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Is Morocco ready for small-scale solar capacity?

Is Morocco ready for small-scale solar capacity?

March 10, 2022 |

Currently, installed solar energy capacity in Morocco amounts to 760 MW approx., of which about 200 MW is photovoltaic. Morocco aims to reduce the country’s dependence on commodities imports and exploit national wind and solar potential. The New Energy Strategy approved by the Moroccan Government has set an ambitious target of 52% share of renewables on total installed capacity by 2030. Small-scale PV is expected to play a pivotal role in achieving the country’s goals; nonetheless, is Morocco ready?

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Trine invests Euro 5 million in Solarise Africa

Trine invests Euro 5 million in Solarise Africa

September 7, 2021 |

Swedish Investor Trine has announced an investment of Euro 5 million in Solarise Africa, a South African commercial solar leasing firm. The first round of debt financing, amounting to Euro 800,000 will finance five solar projects in the regions of Nairobi and Lake Victoria  (Kenya) and in Johannesburg and Polokwane (South Africa).

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Statkraft to donate $2.7 million for solar power in Africa

Statkraft to donate $2.7 million for solar power in Africa

July 6, 2021 |

Statkraft, a European renewable energy producer, will collaborate with the international development organisation SolarAid to alleviate energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa using solar electricity. Statkraft will donate $2.7 million in cash and equipment to SolarAid over that time. The funds will be used to provide clean, safe, and easy solar lighting to ensure that all households, schools, and clinics in the region have access to electricity by 2030.

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Zimbabwe launches tender for 4.5 MWp solar plant in Chiredzi

Zimbabwe launches tender for 4.5 MWp solar plant in Chiredzi

June 11, 2021 |

The Malilangwe Trust and Sustainable Agriculture Technology in Zimbabwe have invited bids for the selection of a company to provide engineering, design, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a 4.5 MWp solar PV plant in the country. The plant will be located 30 km from Chiredzi, a town in Masvingo province. The last date to submit bids in June 30, 2021

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Phanes begins construction of 21 MWp solar power park in Malawi

Phanes begins construction of 21 MWp solar power park in Malawi

April 15, 2021 |

Phanes Group and its partner responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding (rAREH) have announced that it has begun construction of the 21 MWp Nkhotakota solar power park in Malawi. The companies will sell the electricity to the state-owned Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi under a 20-year power purchase agreement. The second phase of the project will increase the capacity of the solar PV plant to 37 MWp.

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Burkina Faso to develop 30 MW solar park with EAIF funding

Burkina Faso to develop 30 MW solar park with EAIF funding

March 15, 2021 |

Burkina Faso, in West Africa, has announced that it will develop a solar power plant 250 km southeast of the nation’s capital city of Ouagadougou, near the town of Pâ. The new solar energy plant will have an installed capacity of 30 MW and will sell power to Burkina Faso’s national power utility, La Société National D’électricité Du Burkina Faso (SONABEL). The Project includes string inverters and monocrystalline modules and will be connected to the grid via a 2km cable to a nearby sub-station.

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MENA Solar and Renewable Energy Report, 2019-2020

MENA Solar and Renewable Energy Report, 2019-2020

September 3, 2020 | ,

Renewable energy usage has been growing significantly over the past 12 months. This trend will continue to increase as solar power prices reach grid parity. Within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the increased industrial activity and drive towards renewables is reflected in each country’s strategy.

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