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Burkina Faso gold mines to get 13 MW solar-plus-storage
Renewable energy is rapidly being adopted by mining companies as the combination of off-grid power and cheaply available renewables offers a strong business case.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, PV plant, solar-plus-storage, Africa, nordgold, Burkina Faso, Nikolai Zelenski
Nigeria to construct new solar-powered mini grids
PowerGen has completed installation of a new Nigeria-based mini grid and is planning the development of 9 other projects, all supported by the World Bank.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, Nigeria, PowerGen, Niger
Two new solar panel factory to be developed
According to the first annual report of the Commissariat for Renewable Energies and also Energy Efficiency (Cerefe), 2 new factories for the manufacturing of photovoltaic panels will certainly quickly see the light of day in Algeria. These installments developed by Milltech and also Zergoun Green Energy can provide 260 MWp of solar panels per year.
Dec 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Africa, Algeria, plant
Masdar targets 2GW Tanzania renewables pipe
Partnership with state power company will originally target 600MW of wind and also solar
Aug 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Africa, Tanzania, Abdulla Zayed, Maharage Chande
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
Zimbabwe gold mine to be powered by PV
Caledonian Mining has exposed strategies to build a $13 million solar plant at the Blanket golden goose in southern Zimbabwe. It elevated funds for the project via a share sale.
Sep 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Africa, Zimbabwe, Caledonia Mining
Absa Backs Ghana's 100-MW Solar Plant
Absa Group provides USD-24-million corporate loan to construct a 100-MW solar power plant in Ghana led by West Africa-focused PV developer Meinergy Technology Limited. This loan supports Ghana's renewable energy capacity & energy needs.
Aug 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, PV Power Plant, Ghana, Absa Group
Greenco Seals 25MW Solar Project in Zambia
Africa Greenco Group secures 25-MW solar PPA in Zambia: US$37m investment to bring clean energy to Sesheke district in 2025.
Dec 8, 2023 // Plants, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant, Greenco
Baywa r.e. plugs in 7.5-MWp solar-plus-storage plant in Germany
German renewables company BayWa r.e. AG has actually brought live a 7.5-MWp solar park incorporated with 4 MWh of battery storage space capacity in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Jun 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, baywa r.e., solar-plus-storage plant
RIC Energy starts 23-MWp solar project in Uganda
Spanish solar PV developer RIC Energy revealed on Wednesday it had actually launched building of a 23-MWp solar (PV) farm in Uganda.
Jul 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, RIC Energy, Uganda, Solar Project
Solar O&M expert Nomad Electric goes into Romanian market
By opening its new Bucharest office, the team is expanding beyond its core market in Poland
Nov 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Nomad Electric
Projekt Solartechnik secures PPA for 22 MW of Polish PV farms
Polish renewable resource developer Projekt Solartechnik (PST) stated today it will provide power from solar (PV) farms of a total of 22 MW to domestic renewable energy trader Respect Energy for nearly six years under a power purchase agreement (PPA).
Jan 19, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant
NSW provides preparing nod to Akaysha's Waratah Super Battery project
The New South Wales federal government today stated it has awarded intending authorization for the 909 MW/1,915 MWh Waratah Super Battery project proposed by BlackRock Real Assets' Akaysha Energy.
Feb 23, 2023 // Storage, new south wales, Akaysha Energy
Terna bags enviro permit for 241-MW solar park in Greece
A solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project with a capacity of 240.7 MW in Greece has been granted environmental approval by the country's Ministry of the Interior, the latter announced on Friday.
Mar 21, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, Solar Park, Terna
ABB to Exit Solar Inverter Business, at a Cost of $470M
It’s the third big solar inverter player so far this year to move out of an increasingly challenging market.
Jul 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, Lindsay Cherry, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Tarak Mehta, EcoStruxure, IOT platforms, Kaco’s