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Highview Power to build UK’s first large scale ‘cryogenic’ energy storage facility
venture, Highview TSK, plans to develop projects in Spain, the Middle East and South Africa through 2022.   BloombergNEF expects global energy storage
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, Javier Cavada, CRYOBattery, cryogenic energy storage, solar cryogenic storage
Namibia and Botswana mull 20-year, 5 GW solar push
Both countries want to reduce their dependence on power imports from South Africa, which is facing a power crisis due to the financial and operational troubles
Sep 5, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, eskom, WEF
SolarAfrica Finances 114MW Northern Cape Solar for Industry
has closed financing for a 114‑MW solar plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape, targeting cost-stable electricity for commercial and industrial users as
Feb 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, grid, Africa, South Africa, financing, c&i solar, Northern Cape
Scatec JV Signs Buyers for 255-MW SA Solar
Scatec-led joint venture has secured offtakers for a 255‑MW solar project in South Africa, clearing a hurdle toward financial close and construction. With demand amid
Feb 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, South Africa, utility solar, project finance, offtake
FTC Solar Launches New 1P Solar Tracking System
The unique style of Pioneer can reduce a structure that considerably reduces capital expenditure. Maybe set up fast as well as its zero-degree stow allows for much shorter pile embedment deepness, with resulting product and also work cost financial savings.
Sep 20, 2022 // Manufacturing News, ftc solar, Solar Tracker, Nagendra Cherukupalli, solar tracker systems, greater energy output, Pioneer solar tracker
France, Netherlands, UK commit US$350m to emerging solar and storage
A handful of European states have moved to bankroll various World Bank clean energy initiatives, with US$100 million of French and Dutch money set to back PV in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sep 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, France, UK, Europe, world bank, Netherlands, BESS, emerging markets, emerging pv, cif
Voltalia, Entech to Develop Solar-Storage Project in Senegal
Voltalia and Entech team up to power Senegal's future with a 60-MW solar park, boosting renewable energy and international collaboration in Africa.
Apr 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Voltalia, Africa, entech, PV Power Plant, Senegal
Unlimited Solar Power: Floating Equatorial Panels
Floating solar panels could provide unlimited renewable energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa, potentially powering a billion people by 2050. Our research shows Indonesia and Nigeria have the highest potential for offshore solar arrays, due to their maritime areas and equatorial environment.
Aug 4, 2023 // Floating PV, West Africa, Southeast Asia
Tingo Foods to add 110-MW captive solar plant at its Nigeria facility
Lagos-based agri-food company Tingo Foods Plc will certainly organize a 110-MW captive solar power plant at its scheduled state-of-the-art food handling center in the Delta State of Nigeria, its parent business stated on Wednesday.
Feb 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Nigeria, PV Power Plant, Tingo Foods
African Development Bank to Fund 100 MW Tunisian Solar Project
The loan package is to co-finance the construction of the 100 MW Kairouan solar energy plant in Tunisia. The new financial aid covers $10 million and another EUR10 million from the Bank, as well as $17 million concessional financing from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
Jan 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, international finance corporation, African Development Bank, Wale Shonibare, SEFA, Kevin Kariuki, Daniel Schroth, Tunisia solar power project, Clean Technology Fund, Kairouan solar power plant, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa
Empower Secures Funding for Nigerian Solar Retail Projects
Empower New Energy boosts Nigeria's retail sector with 26 solar projects, enhancing energy reliability and sustainability while championing Africa's renewable future.
Apr 24, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Africa, Nigeria, Empower New Energy
AfDB, Qair Partner on 18-MW Solar Project in Burkina Faso
SEFA and Qair join forces to power Burkina Faso with an 18-MW solar project, boosting clean energy access and local job creation.
Jul 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Burkina Faso, PV Power Plant, Qair, SEFA
Trinasolar Supplies Battery Storage for Egypt’s Largest Solar Plant
AMEA Power, Trinasolar, and Energy China ZTPC join forces to launch Africa's largest solar plant in Egypt, setting a new benchmark for renewable energy innovation.
Dec 24, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, amea power, PV Power Plant, TrinaSolar, Energy China ZTPC
Solar drives Neoen profit boost as clean energy portfolio hits 9GW
Solar project milestones helped Neoen achieve a marked profit boost in the first half of 2019, culminating in the addition of more than 1GW to its clean energy portfolio.
Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Portugal, France, IPP, Australia, pv power plants, Europe, neoen, solar-plus-storage, Oceania
BYD to introduce next-generation Battery-Box in 2020
The Chinese manufacturer has also announced plans for a tenfold production capacity increase, as it wants to cater to all project sizes with two versions of its high-voltage storage system.
Dec 5, 2019 // Storage, China, Asia, BYD