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Africa’s off-grid solar market offers vast potential but the development of mini and micro-grid systems is often hindered by inadequate business models, themselves hampered by calculation of electricity tariffs. Ethiopia is trying to find a solution. Hizkyas Dufera, senior adviser to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, told the Africa Energy Forum held in Lisbon this summer the government of the east African nation is working on a methodology for the calculation of mini grid electricity tariffs. The goal, said Dufera, was to make the development of mini-grids in Ethiopia financially viable. If the ministry establishes a methodology, private investors could apply it to their own projects, said the adviser. The government would also be able to check investor calculations and, should they involve high tariffs, the authorities in Addis Ababa would consider subsidizing investors, for example by helping with capital expenditure to provide a measure of certainty for project backers. Around 45% of the Ethiopian population has access to electricity and the government wants universal access by 2025. To achieve that, the nation last year launched the Ethiopian Electrification Program, which envisages providing 65% of its people with power from the grid and the balance from off-grid installations. Ethiopia is embracing solar by running two rounds of the World Bank’s Scaling Solar program with the aim of procuring 750 MW of PV power generation capacity. The nation’s electricity sector faces issues common to African power markets including low electricity prices that do not reflect the real cost of electricity procurement and inefficient mechanisms for the collection of electricity bill payments. Such issues affect the electricity off-taker’s financial performance and are particularly important given Ethiopia wants to unbundle the generation, transmission and distribution operations of its electricity sector.

forecasts an upsurge in installations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), led by growing demand for utility scale PV in southern Europe and the

the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Equatorial and SustainSolar-- a South African off-grid PV system integrator concentrating on rural electrification in

SE has finalized three renewable energy acquisitions across Europe, Africa, and North America. The company has expanded its renewable portfolio by

clarity as pivotal for independent power producers. Qair operates in seven African countries with a 2-GW project pipeline. How Will Qair's Projects Impact

State of Somalia, and funded as well as more established in collaboration with Africa-focused CrossBoundary Energy, MIGA stated. The group will construct a solar

portfolio further outside of Europe, with projects in Asia, South America, and Africa. Ciel & Terre's floating solar projects aims to reduce the impact of

Africa-focused independent power producer Globeleq has acquired a 48.3% stake in a 25-MWp solar plant within the Benban Solar Park complex in Egypt. The stake was purchased from Enerray, Enerray Global Solar Opportunities, and Desert Technologies, with local firm GILA Altawakol Electric remaining a co-shareholder and operations contractor. The Winnergy solar farm, launched in 2019 near Aswan, generates 58 GWh of clean electricity annually for the Egyptian Electricity and Transmission Company under a 25-year power purchase agreement.The project was developed as part of Egypt's Feed-in-Tariff program and financed by the IFC, BII, AIIB, and Europe Arab Bank. Globeleq, controlled by British International Investment with Norfund as a minority shareholder, has been investing in Egypt for two decades. The Winnergy plant is adjacent to Globeleq's 66-MWp ARC solar facility, further solidifying the company's presence in the Egyptian renewable energy sector. What stake did Globeleq acquire in the Benban Solar Park complex in Egypt? Globeleq acquired a 48.3% stake in a 25-MWp solar plant within the Benban Solar Park complex in Egypt The stake was purchased from Enerray, Enerray Global Solar Opportunities, and Desert Technologies Local firm GILA Altawakol Electric remains a co-shareholder and operations contractor The Winnergy solar farm generates 58 GWh of clean electricity annually for the Egyptian Electricity and Transmission Company The project was developed as part of Egypt's Feed-in-Tariff program and financed by the IFC, BII, AIIB, and Europe Arab Bank Globeleq, controlled by British International Investment with Norfund as a minority shareholder, has been investing in Egypt for two decades The Winnergy plant is adjacent to Globeleq's 66-MWp ARC solar facility, further solidifying the company's presence in the Egyptian renewable energy sector.

half of the world's population may live in water-scarce regions. Cities in Africa, China, and India are already facing this problem.   It's been found

landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, multiple countries saw record-breaking investment including

in several markets, from microgrids in Asia as well as off-grid solar in Africa, to utility-scale projects in both North America and also Latin America. Yet

Fuss, elderly VP for European, Middle East and also North Africa sales and also service advancement at Pellucere, claimed the elevated power

like India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, Dubai as well as East & West

MW of off-grid renewables over the following years. Mali belongs to the West African Economic as well as Monetary Union (UEMOA). The company, that includes 8 West

African gold mine is preparing for a solar plant. Power producer Total Eren, mining operator Nordgold and Mauritius-based mining and industrial client