million. With the fundraise, the company will expand its procedures in its key markets of Nigeria as well as Ghana, while strengthening its existence in other regional nations such as Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal as well as Togo.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend the government of Burkina Faso €48.82 million (US$54.04 million) to develop 208MWp of PV across the nation under its Desert to Power initiative.

PEG Africa, a company offering pay-as-you-go solar to consumers and businesses in West Africa has received a $5 million investment from European Union initiative ElectriFi. The company says it has now secured more than $50 million and plans a major expansion.