PV

Trine and Watt Renewables Partner to Advance Renewable Energy for Nigerian telecom towers

Tuesday, 10 May 2022 Robin Whitlock Impact investment platform Trine is partnering up with Watt Renewables, an independent producer of clean energy, to advance investments in renewable energy for telecommunication towers across Nigeria. ...

Egypt

Scatec refinances six power plants in Egypt with a Green Project Bond

Thursday, 28 April 2022 Robin Whitlock Renewable energy company Scatec and its partners have refinanced the non-recourse project debt for six Egyptian solar power plants, with a total capacity of 380 MW, through the issue of a 19-year $334.5 ...

Kenya

TrinaTracker supplies 3 PV power plants to solar power projects in Kenya

Monday, 21 March 2022 Robin Whitlock Solar tracker manufacturer TrinaTracker, a business unit of Trina Solar, has completed the delivery and construction of three PV power plants for Radiant, Eldosol, and Kesses in Kenya, located in Uasin ...

South Africa

WiSolar prepares to create new job opportunities in South africa

Wednesday, 16 March 2022 Robin Whitlock

african company WiSolar is preparing to generate new job opportunities in South africa in order to reduce continuing unemployment in the region and to stimulate residential solar installation.

Companies Partner to Bring Energy Access to 20,000 People in Rural South africa

Friday, 07 January 2022 REM EDFI ElectriFI, REPP, and 1PWR have reached financial close on africa’s second largest project-financed mini-grid transaction. The equity-and-debt investment into the project vehicle, Sotho Minigrid ...

Winch Energy opens crowdfunding for off-grid renewables in africa

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 Robin Whitlock Off-grid renewable energy provider, Winch Energy, has opened its crowdfunding campaign to fund solar off grid developments that will connect more people in Sierra Leone and Uganda to clean and reliable ...

Release by Scatec to provide reliable and affordable clean power in Central africa

Monday, 13 December 2021 Robin Whitlock

Release by Scatec has entered into a lease agreement with electricity company Eneo in Cameroon to deliver two hybrid solar and storage plants totalling 36 MW solar and 20 MW/19 MWh storage.

Canadian Solar Issues €30 Million Green Bond To Support Project Development Growth

Tuesday, 07 December 2021 REM Canadian Solar Inc. announced that Canadian Solar EMEA Capital Markets, S.A.U., an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, on December 2, 2021 has successfully completed a €30 million ...

Nigeria

Arnergy launches Diaspora Initiative renewables payment scheme for Nigerians abroad

Monday, 29 November 2021 Robin Whitlock Nigerian distributed utility company Arnergy has announced the launch of the Diaspora Initiative a groundbreaking scheme enabling the global Nigerian diaspora to invest in solar energy solutions on behalf ...

Burundi

Multinational effort brings first solar farm to Burundi

Thursday, 04 November 2021 Green energy developer Gigawatt Global has led an international effort in a six-year process to build Burundi’s first solar farm, consisting of a 7.5 MW solar PV plant located near the village of Mubuga. ...