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Eskom looking to renewables as S Africa is reducing coal power
South African utility Eskom Holdings SOC will close down roughly 30% of its existing coal-fired power generation ability over the following years and repurpose some of the websites for solar energy production.
Aug 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, eskom, South Africa
South Africa obtains 63 solar bids in newest renewables procurement round
PV as well as 1.6 GW of wind, the tender stands for Bid Window 5 of South Africa's Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
Bids were enabled to
Aug 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Policy, tender, auctions, Africa, South Africa, tenders, dmre, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
Mulilo Secures Funding for 75-MW Solar Project in S. Africa
Energy Holdings Pty, a South African independent power producer, has secured financial closure for a 75-MWac/105-MWdc solar project in the Northern Cape
Mar 18, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Mulilo Energy, pv powwe plant, S. Africa
Scatec’s Release to deploy 64 MW solar, batteries in West Africa
Scatec’s Release business signed leases to deliver 64 MW of solar with 10 MWh of batteries across Liberia and Sierra Leone, boosting reliable off-grid power.
Oct 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, West Africa, Sierra Leone, Scatec Release,, Liberia,
Advancing renewables in developing countries
improve health and education, and stimulate local economic development across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
This report reviews the
Jan 13, 2020 // Market Research, IRENA, Abu Dhabi, ADFD
Sonnedix shuts buy of 55-MW Japanese solar plant
numerous hundred megawatts in Italy, France, Spain, the US, Chile, South Africa as well as
Dec 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Sonnedix, Asia, Solar Power Plant
Shell finishes up deal for Nigerian solar company Daystar Power
transaction, which marked Shell's initial power acquisition in Africa, was inked in September.
Set up in 2017, Daystar offers solutions to business as well as
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Africa, Nigeria, shell, Daystar Power
Scatec Solar Bags 3 Solar Projects Worth 360 MW in Tunisia
experience from successful development, execution and operation of projects in Africa and the Middle East over the last years that we bring with us as we enter this
Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Tunisia, Africa
EBRD Agrees €50 Mn Financial Guarantee for Renewables in EU Neighbourhood
businesses and private investors, into countries neighbouring the EU and in Africa.
Under the new programme, the EBRD will provide guarantees to lenders such as
Jan 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, EBRD, EU, International
Seychelles to host 5.8 MW of floating PV
stated that the setup will certainly be the very first floating PV variety in Africa. It will certainly begin constructing the project in July on a deep sea
Apr 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, Africa, Seychelles, Qair
CellCube's Flow Batteries Recieve Munich Re's Bankable Insurance
their lifecycle, made for and commonly going beyond two decades."
In South Africa, Enerox will certainly be providing a 1MW/4MWh CellCube solution to a project
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, MUNICH RE, vanadium redox flow batteries, CellCube, Alexander Schoenfeldt, Mikhail Nikomarov, VRFBs
Vantage Data Centers Source Green Energy from SolarAfrica
growth, Vantage Data Centers have authorized a 20-year PPA with South Africa's solar power financing player-- SolarAfrica-- to enable Vantage to
Jun 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, RE, Charl Alheit, hyperscale data center campuses, JNB1 data center campus, Justin Jenkins, SolarAfrica, Vantage Data Centers
BBOXX closes US$50 million funding round led by Mitsubishi
which led the round. The investment will help drive BBOXX’s growth across Africa, where it currently operates in 12 countries, as well as in Asia.
So
Aug 29, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Africa, bboxx, mitsubishi, Mansoor Hamayun, PowerGen Renewable Energy, Rafiki Power, E.on SE
Zimbabwe mine solar power plant offer awarded to Voltalia
wind, hydro as well as biomass, also integrating storage space services. In Africa, the company is already active in Morocco, Tanzania, Egypt, South
Oct 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Africa, Zimbabwe, PV Power Plant
Axian Energy buys majority of 54.3-MWp Zambian solar project
variability. The investment gives Axian immediate operating scale in Southern Africa and aligns with a regional strategy focused on utility PV complemented by
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa, zambia, investment, Axian Energy, Kafue District
