UK-based private equity firm Actis and global solar and wind energy company Mainstream Renewable Power have launched a pan-African renewable energy generation platform Lekela Power for US$1.9bn
Renewables
Gigawatt Global launches 8.5MW solar farm in Rwanda
Renewable energy company Gigawatt Global has launched the US$23.7mn solar energy plant in Rwanda, which is East Africa’s first utility-scale solar project to go online
Mauritania signs contract with Masdar for seven PV projects
Mauritania’s energy ministry has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to deliver seven photovoltaic (PV) projects in the African nation
CSP to play unique role in South Africa’s energy market, state experts
One of the key features of concentrated solar power (CSP) technology is the potential to operate with storage and provide dispatchable renewable energy supply
AfDB facility approves US$777,000 grant for Cameroon’s 72MW solar plant
AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a grant worth US$777,000 for Canada’s JCM Greenquest Solar Corporation to develop a 72MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Cameroon