Africa Solar PV News Snippets
Neosun Energy Forays Into South African Solar Market & More From CEC, ElectriFI, IFC, Saint-Gobain, AfDB
Thursday, 18 Jan 2024
Neosun Energy ventures into South African solar market; CEC launches Zambia’s 1st green bond; ElectriFI to back SHS in Mali; IFC’s $80 million for RE in Africa; Saint-Gobain to power South African fabs with solar; AfDB backs Mauritania-Mali trans.
Africa Solar PV News Snippets
One Among World’s 1st & Largest Hybrid Solar & Storage Facilities Online & More From AfDB, Standard Chartered, ITOCHU
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023
Scatec commissions among world’s largest solar & storage projects in South Africa; AfDB approves $1 billion for South Africa’s JET; Standard Chartered & ICIEC to back off-grid solar streetlight project in Senegal; ITOCHU & Hive to exp.
Ghana Invites Bids For Solar PV Mini Grids
Energy Ministry Launches Call For Installation Of 35 Mini Grids & Net Metering Projects
Thursday, 28 Sep 2023
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy is seeking bidders for 35 solar mini-grids and solar PV net metering for island and lakeside communities in the country. Broad scope of work for interested bidders is the design, supply and installation of these proje.
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CrossBoundary Bags AfDB/SEFA Finance For Solar Mini-Grids In Rural Africa & More From Release, BOAD
Tuesday, 26 Sep 2023
CrossBoundary Access raises $10 million for solar mini-grids; Scatec’s Release launches hybrid solar & storage projects in Cameroon; BOAD approves XOF 15 billion for Senegal solar & storage plant. Financing for solar mini-grids: Cross.
Africa: EPC Tender For Large Scale Solar Project
Eritrea Solicits Bids From EPC Contractors For 30 MW Solar PV & Battery Storage Project
Friday, 25 Aug 2023
Eritrea’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has opened a solicitation process for EPC service contractors for a 30 MW solar PV plant, to be accompanied by a battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated facilities. Previously, the ministry was l.
Egyptian Solar Project Secures $123 Million
ACWA Power Raises International Financing Package For 200 MW Kom Ombo Solar Project
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has raised $123 million financing package from a host of international lenders to develop its 200 MW utility scale Kom Ombo Solar Project to begin commercial operations in January 2024.
30 MW Eritrea Solar Project Moves Forward
African Development Bank Grants $49.92 Million For Large Scale Solar & Storage Project In Eritrea
Friday, 07 Apr 2023
A 30 MW solar power plant with a 15 MW/30 MWh battery backup system in Africa’s Eritrea has secured $49.92 million grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help increase the African country’s grid connected power generation capacity and bring down its power deficit.
Africa PV News Snippets
Seychelles Signs Its 1st Power Purchase Agreement For Floating PV Plant & More From Decentral, Ghana
Wednesday, 05 Apr 2023
Seychelles signs its maiden PPA with Qair for a 5.8 MW floating solar plant; South Africa’s Decentral raises $12.1 million to expand C&I solar business; AfDB approves $28.49 million grant for renewable energy in Ghana.
30 MW Solar PV Power Plant Coming Up In Africa’s Eritrea
Eritrean Government Looking For Consultants To Advice On African Development Fund Backed 30 MW Dekemhare Solar PV Project
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023
Located on the Red Sea Coast in northeast Africa, Eritrea is looking at installing An African Development Fund (ADF) backed 30 MW solar PV project in Dekemhare with a battery energy storage system (BESS) and is looking for a project supervision and management consultant for the same.
100 MW Tunisian Solar Power Plant Secures Finance
African Development Bank Clears $37 Million For AMEA Power’s 100 MW Kairouan Solar Project In Tunisia
Wednesday, 04 Jan 2023
Dubai based AMEA Power has raised a $37 million loan package from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to finance the construction of its 100 MW Kairouan Solar Power Plant, the ‘1st’ solar independent power producer (IPP) project in Tunisia.
