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End-of-life Egyptian wind farm to be repowered as 3.3GW PV+wind hybrid

November 18, 2024
An ageing 545MW wind farm in Egypt is to be reborn as a 3GW PV and wind hybrid facility under a provisional repowering plan agreed last week.
An AXIAN Energy project in Senegal.

AXIAN secures US$89.2 million in finance for Kolda solar-plus-storage plant in Senegal

November 13, 2024
The EAAIF, FMO and DEG have invested €84 million (US$89.2 million) into AXIAN Energy’s Kolda solar-plus-storage portfolio in Senegal.
Teraco 120MW solar pv plant

Data centre provider Teraco begins construction at 120MW solar PV plant in South Africa

November 13, 2024
Located in the Free State province, the project will be owned by Teraco and is expected to be operational in 2026.
Rooftop solar installations in South Africa.
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South Africa’s rooftop solar has helped alleviate load shedding, but has undermined demand for residential PV

November 1, 2024
A surge in rooftop solar has helped resolve load shedding in South Africa, but this has led to a decline in the demand for residential PV.
Aerial view of a solar PV project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

CIP, TotalEnergies consortium to build 1GW renewables green hydrogen project in Morocco

October 29, 2024
A consortium consisting of CIP, AP Møller Capital and TE H2 has partnered to build 1GW of renewables to produce green ammonia in Morocco.
A Lihao Clean Energy project.

Lihao Clean Energy plans to build a polysilicon plant in Angola

October 25, 2024
Sonangol and Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy plan to build a polysilicon plant, which will produce PV modules made of quartz ore, in Angola.
A Toyo Solar manufacturing facility.

Toyo to build 2GW cell plant in Ethiopia

October 14, 2024
Construction of the cell plant in Ethiopia is expected to start in November 2024, with the start of production aimed at the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Power lines in front of a sunset

Europe-North Africa interconnectors could support 24GW of renewable energy capacity  

October 9, 2024
To date, two 700MW high-voltage cables between Morocco and Spain are the only interconnections between the two continents.
An off-grid solar panel.

Report: 660 million will lack electricity access by 2030, off-grid solar could provide power for 398 million

October 8, 2024
Investment in off-grid solar will be essential to provide electricity to 398 million people who are expected to be in energy poverty by 2030.
The Droogfontein solar plant in South Africa.
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South Africa’s 10% import tax on solar modules may hit smaller projects hardest

October 1, 2024
South Africa's announced 10% import duty on solar modules poses challenges for developers with tighter profit margins.

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