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27 08 2022 | 06:40

Iberdrola turns on 590-megawatt solar plant in Spain, largest in Europe

Renewables major Iberdrola has switched on Europe’s largest solar power plant to date, with the 590MW Francisco Pizarro PV array now producing to the grid in Spain’s south-west. The €300m ($307m)…

17 08 2022 | 17:15

SENEGAL: Gauff trains 247 youths in the installation of solar photovoltaic systems

As part of the project to electrify 300 villages in Senegal, the Senegalese subsidiary of the German consulting group Gauff Engineering is training 247 young people in the installation of solar…

17 08 2022 | 17:13

BURKINA FASO: The Nagréongo solar power plant is commissioned as a PPP project

The government of Burkina Faso is inaugurating the Nagréongo photovoltaic solar power plant. With a capacity of 30 MWp, the plant was built under a public-private partnership (PPP) involving the…

17 08 2022 | 17:10

Nigeria secures $1.5bn loan for solar projects

Nigeria has secured a $1.5 billion loan facility from the US-EXIM Bank to deliver solar power infrastructure in 10 different locations across the country. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive…

17 08 2022 | 16:49

International Solar Alliance plans 1.15-gigawatt solar farm in Cuba

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) in partnership with the Cuban government has floated a tender for setting up a 1150 MW solar project in Cuba. State-owned NTPC NSE -2.29 % is the project…

07 08 2022 | 09:34

Egypt’s ACUD to launch largest project in the world to generate solar power ahead of COP27

The Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) is preparing to list the largest international tender to make use of the rooftops of the buildings in the residential districts of the New…

07 08 2022 | 09:12

Iraq unveils 630 MW of solar projects in Al-Muthanna province

Al-Muthanna Governorate in southern Iraq is planning to set up two solar parks with a combined capacity of 630 MW to support the energy supply in the province. One of the solar farms will have a…

07 08 2022 | 08:26

LIBYA: AG signs power purchase agreement for Ghadames solar park

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Ghadames solar plant. The plant will be built by Irish independent power…

28 07 2022 | 20:42

Africa solar energy output on the up and up

Newly released figures from the Global Solar Atlas for The World Bank shows that the future is bright for Africa’s solar energy output. The figures, analysed by Statista, reveal the average…

28 07 2022 | 20:31

The world’s largest combination of hydropower and solar power

Yalong River Hydropower Development, a Chinese state-owned hydropower project developer, has begun construction of a 1 GW Kela photovoltaic power plant in southwest China’s Sichuan province. It is…

28 07 2022 | 20:21

AFRICA: Schneider to integrate technology into SolarX’s solar C&I systems

French multinational Schneider Electric, which specialises in digital energy solutions, has signed a partnership with solar energy provider SolarX. The alliance aims to integrate technology solutions…

05 07 2022 | 08:42

Despite Electricity Surplus, Rural Residents Remain in the Dark

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. KITGUM, UGANDA — Abya Mwaka is used to the constant groan of generators. They have become indispensable for small businesses in Kitgum, a…

23 06 2022 | 18:50

AFRICA: CrossBoundary mobilises $25m for solar mini-grid financing

The CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) financing mechanism has announced the mobilisation of $25 million for the deployment of solar-powered mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa. The funds are being…

22 06 2022 | 12:03

Watch the fiery moment Energy Minister loses it at a journalist for suggesting more coal was the answer to the energy crisis

Chris Bowen has furiously dismissed suggestions that prolonging coal-fired power is the solution to Australia's energy crisis. The Energy Minister Minister fired-up in a press conference when he was…

14 06 2022 | 09:11

Tax incentives put Cameroon on the road to solar power

Yaounde — Before the University of Yaounde 1 got its solar micro-grid in 2018, erratic power supplies in Cameroon’s capital meant Adamu Gilbert could not stock the fresh, chilled items he knew his…