AfDB Grant For Renewable Energy In Mozambique
$2.5 Million African Development Bank Grant To Help Develop Solar & Storage Projects In Mozambique
Monday, 17 Oct 2022
Mozambique will be able to conduct feasibility studies for the development of a floating solar power plant in Chicamba reservoir, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with the help of a $2.5 million grant to the Mozambican government from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
$379.6 Million For Desert To Power
African Development Bank Approves Financing To Support 500 MW Solar Energy Generation
Monday, 21 Feb 2022
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced $379.6 million financing for its flagship 10 GW solar development project Desert to Power (DtP) which is expected to create 500 MW additional solar generation capacity.
AfDB Approves $27.39 Million For Solar In Ghana
African Development Bank To Fund Ghana’s Mini Grid & Solar PV Net Metering Plans
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support the development of 67.5 MW of new renewable energy capacity in Ghana, to be installed through mini grids and solar PV net metering, with a grant of $27.39 million.
Mozambique: Floating Solar Consulting Tender
EDM Exploring Floating Solar Feasibility For Mozambique’s Chicamba Dam
Wednesday, 05 Jan 2022
The state-run utility in Mozambique, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) is exploring the feasibility of establishing a floating solar power plant in Chicamba Reservoir of 44 MW Chicamba Dam in the country’s Manica province, for which it is looking to hire consultants.
$150 Million For Desert To Power Initiative
Green Climate Fund Backs AfDB’s 10 GW Solar PV Plan For Africa’s Sahel
Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021
International fund for climate friendly projects Green Climate Fund (GCF) has pledged $150 million to support African Development Bank’s (AfDB) flagship project Desert to Power (DtP) through which the latter aims to develop 10 GW solar PV capacity in the Sahel region.
AfDB’s Desert To Power Initiative Moves Forward
Africa’s Sahel Inches Forward Towards 10 GW Solar Energy By 2030 Plan As Regional Roadmap Of African Development Bank’s Emblematic Desert To Power Initiative Is Validated By G5 Sahel Nations
Friday, 10 Sep 2021
The group of 5 countries in Africa’s Sahel region, namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritiana and Niger, as G5 Sahel have validated the regional roadmap of the Desert to Power initiative, giving certainty to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) ‘emblematic’ project Desert to Power (DtP).
South Korea To Invest In African Renewables Alongside AfDB
South Korea To Invest $600 Million On Renewable Energy Solutions In Africa, Including Mini-Grids, Along With African Development Bank
Monday, 05 Jul 2021
Renewable energy solutions in Africa, including those related to generation, transmission, distribution, off-grid and mini-grids, will be focus of a $600 million financing approved by the South Korean government to be executed under the Korea-Africa Energy Investment Framework (KAEIF).
60 MW Scaling Solar Tender Launched In Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire Energy Ministry & CI-Energies, With Support From IFC, Launch 60 MW Solar Tender Under World Bank’s Scaling Solar Program
Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
The African nation of Côte d’Ivoire has launched a 60 MW solar power tender under its arrangement with the World Bank backed Scaling Solar Program which it joined in November 2019 (see Côte d’Ivoire Joins World Bank’s Scaling Solar Program).
200 MW Egypt Solar Park Gets $27.2 Million Loan From AfDB
$27.2 Million Loan Issued By AfDB To Be Used For Design, Construction And Operation Of 200 MW Solar PV Plant In Kom Ombo, Egypt
Friday, 05 Mar 2021
The African Development Bank (AfDB) issued an announcement saying that it has lent $ 27.2 million, structured in the form of a senior loan, for the design, construction and operation of a 200 MW solar photovoltaic plant at Kom Ombo, in southern Egypt.
AfDB’s $7 Million To Support African Renewables Mini-Grids
African Development Bank Hopes For Over 80 MW Renewable Mini-Grids Capacity To Come Up In Africa With $7 Million Grant Approved
Thursday, 07 Jan 2021
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended a $7 million grant from its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to support expansion of renewable mini-grids in the continent in the form of the Africa Mini-Grid Market Acceleration Programme (AMAP).
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