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Candi Solar Secures $38 million to support clean energy in Africa, Asia Philippe Flamand, the director and co-founder of Candi Solar, tells pv magazine about the company’s recent $38 million funding round and its plans to deploy renewables in emerging markets.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jul 09, 2024
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Scatec provides update on African PV projects Terje Pilskog, the CEO of Norwegian developer Scatec, recently spoke to pv magazine about the company’s PV projects in South Africa, Botswana and Egypt. He said financing remains a critical hurdle to deploy solar across the continent.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Feb 28, 2024
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Asantys Systems offers containerized solar-storage solutions in Sierra Leone Asantys Systems has developed containerized solar-storage solutions in Sierra Leone, featuring solar containers with capacities ranging from 30 kW to 130 kW. The containers include inverters from German manufacturer SMA and batteries from Hoppecke Batterien.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jan 02, 2024
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Key takeaways from Powerelec Kenya Kenya recently hosted the solar-focused Powerelec Kenya event, alongside the Renewable Energy Forum Africa 2023, in Nairobi. AFSIA and SolarPower Europe organized the event with the support of Get-Invest.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Oct 20, 2023
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East African Power to build 266 MW of solar under PPAs in Congo East African Power says it will build two 133 MW solar projects. The installations have 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the national utility, Société Nationale de l’Electricité (SNEL).
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jul 28, 2023
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Angola secures $1.44 billion to power rural areas with solar The Angolan Ministry of Finance has secured €1.29 billion ($1.44 billion) from Standard Chartered to finance the construction of 48 hybrid PV systems across the provinces of Moxico, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Bie, and Malanje. The new solar infrastructure will provide sustainable electricity to 1 million people.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jul 13, 2023
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Key takeaways from Africa Energy Forum The 25th edition of the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, drew participants from across Africa and the world. pv magazine was on the ground at the trade show to speak with the attendees.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jun 28, 2023
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German developer moves forward with minigrid project in Senegal Germany’s development bank, KfW, is financing a new minigrid project in Senegal with a $138.8 million loan.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jun 01, 2023
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Key takeaways from the Solar Africa 2023 expo The latest edition of the Solar Africa 2023 expo held last week in Nairobi has seen the participation of 75 exhibitors and 4,000 visitors. pv magazine was there to follow the event and explore the potential of the solar markets in East and Central Africa.
Cosmas Mwirigi
May 23, 2023
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