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That would take the country to 8.28 GW of generation capacity by the end of the next decade with the government stating up to 6 GW of small scale capacity could be required on top. By that stage, however, coal would still amount to 43% of generation capacity and gas and diesel a combined 8.1%, under the new Integrated Resource Plan.

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.

The latest project to be switched on in Nigeria’s solar electrification programme for universities is also thought to be the largest ‘hybrid’ plant of its kind on the African continent so far, inaugurated this week at Bayero University Kano (BUK).

Oil and gas titan Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) has accepted acquire Nigeria-based hybrid solar energy remedies company Daystar Power in a bargain noting its initial power acquisition in Africa.

The Dominican Republic's nationwide energy commission has just recently provided provisionary concessions to 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects promising some 147 MWp of brand-new capacity.

CNE, the Dominican Republic's nationwide power commission, has issued a definitive giving in for the 110-MW/131-MWp Coastal Solar solar (PV) project to be located in the province of San Pedro de Macoris.

SUNfarming invests $150 million in a 72,400 MWh solar farm, scheduled for completion by 2022. Get the latest details on this ambitious project.

The Maldives government and also the Asian Development Bank (ADB), acting as deal expert, are welcoming interested events to participate in market-sounding sessions in connection with a 20-MW solar project for which a request for proposals (RFP) ought to be introduced in the coming weeks.

Austria's Fronius International GmbH plans to additional greatly boost the production capacity of its "Solar Energy" company unit for solar inverters as well as various other PV components.

Brazil’s biggest lender has launched three tenders to select solar facilities to supply it with power through leasing. The central bank expects to buy around 4 GWh of electricity per year for the Federal District and another 2 GWh in the states of Goiás and Pará.

Smart Power GmbH and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR: S92) are partnering on the construction of a 60-MW/67MWh battery storage space system in Eisenach, central Germany, to progress the assimilation of renewable resource into the power grid.

Ingeteam has actually created a new main inverter for large-scale battery systems. This new product, commercially referred to as IS STORAGE 3Power HV, is particularly planned for energy storage plants developed with batteries up to a maximum voltage of 1,500 VDC. The first units will begin to be delivered in July for a project in Italy.

Agreement authorized as part of Etihad 7 effort for 20GW of renewable energy capacity in Africa

Renewable energy-powered metrogrid company Nuru has secured $40 million in Series B equity funding to construct 13.7 MWp of projects in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing reliable and renewable energy to urban communities and promoting climate resilience and sustainable development.

The federal government of Sudan has authorized with the United Arab Emirates especially the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, a memorandum of comprehending for the building and construction of solar energy companies with an overall ability of 500 MW. The MoU was signed on Sunday the 1st of November 2020 by the Sudanese preacher of energy and mining, Khairy Abdul Rahmanhas, and the basic director of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi.