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Tunisia’s 70 MW PV tender concludes with lowest bid of $0.044/kWh

The Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines has revealed 16 winning projects from its 70 MW PV tender, which was launched in July...

Infrastructure Fund Africa50 helps Egypt’s Solar Power Sector take off

A 37-square-kilometer solar park so large that it can be seen from space, with over seven million photovoltaic panels, and funding of $4 billion....

Kenya’s first ever floating solar power plant to be constructed

Kenya’s first-ever floating solar power plant is set to be constructed in the rift valley region. The 69 kW power infrastructure will be commissioned...

ZIMBABWE: TSS to install 90 MW solar power plant in Chiredzi

Triangle Solar System (TSS), a local consortium will soon build a 90 MW solar power plant in Chiredzi, a town in Zimbabwe's Masvingo province....

KENYA: Ecoligo to equip Rift Valley Roses with a 69 kW floating solar power plant

Ecoligo, a German crowdinvesting company focused on commercial and industrial solar projects in emerging markets, will soon be installing a 69 kW photovoltaic system...

Mauritian fund invests $3 million in P2P solar specialist Sun Exchange

The Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF) – a Mauritius-based private equity fund advised by London-based ARCH Emerging Markets Partners – has agreed to invest...

Kenyan floating solar crowdfunding bid could again end up smelling of roses

German energy start-up Ecoligo last year successfully raised enough investment through its crowdfunding platform to finance a 75 kW solar system for the Rift Valley Roses...

Earth’s magnetic field affecting PV panel performance

Researchers at the Multimedia University of Kenya have claimed the Earth’s magnetic field affects solar panel performance in the same manner fields from power...

South African crowdfunding site offers investors route into commercial solar – one cell at a time

A South African crowdfunding start-up which claims to offer small investors the chance to buy individual solar cells in s has reportedly raised $3...

SOUTH SUDAN: Scatec Solar connects PV solar system for IOM in Malakal

The Norwegian Independent Power Producer (IPP) Scatec Solar and its partner Kube Energy have just commissioned a solar photovoltaic system in Malakal, Upper Nile...

Somalia: Energy firm tackles solar power transition

A solar photovoltaic power plant recently commissioned by BECO is now operational in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Through this project, BECO, Somalia’s main electricity...

NIGERIA: Renewvia connects two solar mini-hybrid grids in Bayelsa State

Off-grid supplier Renewvia Energy has just commissioned two solar hybrid systems in the southern Nigerian state of Bayelsa. The installation of these mini-grids is...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...