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SIMA Launches Energy Access Relief Fund to Support Off-Grid Solar Companies

Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) has launched the Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) with a first close of $68 million and a target...

South Africa raises threshold for distributed generation to 100 MW

South Africa‘s government has officially raised the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW. The new measure – schedule 2...

African coal plant operator turns to solar for new power JV

Mozambique-based coal operator Ncondezi Energy has announced a joint venture (JV) with South African-based NESA to target South Africa’s C&I solar and storage markets. The...

InfraCo, Solvéo secure 25-year PPA for solar park in Guinea

Infraco Africa, a unit of U.K.-based Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Solveo Energie, a unit of French renewable energy developer Solveo, have secured...

ArcelorMittal seeks solar PPAs for 150 MW in South Africa

ArcelorMittal South Africa, a unit of Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal Holdings, has invited independent power producers (IPP) to submit project proposals for solar parks with a...

Algeria’s first mounting system manufacturer

SPS, an Algerian metal sandwich panel manufacturer, has decided to team up with Dubai-based mounting system provider Qi-energy to make  mounting structures for PV...

Kenya’s largest dairy producer wants to buy solar

New Kenya Cooperative Creameries finalized the preliminary phase of a tender this week to purchase electricity from a solar facility that will be built...

TUNISIA: IPPs designated to produce 70 MWp from 16 solar power plants

The Tunisian government has just selected several independent power producers (IPPs) for the implementation of a solar project to produce 70 MWp of electricity...

Parabolic bifacial module with active cooling system

Researchers at Morocco’s Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA) have designed a bifacial crystalline PV module based on a reflector technology, with an embedded active...

Premature inverter failure – 4.2 GW of capacity will be affected this year, says analyst

Some 4.2 GW of solar project capacity will experience inverter failures this year despite being less than ten years old, according to U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie, with...

AfDB: Morocco’s NOOR Solar Projects Support Africa’s Energy Transition

Morocco is playing an important role in Africa’s energy transition with the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, according to a June 18 report by African...

Algeria in talks with Desertec over solar power projects

ALGIERS- Algeria has started talks with the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) to launch solar power projects in the North African country, Energy Minister Mohamed...

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Sungrow ESS Experience Day In Munich Focuses On Advancing Sustainable Energy Solutions For Europe’s Future

Sungrow reaffirmed its commitment to supporting its partners and driving the transition to a clean and sustainable future by successfully hosting the ESS Experience...

Sineng Electric Enhances Grid Stability with Commissioning of 150MW/300MWh Energy Storage Project

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Sungrow residential ESS achieves JET certification in Japan

Sungrow has announced that its residential energy storage system has obtained JET (Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories) certification, the certified products including...

Jinko ESS implements Tahiti’s first large-scale PV+ESS project

Jinko ESS has announced the successful implementation of the first large-scale photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage system (ESS) project in Tahiti, the milestone marking...