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Stock markets pumped $1.3bn into solar in the last quarter
Fundraising activity for solar leaped in the July-to-September period to provide healthy quarterly and year-so-far comparisons on 2018.
Oct 8, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Mercom Capital Group, bboxx, Raj Prabhu, ReNew Power
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
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
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
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
NOA Secures Funding for South Africa's Largest Solar Park
NOA Group powers up South Africa's energy future with a 349-MW solar project, marking a milestone in the nation's renewable journey.
Jun 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant, NOA Group
Globeleq Finalizes Africa's Largest Battery Storage Project
Red Sands: Africa's largest battery storage project powers South Africa's green future with 153 MW capacity, boosting energy reliability and sustainability.
Jun 30, 2025 // Storage, Africa, Globeleq
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
Colombia backs PV plant as president touts clean energy shift at UN summit
One of the largest solar projects to date in Colombia has cleared a key planning hurdle as president Iván Duque promised clean energy leadership at this week’s UN summit.
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, pv power plants, pv modules, South america, auctions, policy and regulation, tenders, Colombia, Iván Duque
AES on track for 2022 renewables contract targets, driven by United States market
Energy technology company AES Corporation is still on track to reach its target of 4.5-5.5 GW in long-lasting renewables and also energy storage contracts in 2022, having actually currently signed 1,618 MW in the year to date, according the firm's Q2 economic report.
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, pv power plants, financial results, AES, us, AES Corporation, project pipeline
Building starts on 200MWh Fluence BESS projects in Lithuania for 2022 conclusion
Building has started on the initial of four battery energy storage space systems (BESS) amounting to 200MW/200MWh from worldwide system integrator Fluence in Lithuania.
Jun 30, 2022 // Storage, Ukraine, Europe, investment, lithium-ion, Lithuania, EU, Fluence, Siemens Energy, renewables integration
Sungrow Supplied Inverter Solns for 200 MW Wright Solar Project in California
Sungrow, among the leading inverter remedies distributor around the world for renewable resource, has actually provided its SG2500U-MV inverter remedies for 200 MW utility-scale Wright Solar project in California.
Mar 13, 2020 // Inverters, California, USA, Sungrow, Swinerton Renewable Energy, North America, Hank Wang, solar plant, Clēnera, Michael Gallego