Acciona to deploy 150 MW at Egypt’s Benban solar complex
The Spanish company will build three PV plants in a 50/50 joint venture with Saudi developer Swicorp. The facilities will sell power to local utility EETC under a 25-year PPA.
Interview: the next decade belongs to Africa
Dr. Sam Duby, Africa Director for TFE Consulting, sat down with PV Magazine to discuss insights from TFE’s new report “Kenya: The World’s Microgrid Lab”, the importance of on-the-ground experience in energy access projects, and how tech and social innovation in Africa will be the headline of the next decade.
Algeria: Oran’s new airport to be powered by 1.4 MW of rooftop PV
The project will be developed by local renewable energy developer Soliwind. Around 30% of the energy needs of the airport will be covered by the power output of the PV system.
GE to build 50 MW solar PV plant in Egypt
In what comes as the company’s first turnkey solar contract, GE Power Conversion is expected to build a 50 MW PV plant in Egypt.
AIIB provides $210 million in funds for 490 MW of solar in Egypt
The bank is granting long-term debt financing for the construction of 11 solar plants.
Global solar potential is highly underestimated, study shows
PV can reach a share of 30% to 50% in the global power production by 2050, according to a study conducted by Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.
Egypt: First project contracts signed under EBRD framework
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today announced the completion of financing for two 50 MW PV projects, to be built as part of the 1.8 GW Benban Solar complex in Egypt’s Aswan province.
Acwa Power secures PPAs for 165.5 MW of solar in Egypt
The Saudi Arabian power group will build three solar plants at the Benban solar complex, where most of the projects developed under Egypt’s FIT scheme are being constructed.
Ingeteam to supply 170 MW of inverters to three Moroccan projects
The Spanish inverter specialist will ship its 35 of its centralized Inverter Stations to the three sites over the course of this year, the company has confirmed.
World Bank approves $660 million fund for 500 MW of projects at Benban solar complex in Egypt
The funds will be used to support the construction of 11 solar plants with a combined capacity of 500 MW.
