AMEA Power Secures South African Power Purchase Agreement
20-Year Contract For Winner Of Bid Window 6 Of REIPPPP For 120 MW Doornhoek Solar Plant
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Dubai-based renewable energy company AMEA Power has secured a long-term solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for its 120 MW Doornhoek Solar PV Project in South Africa with national utility Eskom.
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$30 Billion To Bring Electricity Access To 300 Million Africans By 2030 & More From PowerChina, CEC, Qair, Globeleq, Tongwei
Thursday, 25 Apr 2024
World Bank & AfDB to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans; PowerChina building 220 MW PV in Algeria; CEC commissions 60 MW in Zambia; Qair bags EBRD finance for Tunisian projects; Globeleq expanding in Egypt & South Africa; Tong.
South African Coal Power Plant Site To Host Solar Project
Eskom Seeking Bidders For Construction & Commissioning Of 75 MW AC PV Plant In Free State
Thursday, 18 Apr 2024
South Africa’s sole electricity utility Eskom Holdings has launched a competitive solicitation process to select bidders for a 75 MW AC solar power plant at its coal-fired Lethabo Power Station in the Free State Province. Eskom’s Lethabo Power Station comprises 6×618 MW production units.
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‘Largest’ Privately Developed N-Type Utility-Scale Project In South Africa & More From UNMISS, Konexa, GreenYellow, BONI
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024
Trina Solar, SOLA & WBHO partner for 330 MW in South Africa; UNMISS supports solar-powered water facility in South Sudan; Konexa invests in solar-battery plants in Nigeria; GreenYellow commissions PV plant in Mauritius; BONI raises $11M from Afre.
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EDF Acquires Majority Stake In Solar Kits Provider & More From Anglo American, D.Light, Gauteng, Astra Energy, InfraCredit
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2024
EDF now majority stakeholder in upOwa; Financing for Anglo American’s 520 MW RE in SA; Chapel Hill Denham and d.light financing for Nigeria; 800 MW solar plant in SA province; Astra Energy’s 100 MW RE project in Lesotho; InfraCredit backs hybrid .
South Africa Registers 605 MW RE Capacity In Q3/FY2023
State Worries About California Duck Curve As Solar Hogs New Power Generation Facility Registrations
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2024
Out of 124 new power generation facilities registered by South Africa’s National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) during the last 3 months of the calendar year 2023, solar PV accounted for 122 projects with a combined 604 MW capacity. T.
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IFC & SIMA Launch $150 Million Solar Green Bond In Africa & More From Glencore, YDE, World Bank, Engie, D.Light
Thursday, 15 Feb 2024
1st close for IFC & SIMA-led solar green bond; Glencore invests in PV plant in South Africa (SA); Yellow Door bolsters wheeling market presence in SA; World Bank’s $300M for DRE; Financial close for Engie-led PV hybrid project; d.light’s Sub-.
South African City To Offer Cash For Solar Power
Cape Town To Pay Consumers For Solar Energy & Allow Businesses To Sell 350 MW Decentralized Power To Each Other
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024
The South African City of Cape Town has announced its Energy Strategy for 2050 to deal with power supply deficit in the country.
Africa Installed 3.7 GW New Solar PV Capacity In 2023
AFSIA: Cumulative Solar PV Capacity Of Africa Exceeds 16 GW, Led By South Africa’s 7.78 GW
Friday, 26 Jan 2024
Africa’s contribution to the global solar PV capacity of 350 GW in 2023 was only 1%, according to Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA).
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AMEA Power Forays Into Mozambique With 125 MW Project & More From Daystar Power, Globeleq
Thursday, 25 Jan 2024
AMEA Power and Hidropower join hands for 125 MW solar plant in Mozambique; Daystar Power to build Nigeria’s ‘1st’ solar-grid hybrid system; Globeleq undertakes debt restructuring for South African PV plants. 125 MW solar plant in Mozambique: .
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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.
$4 Billion Green Hydrogen-Ammonia Plant In Egypt
Wind & Solar Energy Powered Green Fuels ACWA Power Project Targets 600,000 Tonnes Of Green Ammonia/Year
Thursday, 21 Dec 2023
Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has announced plans to build a green ammonia plant with 600,000 tonnes/year capacity in Egypt, powered by wind and solar energy under a new framework agreement signed. While the 600,000 tonnes of green ammoni.
South Africa Launches REIPPPP Bid Window 7
Wind Gets Bigger Chunk Of DMRE’s New 5 GW Auction Round With Solar Securing 1.5 GW Capacity
Friday, 15 Dec 2023
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has launched bid window 7 (BW7) of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPPP) in South Africa. Under this round, it seeks to procure 5 GW of renewable energ.
South Africa Approves Integrated Resource Plan 2023
Country’s Energy Roadmap For 2030 & 2050 To Be Soon Out For Public Consultation
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023
The South African Cabinet has approved the publication of the country’s draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP 2023) as a blueprint of its energy supply through 2050.
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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.
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Syrah Resources Commissions Solar & Storage Project In Mozambique & More From Adenia, Nuru, WATT
Wednesday, 11 Oct 2023
Syrah Resources Limited to operate Mozambique mine with solar and storage; Adenia secures majority share in Enfin in South Africa; CEI Africa tips $3 million into Nuru’s kitty in DRC; WATT Renewable raises $13 million from Empower New Energy for Ni.
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GW-Scale Green Hydrogen Project In South Africa & More From Starsight, Mulilo, Acre Impact
Thursday, 27 Jul 2023
PNE and SET Select Energy sign MoU for a green hydrogen project in South Africa; SPEF bags $20 million from GCPF and FMO for C&I solar assets in East Africa; Mulilo signs solar PPA with Air Products under South Africa’s wheeling regime; Acre Im.
Several GWs Solar For South African Province
POWGEX-HYFI Bags 30 GW Solar PV Potential Capacity Order In Mpumalanga; To Start With 1 GW
Friday, 14 Jul 2023
A joint venture (JV) between sustainable funding solutions provider BioPower Operations Corporation and green energy developer POWGEX Energy, POWGEX-HYFI has secured a contract to establish green electricity generation facilities with up to 30 GW sol.
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$40 Million For Nuru To Build 13.7 MW Metro Grid Capacity In DRC & More From Engie, Scatec
Tuesday, 04 Jul 2023
Nuru achieves successful financial closure to $40 million Series B equity funding to build 13.7 MW metro grid capacity in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to cater to urban communities; Engie Energy Access’ MySol Grid Zambia lands $7.5 million.
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Engie & Meridiam To Acquire BTE Renewables From Actis & More From Yellow, GEAPP & CHD
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023
Actis offloads African renewables platform BTE Renewables to Engie and Meridiam; Yellow raises $14 million Series B funding to expand business and product offerings; GEAPP and CHD pool in resources for DRE in Nigeria through a new local currency subordinated debt vehicle.
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