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Voltalia Achieves 2024 Renewable Capacity Milestone
Voltalia SA powers up, hitting its 2024 target with 3.3 GW capacity, marking a 14% growth and strong global expansion plans to reach 5 GW by 2027!
Jan 8, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Voltalia SA
BayWa r.e. goes for gold with solar-plus-storage mine project in Mali
European renewables developer Baywa r.e. will deploy a solar-plus-storage project for a goldmine in Mali.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, baywa r.e., co-location, suntrance, Tobias Kriete, juwi
Togo Solar Plant With Jakson As EPC Inaugurated
The Head of state of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé inaugurated a 50MWp Solar Power Plant in the West African nation. The Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant Project is being created by AMEA Power, Dubai and developed, set up, commissioned, and executed by Jakson Group from India. The West African Development Bank and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) given concessional car loans for the project.
Jun 23, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, amea power, Jakson, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, Solar Power Plant Project, Togo solar
Bboxx, Orange launch solar mini-grid project in the DRC under anchor business community model
Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has actually partnered with telecommunications business Orange to introduce a new solar mini-grid project to assist speed up clean energy gain access to for households across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Grids, bboxx, Orange, mini-grid, sub saharan africa, anchor business community, telecoms
Mauritian fund spends $3 million in P2P solar expert Sun Exchange
Sun Exchange has actually closed a $4 million Series-A funding round by obtaining a $3 million investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund. The peer-to-peer solar leasing platform claimed it will certainly make use of the funds to help its participants release solar solutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, Sun Exchange, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Mauritius, ARPF, William Barry, Adam Draper
Husk Power Raises $103M for World's Biggest Mini-Grid Expansion
Husk Power Systems raises $103 million to expand their award-winning mini-grids to India, Nigeria, DRC, and other African countries. Solar and battery mini-grids will bring affordable, reliable power to households and small businesses. STOA Infra & Energy SAS leads investment round.
Oct 26, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, India, Asia, Africa, mini-grids, Husk Power
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
Universal energy access simply obtained harder
This year marks an uniquely critical juncture when driving to universal accessibility to inexpensive, trusted, lasting, and also modern power. The large disturbance triggered by Covid-19 makes complex the outlook to 2030, which is the time frame for reaching UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, composes Rohit Khanna, supervisor of the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.
Jul 16, 2020 // Opinions, WORLD, covid-19, Rohit Khanna
African apparel manufacturer United Aryan sets up 1.8-MWp rooftop PV system
Nairobi-based apparel maker United Aryan EPZ (UAL) revealed today that it has inaugurated a 1.8-MWp rooftop solar array, saying that it the largest system of its kind in East Africa.
Mar 16, 2022 // Rooftop PV, Africa, United Aryan EPZ, UAL, rooftop solar array
New South Wales removes 300-MW solar project by FRV
The New South Wales federal government has given the thumbs approximately a 300-MW solar project proposed by the Aussie system of Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
Nov 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, new south wales, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Solar Project
Advancing renewables in developing countries
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) finances innovative projects to expand sustainable energy access as part of a joint initiative with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). ADFD committed USD 350 million to support renewable energy uptake in developing countries through seven annual selection and funding cycles starting in 2013.
Jan 13, 2020 // Market Research, IRENA, Abu Dhabi, ADFD
Shell finishes up deal for Nigerian solar company Daystar Power
Oil and gas giant Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) has actually finished the acquisition of Nigeria-based hybrid solar energy remedies provider Daystar Power after acquiring the needed regulatory clearances.
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Africa, Nigeria, shell, Daystar Power
New methods for fault detection revealed at EU PVSEC
session. Chantelle Clohessy, from Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa; and A.K Vidal de Oliveira, from Brazil’s Fotovoltaica UFSC solar institute,
Sep 11, 2019 // Technology, Solar, France, Engie, pv modules, Europe, eu pvsec, Marseille, Jay Lin, PV Guider, UVFL, Stijn Scheerlinck, Chantelle Clohessy, Nelson Mandela University
Global Solar Installation Forecast: 592 GW in 2024
are primarily led by growth in India and Pakistan, while Japan and South Africa lag behind earlier forecasts.Polysilicon prices have declined to USD 4.70 per
Sep 3, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, solar module
EBRD Agrees €50 Mn Financial Guarantee for Renewables in EU Neighbourhood
EBRD and the EU have agreed on EUR 50 million in financial guarantees aimed at scaling up investment in renewables in the EU Southern Neighbourhood
Jan 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, EBRD, EU, International