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Africa’s largest floating PV plant comes online in Morocco Designed for a reservoir with extreme 44 m water-level fluctuations, the floating PV plant uses flexible anchoring and flotation systems to remain stable across wide seasonal variations.
Gwénaëlle Deboutte
Jul 02, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Africa’s solar market diversifies as C&I demand accelerates In an interview with pv magazine, Africa Solar Industry Association Director of Operations, Benjamin Clarke, shared the latest on new installations, project economics and data collection from across Africa’s solar market.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 25, 2026
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Utility-scale solar
Applications & Installations
Global solar additions reached 664 GW in 2025 The world’s solar fleet surpassed 3 TW in early 2026 but with China forecast to install less solar this year than last, the global solar market appears on course for its first market contraction in over 20 years.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 22, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Scatec starts building 120 MW of solar in Tunisia Construction of the 120 MW Sidi Bouzid II solar plant in Tunisia is now underway after the €96 million ($110.1 million) project reached financial close.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 18, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Korean developers propose 500 MW solar project in Zambia A Korean delegation is in talks with the Zambian government to build a 500 MW solar project in Zambia. A government ministry says the project is large enough to close a third of the country’s current energy deficit.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 17, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Mining company opens 30 MW solar tender in Botswana A tender is open in Botswana for a 30 MW solar project that will supply electricity to a diamond mine. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is July 10.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 17, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Liberia’s first utility-scale solar plant begins operating The 20 MW Mount Coffee Solar Park is set for a 10 MW expansion after the government of Liberia signed a financing agreement with the World Bank during the inauguration ceremony.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 15, 2026
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Applications & Installations
India’s floating PV potential estimated at 102 GW India’s floating solar PV potential exceeds 102 GW, raising the country’s total assessed solar energy potential to 3,445 GW, according to a new NISE report.
Uma Gupta
Jun 12, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Solar-plus-storage microgrids now delivering competitive baseload power Wood Mackenzie presented modelling for Ukraine, Ghana, and the Netherlands showing that 300 MW solar-plus-storage systems can deliver competitive, baseload-like power across very different grid contexts. Across all three countries, hybrid PV-plus-storage consistently outperforms conventional coal and gas in LCOE terms, highlighting faster deployability, strong cost declines, and superior resilience versus long-lead-time fossil infrastructure.
Eckhart Gouras
Jun 11, 2026