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Ghana’s first bilateral solar PPA

Norwegian renewables developer Empower New Energy has secured one of Africa’s first power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the supply of solar electricity. Empower, which has...

Syria launches tenders for 63 MW of solar

The Syrian Ministry of Electricity Transmission Establishment has issued two tenders for the construction of solar power plants with a combined generation capacity of 63 MW. The tender...

First phase of Scatec Solar’s 258 MW solar plant in South Africa in commercial operation

Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected and reached commercial operation for 86 MW of the 258 MW solar power complex in Upington, South...

Beijing to develop 500 MW of solar in Uganda

State-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corp Ltd has announced plans to develop 500 MW of solar generation capacity in Uganda. In an announcement to the Hong...

Algeria’s Condor claims PV business is fully operational

Algerian electronics manufacturer Condor said that its PV business unit has not filed for insolvency and insisted that the group’s recent staff cuts, as...

50MW solar power plant to be constructed in Mali

A 50MW solar power plant is set to be developed in Tiakadougou-Dialakoro, Mali. This is after Amea Power Group was awarded the contract for construction and...

New impetus for Ghana’s solar ambitions

Ghana’s largest power supplier, the Volta River Authority (VRA), has begun building two PV power plants with a total generation capacity of 17 MW...

Algerian module maker Condor files for insolvency

Algerian electronics manufacturer Condor Electronics – which owns and operates a 130 MW capacity module production facility in Bordj Bou Arreridj – has filed...

Construction starts on 50 MW PV plant in Togo

The government of Togo announced that construction has started on the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed solar power plant in the Blitta region, in the...

Ghana welcomes first grid-connected solar in Upper West Region

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on 4th February cut the sod for the construction of two solar power plants in Kaleo and Lawra, under the 17 MW peak...

BURKINA FASO: Urbasolar is building a 33 MW solar power plant in Pâ

The French company Urbasolar has recently started construction work on a solar power plant in the municipality of Pâ. It is the second largest...

US $15m loan approved for solar photovoltaic project in Togo

US $15m loan has been approved by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to fund the development of a solar project in Togo. Sani Yaya,...

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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...