Articles written by Cosmas Mwirigi

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Applications & Installations
Botswana set to host 30 MW of solar with LCOE of $0.08-0.10/kWh Pash Global and Tswana Renewables have formed a joint venture to develop small-scale PV plants across Botswana. For the first two 400 kW projects they have already secured a power purchase agreement.
Cosmas Mwirigi
May 08, 2023
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Kenya to combat rural energy access gap with over 130 solar minigrids Kenya’s government plans to build 137 solar minigrids across remote locations in the East African country. The project received $150 million in funding from the World Bank.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Mar 14, 2023
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Africa-focused solar fund raises $92.7 million Rgreen Invest and Echosys Invest have raised €87.5 million ($92.7 million) through the Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund. They said they will use the money to finance on-grid and off-grid solar projects for small- and medium-sized commercial and industrial customers in Africa.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Feb 28, 2023
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Ncondezi Energy secures land for 300 MW solar facility in Mozambique Ncondezi Energy has secured land for a 300 MW solar-plus-storage project in Mozambique. It has also signed an agreement with India’s Synergy Consulting for support in securing debt financing.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jan 25, 2023
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Solar auctions to replace feed-in tariffs in Kenya Attendees at the Renpower Kenya clean energy event in Nairobi were told there will be a changeover in incentive schemes in 2022 with mature technologies no longer benefiting from fixed payments.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jul 26, 2022
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Markets & Policy
CrossBoundary Energy Access raises $25 million to finance solar-powered minigrids in Africa  CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) has raised $25 million from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, Bank of America, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to finance the development of solar minigrids in Africa.  
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jun 17, 2022
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South African data center signs up for 87 MW of solar A large campus in Johannesburg – Vantage Data Centers’ first in Africa – will receive a third of its energy from solar panels.
Cosmas Mwirigi
Jun 10, 2022
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Markets & Policy
Industry players discuss solar market outlook in Africa JA Solar and Clenergy sponsored a recent webinar that explored the outlook for solar deployment in a number of southern African countries.
Cosmas Mwirigi
May 31, 2022
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Competitive, renewable hydrogen from the Middle East and North Africa ATA Insights held a webinar on April 25 that focused on green hydrogen opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa.
Cosmas Mwirigi
May 03, 2022
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