InfraCo Africa invests to scale Equatorial Power’s work in DRC and Rwanda and celebrates PIDG’s 20th Anniversary
03 Oct 2022
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has signed an agreement with Equatorial Power (EP), committing US$1.7m to scale the company’s innovative mini-grid model i...
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Empower partners with Climate Fund Managers and Norfund to accelerate solar investments in Africa
29 Sep 2022
Norwegian company closes USD 74 million equity deal to finance solar energy for commercial and industrial off-takers Today, at the Africa Renewables Investment Summit (ARIS) taking place in Cape Town,...
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Trina Solar maintains ‘AAA’ ranking in PV Tech Q3’22 Bankability Report
29 Sep 2022
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 29 September 2022: Trina Solar, the leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has once again been ranked ‘AAA’, the highest category in […]...
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Shell acquires Nigerian renewables group in first African power deal
29 Sep 2022
Shell has made its first power sector acquisition in Africa with the purchase of a Nigerian renewable energy provider, as the oil major seeks to build out a green energy […]...
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CrossBoundary Energy Access and ENGIE Energy Access sign largest Mini-Grid Project Finance Transaction in Africa to build $60M of Mini-Grids in Nigeria
28 Sep 2022
CrossBoundary Energy Access Nigeria (CBEA) and ENGIE Energy Access Nigeria (ENGIE) are announcing a project finance agreement to build a $60 million portfolio of mini-grids that will connect over 150,...
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Trina Solar introduces new TOPCon solar panels
28 Sep 2022
China’s Trina Solar has introduced two new series of products featuring an N-TOPCon configuration. It designed the Vertex N line commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications, and the V...
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APTECH INSTALLS GRID-TIED PV SYSTEM IN LESOTHO
27 Sep 2022
Aptech Africa recently commissioned a 35.5 KWp grid-tied system in Maseru, Lesotho in a project funded by UNDP. This 35.5 KWp grid-tied roof-mounted system was installed using a Goodwe three […...
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Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica to Join Forces and Transform into one of the Largest C&I Solar Developers on the African Continent
22 Sep 2022
Leading East and West African renewable energy provider, Starsight Energy, merges with renowned South African solar energy enabler, SolarAfrica, to expand their operations into South Africa Key Highli...
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Loadshedding Costing South African Businesses R4 Billion Rand Per Day!
21 Sep 2022
The past week and a half has been quite a week for small businesses who constantly take a knock as a result of the unstable electricity supply in the country. […]...
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LONGi achieves new world record for p-type solar cell efficiency
20 Sep 2022
LONGi has announced a new world record conversion efficiency of 26.12% for its p-type silicon heterojunction (HJT) cells. The record, validated in testing carried out by the Institute for Solar [&hell...
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