Africa

Cost and risk factors can make countries facing energy access issues the most difficult for developers to build solar projects, despite their huge potential. Tom Kenning reports on two plug-and-play solutions that may provide a solution in off-grid locations.

Release by Scatec has unveiled plans to add 28.6MW of solar capacity and 19.2MWh of battery energy storage systems to its Cameroon portfolio.

The Global Solar Council (GSC) has unveiled a new brand, and a new working strategy built around three 'pillars'.

The solar PV project will have revenue coming from a 30-year sales contract with Tunisian public grid operator STEG.

UAE-based renewables developer AMEA Power has started construction on a 120MW solar PV project in Tunisia.

Zambian developer GEI Power and Turkish energy technology firm YEO are planning a 60MWp/20MWh solar-plus-storage project in Zambia, expected online by September 2025.

JP Casey explores some of the latest trends shaping Africa's solar sector, where the C&I segment in particular is surging ahead.

The first two solar PV projects from the sixth round of South Africa’s state renewable energy tender – representing 360MW capacity - have been approved and reached commercial close.

Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.

The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.