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CHAD: STE acquires photovoltaic solar power plant for its eastern agency

The water company of Chad (STE) will soon have a photovoltaic solar power plant. The installation is being carried out by Aboussimbil, a Chadian...

SEYCHELLES: Providence solar power plant construction starts in July

The French Independent Power Producer (IPP) Qair (formerly Quadran International) in the Seychelles will begin construction of the Providence floating solar power plant in...

Solar emerging as best bet for West Africa’s future energy mixThe Economic Community of West African States should prioritize the development of solar PV...

The countries of West Africa should make solar PV the “prime source” in their future energy systems as they decarbonize in the decades leading...

Four solar and wind farms to be developed in Uganda

The government of Uganda has announced plans to to build four solar and wind farms in two regions in Uganda. This follows a signed...

Gambia maintains solar ambition

Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has completed the preliminary phase of a tender for a 20 MW solar project in the Greater Banjul area...

Designing super-strong solar modules for the tropics

Researchers from Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi and the U.K.’s Teesside University have identified parameters and techniques they say could...

Solar project to more than double Guinea-Bissau generation capacity

The African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Co (Abrec), which promotes renewables and energy efficiency across the continent, has awarded the contract to build Guinea-Bissau’s...

Predicting the I-V characteristics of PV systems under partial shading

A research group from Tunisia’s Carthage University has developed a method of analytically determining the characteristic I-V profile of a PV system under partial shading. Described in...

Solar power firm Redavia seals energy deal at EPZ

Regional solar energy company Redavia has ventured into the Kenyan market after signing an energy deal with Exotic EPZ. Redavia designs, manufactures, installs and maintains...

Libya begins construction of 100MW solar power plant in Kufra town

Construction of a 100MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the town of Kufra in south-eastern Libya has commenced. Prime Minister of the Eastern Government...

SOUTH AFRICA: Multotec builds solar power plant for its Spartan plant

The South African subsidiary of Multotec has built a small solar power plant to supply electricity to its factory in the town of Spartan,...

UN-backed fund to support solar businesses in Burkina Faso

The Fond des Energies Renouvelables pour la Résilience du Burkina Faso (FERR-BF) has offered to provide technical and financial assistance to companies that are...

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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...