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Sineng Electric Supports Commissioning of Tanzania’s First Utility-Scale Grid-Connected Solar Power Station
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (285+ words) Sineng Electric has contributed to the commissioning of the 50MW solar PV project in the Kishapu district of the Shinyanga region, Tanzania. As the country's first utility-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power station, the project is equipped with Sineng Electric's advanced PV inverter…...
South Africa’s largest PV project reaches financial close
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (215+ words) A 620 MW solar project to be constructed in South Africa's Free State has reached financial close. The milestone follows the signing of a more than 20-year multi-offtaker wheeling agreement with commercial and industrial clients." Image: Avi Waxman, Unsplash South African…...
South Africa’s solar industry must ‘focus on execution’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) Image: Den Harrson, Unsplash Following the surge of 2023 and a subsequent correction in 2024, the industry has demonstrated resilience, with installed capacity in South Africa now exceeding 10.2 GW. This progress firmly establishes South Africa as the continental leader for installed capacity…...
South Africa adds 1.6 GW of solar in 2025
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (302+ words) South Africa deployed 1.6 GW of solar in 2025, according to the Global Solar Council's Africa market outlook. SAPVIA spokesperson Frank Spencer told pv magazine that while the utility-scale remains the largest segment by installed capacity, and continues to be driven by…...
Pay-as-you-go solar often underutilized in Sub-Saharan Africa
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (496+ words) A study of 1,000 sub-Saharan African households using off-grid PAYG solar systems found that 77% reduce their electricity use after the first year, leading to underused, often oversized systems. This persistent decline is driven by behavioural changes as well as economic constraints…...
South Africans are ‘off-gridding’
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (241+ words) Research exploring off-grid practices in South Africa has defined three forms of off-gridding, with reasons for being off-grid varying depending on income background, in turn highlighting that decentralized energy transitions can reproduce existing inequalities. Research from the University of Cambridge…...
Chad’s installed PV capacity hits 110 MW, supplying 37% of electricity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Chad has one of Africa's highest solar penetration rates, a result of a small power system with just 12% electrification, as large-scale solar and storage projects gather pace around N'Djamena, even as political uncertainty over oil revenues constrains faster deployment. Image:…...
Senegal’s solar capacity hits 671 MW
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (346+ words) Senegal has reached an 84% electrification rate, with 294 MW of residential PV installed, while several large-scale solar-plus-storage projects are under development, despite the start of production at the Sangomar gas field. Image: Bajpaiabhinav, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Senegal has the…...
Intersolar Africa – pv magazine International
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) The Intersolar Africa 2026 exhibition and conference returns to Nairobi on March 25-26 at the Sarit Expo Centre! Meet 100+ exhibitors and network with 3,000+ industry professionals and 250+ conference attendees, including policymakers, investors, and solar innovators. Explore the latest in PV, energy storage, and…...
Africa’s installed PV capacity estimated above 63 GW
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (511+ words) The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has now identified 23.4 GW of operational solar projects across the continent but when taking into account Chinese PV export data, estimates total installed capacity in Africa could reach over 63 GW. The trade body also…...