Desert to Power secures $300 million of public money
Private Infrastructure Development Group recently made a non-binding commitment in Brussels to a provide funds for a project that aims to bring 10 GW of solar to Africa’s Sahel region.
Bboxx secures funds for 90,000 solar home systems in Kenya
The off-grid solar supplier said the fact its latest finance package is denominated in local currency will help encourage African commercial banks to be more ready to back PV.
Financial close for Mozambique’s first solar-plus-storage project
Anglo-Norwegian public funding body Globeleq has said the 19 MWp/2MW-7 MWh Cuamba project will be supplying electricity during the second half of next year.
European funding for solar mini grids in Kenya
Some 22 villages in Busia county will receive a total of 7,000 electricity connection points plus solar-powered street lighting and water services after InfraCo Africa invested $4.2 million acquiring 40% of developer Kudura Power East Africa.
Plan to double size of 20 MW Madagascar solar park
The island nation’s first utility scale solar park is set to double in size and have energy storage added, with work due to start this month.
UK and Norwegian governments back solar-plus-storage in Mozambique
A solar array planned in the Tetereane district of Cuamba has been described by its developer as the nation’s first independent power project to feature utility scale storage.
Development lender announces 30 MW Burkina Faso solar project
The monocrystalline facility, planned near the town of Pâ by Swiss-owned developer Urbasolar following a tender, will help the government towards its target of reaching 200 MW of solar capacity this year.
Tender for 32 MW solar project subcontractors in Chad
The planned power plant marks the first phase of a 60 MW scheme 30km north of the capital, N’Djamena. The overall project is being developed by UK-based Private Infrastructure Development Group and French company Smart Energies International.
JA Solar supplies modules to Bangladesh’s first large-scale project
Bangladesh announced plans to install around 1.6 GW of solar capacity until 2021 to meet its growing energy demand. The 28 MW site is the first large-scale project to go online.
