Africa PV News Snippets
EXIM Approves Over $900 Million For 500 MW+ Solar In Angola & More From Sun King, LONGi
EXIM US’ over $900 million loan for 500 MW in Angola; Sun King & Citi arrange $130 million securitization transaction to support solar home products Kenya; LONGi to supply solar modules for Egypt’s 200 MW AC Kom Ombo PV project.
Now Time To Explore Renewable Energy Manufacturing In Africa
African Solar PV Manufacturing Can Be Cost Competitive With China, Says SEForALL In New Report On African Renewable Energy Manufacturing Potential
The African continent has the potential to install 180 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030 and 1.2 TW by 2050 and to get there, it needs to scale up its manufacturing capabilities with a helping hand from its main trade partner China, says Sustainab.
$35 Million For 40 MW Kenyan Solar Plant
EAIF Backs Alten Group’s Kesses Solar Generation Facility In Kenya
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has approved a loan of $35 million to Alten Kenya Solarfarms BV to support the development of the currently under construction 40 MW Kesses Solar Power Plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
52 MW Solar Plant Online In Kenya
Globeleq Grid Connects 52 MW Solar Project In Kenya For Kenya Power
A 52 MW DC/40 MW AC solar plant has come online in Kenya as one of the 1st independent power producer (IPP) owned utility scale solar projects in the country and the only renewable power plant in the coastal region, says Globeleq that has formally announced its completion.
Solar Companies Win IFC Competition In Kenya
Solar Companies Renewvia Energy Kenya & Sunken Limited Win IFC/AECF Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund For Uplifting Lives Of Refugees & Host Communities In Kenya
Solar power system developer Renewvia Energy Kenya and solar homes systems (SHS) provider Sunken Limited are among the winners of a competition held in Kenya, organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), Turkana County Government and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
China PV News Snippets: JinkoSolar, SPIC, Linyang Energy
JinkoSolar Modules Deployed For 98 MW Kenya Projects; SPIC To Focus On Distributed PV Generation In Yanfeng, & Enters Strategic Agreement With Linyang Energy
JinkoSolar modules for Kenya projects: China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. is the chosen module supplier for 2 PV projects of 98 MW combined capacity in Kenya.
Kenya’s 1st Floating Solar Power Plant Online
Ecoligo GmbH Commissions 69 kW Floating Solar PV Plant In Kenya As Country’s 1st Brush With This Technology For a Flower Farm
German solar utility and crowdfunding company ecoligo GmbH has announced the commissioning of Kenya’s ‘1st’ floating solar power plant with 69 kW capacity. It powers the Rift Valley Roses flower farm near Lake Naivasha.
Kenyan Tea Producers Seeking Solar Power
Kenya Tea Development Agency Subsidiary KTPC Wants Solar Power For Kenyan Tea Factories Under Independent Power Producers Model
Kenyan tea producers are looking up at solar power to bring them a smooth supply of energy required for their factory operations, in the face of insufficient hydropower resources.
France’s EDF Group Invests In Solar Startups In Kenya
French Energy Behemoth EDF Group Acquires Stakes In Distributed Solar Startup Econet Energy, Kenya & Off-Grid Utility Bboxx, Kenya
EDF Group has made 2 major investments in the Kenyan energy market by announcing stake acquisitions in solar startups, saying this strengthens its position in the Kenyan market and quickens its pace of development in Africa.
Kenya Wants To Retrofit Diesel Mini Grids With RE
Kenya Power & Lighting Company Wants To Retrofit 23 Diesel Mini Grids In Kenya With Solar PV/Wind Energy; Also Seeking Bidders To Install & Operate Grid Tied Captive Solar Plants For C&I Customers
Pictured is the map that shows the location of the 23 sites of existing diesel power stations which need to be retrofitted with solar or wind energy technology in Kenya.
50 MW Solar PV Plant Online In Kenya
Kenya Switches ‘Largest Of Its Kind’ Solar PV Facility In East & Central Africa With 50 MW Capacity Built For SHS 13 Billion In Garissa County
The 50 MW project developed by the REREC in Kenya takes the country’s renewable energy share in the total energy mix to over 90%, says the government.
80 MW Wind+Solar+Storage Project In Kenya
Windlab Limited & Eurus Energy To Jointly Develop 80 MW ‘First Large Scale Hybrid Wind, Solar PV & Battery Storage Project’ In Africa With Meru County Government In Kenya
The proposed 80 MW hybrid renewable energy project with energy storage component in Kenya is being hailed as the first large scale hybrid wind, solar PV and battery storage project in Africa.
Kenya Gets Solar Power For Airport
Kenya’s Moi International Airport In Mombasa Becomes First Solar Powered Airport In Africa With 500 kW Ground Mounted PV Generation Facility Financed By EU and International Civil Aviation Organization
With Moi International Airport’s 500 kW PV system Kenya has become the first country in Africa to have a solar powered airport, according to Kenya Airports Authority.
Off-Grid Solar Key To Kenya’s Electrification
World Bank Helps Kenya Develop National Electrification Strategy Targeting Universal Access To All Citizens By 2022; Off-Grid Solar Finds Prominent Mention In Roadmap
Through KNES, developed with help from the World Bank, Kenya wants to encourage private sector support for off-grid solutions for Kenyan homes, businesses and community service centres in remote parts of the country.
Renewvia Energy Commissions Microgrid Facilities
Two Solar Microgrid Facilities With 30 kW Combined Capacity Come Online In Kenyan Islands Of Ndeda & Ringiti, Bringing Clean Energy To Around 10,000 People
US company Renewvia Energy Corporation has successfully commissioned its first two microgrid facilities in the Kenyan islands of Ndeda and Ringiti in Lake Victoria region.
55 MW PV Plant For Kenya Soon?
Kenya Now Expects To Begin Construction Of 55 MW Garissa Solar Power Plant In 2017
After severe delays, Kenya is apparently all set to start construction of the 55 MW solar power plant in Garissa County. The project is supposed to cost around 12.8 billion Kenyan Shillings ($124 million), and expected to be completed within 1 year.
