Italian-based Moncada Energy Group has completed the Solar Capital De Aar Project, the biggest thin film solar farm in Africa
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World Bank to provide US$519mn for Moroccan solar project
The World Bank will provide a US$519mn loan to finance two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 350MW in Morocco
US firms to invest in Nigerian energy sector
A group of four US-based companies will make investments worth US$212mn in Nigerias power sector as part of President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative
China Africa Sunlight Energy Africa signs Zimbabwe power deal
China Africa Sunlight Energy Africa and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) have signed a provisional power purchasing agreement for electricity in Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa to commission 1.8GW of renewable power capacity in 2014, reveals report
The sub-Saharan African region is set to commission 1.8GW of renewable power capacity in 2014, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance