SunBrush mobil, a market leader for solar cleaning equipment, and Infinity, the Egyptian solar project developer, have opened a service base at the Benban Solar Park near Aswan, Africas largest solar power plant
Renewables
SunCulture receives US$11mn to expand solar irrigation
SunFunder, a fund manager and intermediary for solar energy investments in sub-Saharan Africa, has made the first disbursement from a new US$11mn syndicated debt facility to SunCulture, a solar irrigation company based in Nairobi, to expand its operations in sub-Saharan Africa
JCG commits US$13mn in Highview Power to help tackle renewable energy storage gap in Africa
Janus Continental Group (JCG), a conglomerate with businesses in the energy, hospitality and real estate sectors across three continents, has announced that it has invested US$13mn in Highview Enterprises Limited, the developer of liquid air long-duration energy storage systems, called the CRYOBattery
Starsight invests in UPDC to open up solar potential in Nigeria
Starsight, a leading West African Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar power provider, has announced that it has invested in UPDC Facility Management Limited (UPDC FM), a joint venture with UACN Property Development Company Plc (UPDC)
Africa to see a huge renewable energy boom driven by Egypt and Algeria
Africa’s installed capacity of renewable energy, which stood at 12.6 gigawatt (GW) in 2019, is set for consecutive years of growth, a Rystad Energy analysis shows