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Red Rocket Secures Funding for Major South African Solar Project
Red Rocket's 331-MWp Tournee Solar Park in Mpumalanga powers 224,000 homes by 2027, marking a major leap in South Africa's renewable energy landscape.
Oct 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Red Rocket
Africa renewable resource investment at 11-year low: study
Investment in renewable energy in Africa was up to its lowest level in greater than decade last year despite the continent's huge possibility, experts claimed Wednesday at the COP27 climate conference.
Nov 10, 2022 // Market Research, BNEF, Africa, COP27, Luiza Demoro
TotalEnergies Starts Construction on Hybrid Solar-Storage Site in S Africa
TotalEnergies is building a 216-MW solar-battery hybrid system, producing over 400 GWh of clean electricity, in South Africa's Northern Cape province. Set to become operational in 2025, the project will ensure a continuous supply of green electricity for local utility Eskom.
Dec 15, 2023 // Plants, Storage, TotalEnergies, S Africa
Research study locates potential for colocating floating solar with hydropower in Africa
Hydropower plants across Africa might double their capability if just 1% of their storage tanks are utilized to set up floating solar projects, new study recommends.
Feb 1, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, floating PV, Africa, Floating solar, solar-plus-hydro
First-of-its-kind BESS in sub-Saharan Africa commissioned in Malawi
A solar and also storage project totalling 20MW has entered commercial operation in Malawi, which the firms included state is the first grid-connected utility-scale co-located project to do so in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, colocation, Innovate UK, grid stabilising, renewables integration
Juwi builds PV plant in South Africa for a gold mine's own power consumption
German Juwi AG will install a solar power plant with a capacity of 9.9 MW for Pan African Resources in South Africa.
Dec 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant, juwi
Seeking greater electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: 'The future of energy may be built there'
The drive to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa will certainly need US$ 350 billion of financial investment and also might expose an alternative vision for the energy transition that concentrates on a decentralised, bottom-up solar-and-storage abundant grid that benefits from affordable solar power, according to research study company Wood Mackenzie.
Mar 21, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Wood Mackenzie, utilities, woodmac, energy transition, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, distributed generation
Floating solar panels on 1% of tanks 'might double' Africa's hydropower capacity
Floating solar could be a beneficial tool to assist African countries broaden their power framework sustainably, according to a new study and a power expert.
Feb 15, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Africa, Jenny Chase, Samuel Gyamfi, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Mohamed Adow
Bboxx gets pay-as-you-go solar business PEG Africa
Bboxx is broadening its footprint in Africa by acquiring pay-as-you-go solar business PEG Africa.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, bboxx, PEG Africa
Peak Energy Expands Rooftop Solar in South Korea
Peak Energy partners with Shinsung E&G and YSP Co Ltd to develop 50-MW rooftop solar projects in South Korea, supporting the country's renewable energy goals.
Jul 8, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, South Korea, Asia, Peak Energy
Sonnedix shuts buy of 55-MW Japanese solar plant
Independent solar energy producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has settled the acquisition of a 55.6-MW solar power plant in Japan.
Dec 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Sonnedix, Asia, Solar Power Plant
South Africa Weighs Mega Renewable-Energy Tender to Curb Outages
Proposal would ask for procurement of 15,000 megawatts Existing rounds ought to be sped up and also launched by end May
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, South Africa, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Inaccurate solar irradiation price quotes in Africa influencing investor returns, report suggests
Unreliable techniques of computing irradiation in Africa could reduce energy savings for business as well as commercial (C&I) solar buyers as well as minimize investment returns for developers and also financiers, new research has recommended.
Aug 5, 2021 // Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, CrossBoundary Energy, irradiance
Renewable generation to remain below 10% in Africa by 2030
The amount of non-hydro renewables such as solar in Africa is most likely to continue to be below 10% in 2030, although there are substantial regional differences.
Jan 12, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, Namibia, renewables, University of Oxford, solar power generation, Philipp Trotter
ACWA Power closes money for 100-MW CSP park in S Africa
Saudi renewables programmer ACWA Power has commenced building and construction of the 100-MW Redstone focusing solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa after attaining monetary close for the project.
May 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant

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