The government of South Africa has approved a further six solar projects under the seventh bid window of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The ...

Deep in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, south of the Kalahari Desert, a beaming light towers above dozens of solar ...

The 100MW Sonvanger Solar Plant and the 120MW Paarde Valley PV2 project are scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2026. Together, they are expected to generate approximately 672,000 megawatt ...

Ghana and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have deepened their partnership to accelerate Africa’s solar energy transition, as Accra hosted the Seventh Africa Regional Committee Meeting of ISA ...

Egypt’s first large-scale hybrid solar and battery plant has begun construction as the country looks to its abundant sunshine to help fix its energy crisis. Obelisk, located in Nagaa Hammadi, will ...

Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe (right) congratulates AfriCoast director Donald McGillivray, on Crossroads Green Energy concluding project. Hive Hydrogen and Crossroads development team ...

South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. called for proposals from large power users to buy solar energy, in a step by the utility to wind down its dependence on coal. Eskom, which generates more than ...

Africa has an operational solar capacity of 20GW, plus a further 10GW pipeline. Image: Astronergy. John van Zuylen, CEO of the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) told PV Tech Premium this week ...

Some $35 billion is aimed at building small solar sites in rural areas and other improvements. The World Bank chief called the project “foundational to everything.” A hair salon in Matipwili, Tanzania ...

JA Solar has signed two module supply agreements with JUWI Renewable Energies for landmark solar power projects in South Africa totalling 220MWac. Developed for major industrial users including ...