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Zambia's largest solar plant goes online
56+ min ago (357+ words) The 136 MW Itimpi II solar plant is Zambia's largest operational solar project to date. Elsewhere in the country, an investment agreement has been signed to add 250 MW of solar to the 100 MW Nambala solar power plant. Zambian electricity generation company…...
Angola switches on Africa's largest off-grid solar-plus-storage park
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (378+ words) The off-grid solar project, encompassing 31. 85 MW of solar connected to 75. 26 MWh of battery energy storage, will supply energy to over 90, 000 people in eastern Angola. Portuguese group MCA has inaugurated a 31. 85 MW off-grid solar park tied to 75. 26 MWh of battery energy…...
Mozambique relaunches 30 MW solar tender in EU-backed program
1+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) Mozambique's energy regulator has reopened pre-qualification for a 30 MW solar project in Sofala province, after a previous award to Total Eren under the same program in 2022. Mozambique's Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE) has issued a pre-qualification notice for an independent power…...
Work begins on Zambia's largest solar-plus-storage project
2+ week, 6+ day ago (321+ words) Globeleq has started construction on 250 MW solar farm connected to 150 MW/600 MWh of battery storage in Zambia's Lusaka Province. London-based independent power producer Globeleq has launched construction of Zambia's largest hybrid renewable energy development, the Leopards Hill Solar and Battery…...
Botswana breaks ground on 500 MW solar-plus-storage project
2+ week, 6+ day ago (339+ words) The Maun solar project will encompass 500 MW of solar tied to 500 MWh of battery storage in northeastern Botswana, making it one of the largest projects of its kind in southern Africa. A 30-year power purchase agreement is in place between…...
Slow progress on access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (333+ words) Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for eight of every ten people lacking access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency, with early data for 2025 suggesting the rate of progress is set to remain broadly flat. The rate of electrification in Sub-Saharan…...
African agrivoltaics platform launches to unlock project pipelines and finance
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (358+ words) Stakeholders from across the energy, agriculture and finance sectors convened in Paris on April 10 to launch the African Agrivoltaics Platform Initiative (AAPI), a new effort to scale co-located solar and agricultural systems across African markets. The platform aims to address…...
Omani company to build 500 MW of solar in Botswana
4+ week, 15+ min ago (171+ words) Oman's Naqaa Sustainable Energy LLC is set to design, finance, construct and operate a 500 MW solar project in northwestern Botswana. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to take place later this week. Image: Duma Gideon Boko/Facebook Botswana's President, Duma Boko,…...
Zambia tenders 300 MW of solar
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) The first bid window of Zambia's new Carbon Feed In Premium Program plans to develop 300 MW of solar across projects that are connected to on-site battery energy storage systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is May 31. Image: Oskar…...
South Africa's Eskom extends small-scale solar registration fee waiver
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) South African utility Eskom has extended the current registration fee waiver for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems until September 30. Eskom originally planned to waive the registration fee for SSEGs up to 50 k W until the end of March in an…...