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Chinese solar glass maker Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd (HKG:0968) introduced that it has entered into a contract to sell its items to Longi Solar Technology.

The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's factory in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa is obtaining a huge 13. 5 megawatt (MW) solar system. This will certainly make it among the largest solar PV systems mounted at a manufacturing facility worldwide. The system will certainly have solar carports enough to cover 4,200 car parking bays. The PV plant will certainly cost R135 million (US$ 8.7 million). This indicates the grid-tied project will certainly be available in at concerning $0.64/ W, which is pretty impressive for a carport system.

The federal government of Burkina Faso through the national power utility Sonabel, officially Societe Nationale d'electricite du Burkina Faso, has actually released a Notice of Invitation to Tender (AOO) requiring bids for the engineering, purchase, and also building and construction of four photovoltaic or pv solar power plants with a total capacity of 9 MWp in three different areas in the West African country.

Renewables programmer Berkeley Energy has actually elevated EUR130 million (US$ 157.5 million) in the first close of the Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II).

Cox Energy SAB de CV to acquire majority stake in Khi Solar One, Africa's first CSP tower plant, boosting output by 30% with upgrade program.

Industry body Gogla and the World Bank’s Lighting Global program said the last six months set a record for off-grid solar deployment. Solar home systems and other small off-grid appliances are being used in ever larger numbers.

Sveck, China's leading vendor of EVA movies for PV modules, has actually disclosed strategies to checklist shares in Shenzhen. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp. has actually picked Longi as well as EGing to specifically provide 238 MW as well as 112 MW of panels for its projects, with Longi likewise revealing wafer cost cuts. Jincheng Machinery, at the same time, has actually begun elevating funds to establish a brand-new assembly line.

Dominican power producer Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA (EGE Haina) on Friday inaugurated its 120-MW Girasol solar farm in the home nation.

The Dominican Republic's national energy commission CNE stated on Thursday it had actually granted the definitive concession for a 50-MW/60-MWp roof solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the country.

Dominican power producer Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA (EGE Haina) has actually signed the clear-cut giving in agreement with the local nationwide power commission CNE for the 90-MWp Esperanza solar project.

The drive to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa will certainly need US$ 350 billion of financial investment and also might expose an alternative vision for the energy transition that concentrates on a decentralised, bottom-up solar-and-storage abundant grid that benefits from affordable solar power, according to research study company Wood Mackenzie.

The $311 million funds will certainly be funded through International Development Association (IDA). The RESPITE project will support the setup of solar as well as battery storage space capacity, near-term O&M contracts for the provision of solar supply, expansion of hydropower generation capacity, grid connection infrastructure and grid modernization and also upgrades.

German energy business RWE is marketing solar EPC and also O&M service provider Belectric to Czech utility CEZ, Germany's government competitors authority has revealed.

MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund secures financing for phase II of its Monte Plata solar farm in the Dominican Republic. Expansion to 75.6 MWp capacity with PPA monetisation expected to be operational in 2024. German asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG leads the project.

Ethiopia is currently trying to set up a methodology for the calculation of electricity tariffs for mini-grid systems. Should the government’s work come to fruition, it can provide much-needed certainty to mini-grid investors.