Photovoltaic (PV) technology specialist Soventix South Africa has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for one of the largest roof-mounted PV plants in South Africa
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Partnerships to pave way for solar technology in off-grid Kenyan communities
Solar energy provider BBOXX has partnered with Brighterlite Kenya and Rural Development Solutions (RuDeSo) in order to help it provide 2.5mn off-grid customers in Kenya with an on-grid experience by 2018
ABB bags US$25 million order to power South African solar plant
AAB Group headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. (Image source: ABB)
Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth US$25mn to supply electrical and control systems for 75MW photovoltaic (PV) Kathu power plant in the Northern Cape province of South Africa
Nigerian state signs MoU for 100MW power plant
The project is aimed at delivering uninterrupted power supply to Bayelsa residents. (Image source: Ashwin John/Flickr)
Nigerias Bayelsa state government has signed a MoU with IPP Energy and GMB Leasing Partners for the development of a 100MW power station
ACWA Power begins work on Moroccan solar plant
The solar project will be part of a 500MW solar complex that Morocco has plans to build in the Ouarzazate area. (Image source: Andreas Demmelbauer/Flickr)
Saudi Arabian power plant developer ACWA Power International has started work on building a 160MW concentrated solar thermal facility in Morocco