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Abu Dhabi Exports Office to Finance Solar Facility in West Africa
Set up by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development for financial objectives, the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), will certainly provide loan worth AED92 million ($25 million) to augment the capacity of a solar facility in Togo, West Africa.
Dec 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Togo, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADEX, EMEA Power, Mohammed bin Zayed Solar Park
Botswana, Cameroon issue tender, sign contracts for combined 125MW of PV capacity
The African countries of Botswana and Cameroon have taken steps to add a combined 125MW of installed PV capacity to their respective national grids.
Aug 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Scatec Solar, tender, Africa, Cameroon, Botswana, Eneo, Izuba Energy, Sphynx Energy
30GW Solar Sparks in S.Africa: POWGEX-HYFI
POWGEX-HYFI and BioPower announce an opportunity to build up to 30 GW of solar power plants in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, with the initial capacity starting in 2024 and an estimated project cost of USD 2.5 billion. Lead financial adviser Signet Capital arranges a USD-450-million private placement.
Jul 14, 2023 // Plants, S.Africa, POWGEX-HYFI, BioPower
Yellow Door Energy Secures 24.5-MWp Solar Deal in South Africa
Yellow Door Energy partners with Powerx to boost South Africa's green energy with a 24.5-MWp solar park, advancing sustainable development and energy transition goals.
Mar 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, Yellow Door Energy
Mulilo Secures Funding for 75-MW Solar Project in S. Africa
Mulilo Energy powers South Africa's green future with a 75-MW solar project, boosting renewable capacity and aligning with national sustainability goals.
Mar 18, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Mulilo Energy, pv powwe plant, S. Africa
Qair Secures 178 MW Wind, Solar Projects in Morocco
Qair secures 178 MW in Morocco, advancing towards 52% renewable energy by 2030 with Tetouan wind and Tiznit solar projects, boosting investment climate and industry supply.
Apr 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Morocco, PV Power Plant, Qair
China-Al Mada Strike $2B EV Battery Deal in Morocco
CNGR Advanced Material and Al Mada have announced plans to set up a $2 billion industrial hub in Morocco for EV battery production with an annual capacity of 1 million vehicles. Strategic initiatives by Huayou & Gotion High-Tech result in a combined $26.3 billion investment in Morocco's automotive sector.
Sep 22, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Africa, Morocco, CNGR Advanced Material, Al Mada
Niger holds firm on strategy to construct solar park at diesel-fueled thermal plant
The solar plant is expected to have a capacity of up to 60 MW and also will certainly be situated at the 100 MW Gorou Banda thermal power plant appointed in 2017.
Sep 1, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thermal, pv power plants, Africa, thermal plant, Niger
Univergy Solar is starting major solar power projects in Zambia
Univergy International headquartered in Spain and Japan is planning to invest over $200 million in two photovoltaic projects in Zambia.
Nov 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Africa, zambia, Univergy International
Major Burkina Faso PV project secures €48.82m ‘Desert to Power’ loan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend the government of Burkina Faso €48.82 million (US$54.04 million) to develop 208MWp of PV across the nation under its Desert to Power initiative.
Dec 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, solar pv, European Union, West Africa, AfDB, African Development Bank, Burkina Faso, French Development Agency
Global Landscape of Renewable Resource Money 2020
While global investments in renewable energy have climbed gradually in recent years, they remain much below the levels required to put the globe on course for a climate-safe future.
Nov 18, 2020 // Market Research
Tesla to construct 'world's biggest' battery plant near Berlin
Tesla boss Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to build the globe's biggest battery-cell factory at the group's electrical automobile plant near Berlin.
Nov 25, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Elon Musk, Berlin
Helexia sets up first projects under 25-MW rooftop solar portfolio in Hungary
French renewables business Voltalia SA's (EPA: VLTSA) Helexia subsidiary has installed the panels for 3 out of 20 rooftop planetary systems amounting to 25 MW it is supplying for Auchan Retail in Hungary.
Nov 18, 2022 // Rooftop PV, Hungary, Europe, Helexia
Tata Power Renewable Energy introduces 200-MW solar PPA in Rajasthan
A unit of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has actually authorized a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Power Trading Co Ltd (TPTCL) in regard to the planned building and construction of a 200-MW/280-MWp solar power plant in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
May 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, India, Asia, Tata Power Renewable Energy
Endesa X completes 3.3 MWp of solar arrays in Portugal
Endesa X, the power services unit of Spanish utility Endesa SA (BME: ELE), has actually developed 3.3 MWp of self-consumption solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Portugal for furniture as well as mattresses maker Aquinos Group.
May 26, 2023 // Plants, Portugal, Europe, solar arrays, Endesa X