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Pay-as-you-go solar startup receives $5m from EU
Africa has received a $5 million investment from ElectriFi, an EU initiative which backs early-stage companies and projects focused on renewables and improving
Sep 5, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Engie, Mobisol, PEG Africa, West Africa, ElectriFi, Hugh Whalan
ACWA’s ‘record’ bid wins 250MW Scaling Solar duo in Ethiopia
tariff offered by the firm for the two sites is “the lowest in Africa and one of the lowest globally”
The Gad and Dicheto projects are
Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, world bank, international finance corporation, Africa, Scaling Solar, tenders, ACWA Power, Arabia Saudi, pv projects
Jakson Green secures debt for Uzbekistan solar project
be used to expand Jakson Green's presence in markets such as the Middle East, Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Europe. The company aims to
Jul 24, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Uzbekistan, PV Power Plant, jakson Green
Sterling and Wilson to Develop Solar Storage Crossbreed Power Plant in Niger
"We are exceptionally delighted to have protected one more respected chance in Africa after efficiently appointing Nigeria's first solar storage hybrid nuclear
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, India, Asia, sterling and wilson, Deepak Thakur
Ghana's very first reciprocal solar PPA
Empower New Energy has actually safeguarded among Africa's very first power acquisition contracts (PPAs) for the supply of solar power.
Encourage,
Feb 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, Africa, Ghana, Miniplast, Empower New Energy AS, Stella Futura Ltd
Masdar and also Ethiopia indication agreement to develop 500MW of solar
building, and operation as well as maintenance of PV plants in the African nation.
The initiative stands for a "substantial progression" for Ethiopia's
Mar 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, Ethiopia, Africa, Masdar Clean Energy, public private partnerships
South African Prepaid Startup WiSolar Plans Preliminary Fund Raise
a South African startup that offers solar power on a prepaid basis, intends to elevate 45 million rand ($ 2.9 million) this quarter in its initial financing
Jan 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, WiSolar
Pele, Engie Commission 75-MW Graspan Solar Plant
Green Energy and Engie inaugurated the 75-MW Graspan solar farm in South Africa, adding a utility-scale PV project to the grid as the country works to ease
Apr 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, Africa, South Africa, Pele Green Energy, commissioning
Sun King Secures $80M Loan for Nigerian Solar Expansion
This loan, the largest local-currency facility for energy access in West Africa, aims to provide electricity to 4 million households over the next four to
May 15, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Africa, Nigeria, sun king
Scatec wins 50-MW solar project in Botswana
to 50% by 2036.
For Scatec, the project marks its development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Earlier today, the power producer agreed NOK 1.2 billion (USD 0.120 m/EUR
Sep 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, Botswana, Solar Project
Fund manager takes stakes in South African solar trio
manager African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) via its Ideas Managed Fund has acquired majority stakes in 3 brand-new solar energy plants in South
Jun 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, aiim, South African, Sean Friend
Empower Boosts Saray Immo with 5.8 MWp Solar Project
New Energy, a solar developer and impact investor with a focus on Africa, has entered into an agreement to install 5.8 MWp of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV)
Mar 6, 2025 // Rooftop PV, Africa, Morocco, PV Power Plant, Empower New Energy
AfDB Approves $27 Mn Loan to Establish 200 MW Solar Plant in Egypt
Integrated Sustainable Energy Approach and the Bank's New Deal on Energy for Africa, which aims to increase the share of renewable energy through cutting-edge
Mar 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Africa, Egypt, AfDB, African Development Bank, kom ombo, Solar Power Plant, Electricity, Kevin Kariuki
Togo's Solar Leap: €26.5M Boost for Green Energy
African Development Bank Group has approved a €26.5 million financing package to support the construction of a 62 MW solar power plant in Sokodé,
May 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Togo, PV Power Plant
Toyota Tsusho Building 25MW Solar in Benin
large-scale renewable energy project undertaken by a Japanese firm in West Africa. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in 2024 and will be
Aug 11, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial