Wärtsilä to supply major power plant to Mozambique

Wärtsilä has demonstrated its capability to provide competitive and comprehensive turnkey power plants with outstanding operational efficiency and minimum environmental impact. Furthermore, Wärtsilä has excellent track record in project management and fast track... Continue reading >>

Solea commissions first ever off-grid diesel hybrid PV plant for South African mining company

Solea Renewables completed and commissioned the world’s first 1MW ground mounted diesel/photovoltaic hybrid electric power plant for industrial mining applications. The decentralized 1MWDC hybrid PV system was planned and installed for Cronimet Energy South Africa (Pty) Limited... Continue reading >>

ABB wins solar power orders worth $225 million to boost South Africa’s renewable program

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $225 million to supply two turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants that will be built in the northern province of Limpopo in South Africa. The orders were awarded by two special purpose entities, Core... Continue reading >>

Sasol's gas engine power plant goes live

Sasol's R1.9 billion gas engine power plant in Sasolburg has gone live and began producing electricity, for the first time, as part of the facility's test phase. This marks a significant step for the international energy and chemical company in boosting its own power generation... Continue reading >>

Siemens to build PV plants with a total capacity of 100 MW in South Africa

Siemens has received the first South African order for construction of two photovoltaic (PV) plants. Purchaser is a consortium consisting of Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., a globally active developer of renewable energy sources, its investment partner Globeleq, the South African investment... Continue reading >>

SMA supplies inverters for one of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa

One of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa is scheduled to become operational in spring 2013. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) will deliver a total of 84 Sunny Central 800CP inverters for the 75 Megawatt PV project Kalkbult in the north west of South Africa. With 42 Transformer... Continue reading >>

Vestas receives 67 MW order in South Africa

Vestas is pleased to announce a 67 MW order from Umoya Energy for South Africa. The project, consisting of 37 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines, will be installed in the province of Hopefield at the Western Cape of the country. The turbine delivery is planned for the second quarter of 2013... Continue reading >>

Scatec Solar starts construction of a 75 MW solar PV plant in South Africa

Scatec Solar, the global developer and turn-key supplier of solar PV (photo voltaic) solutions, has signed the final agreement with South Africa’s DOE in order to build a 75 MW project awarded in the first round of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer... Continue reading >>

REC sponsored solar panels for two social projects in Tanzania

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), the largest European supplier of solar panels, donated more than 100 REC Peak Energy Series panels for two off-grid rooftop installations in Tanzania. The project was initiated by a German school participating in the Buddys Program of the German... Continue reading >>

Wärtsilä selected to supply major dual-fuel power plant to Mauritania

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has signed a turnkey contract to construct, supply and engineer a major power plant to be built in Nouakchott, Mauritania in West Africa. The contract is valued at EUR 128 million. The... Continue reading >>

Masdar to Develop 15 MW Solar Plant in Mauritania

Masdar announced in October 23 the development of a 15-megawatt solar power project in Nouakchott, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The plant will deliver 10 per cent of electricity capacity in Mauritania. Masdar is a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi,... Continue reading >>

Finance needed for large and small RE projects in Africa

Africa needs ambitious financing for renewable energy projects of all sizes in order to stimulate investment, maintain rapid economic growth and provide universal energy access around the continent, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).   Frank... Continue reading >>

Award for electrification in rural Senegal

The municipal utility of Mainz (Stadtwerke Mainz AG) and DEG –Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbh, received a special award for the profitable electricity generation from renewable energy in the community Kalom in Senegal. The prize was awarded by Bundesverband... Continue reading >>

New fund to help African countries negotiate best-possible deals for theirOil, Gas and minerals

With new discoveries of oil, gas, and other minerals generating a wave of significant mineral wealth in African countries, the World Bank launched last fryday (5 October) a new fund to help countries on the continent level the playing field and ensure equitable deals in their natural... Continue reading >>

JinkoSolar cooperate with CJIC to develop Kenya’s largest solar power plant

JinkoSolar Holding announced it has signed an cooperative agreement with China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic & Technical Co, to provide technical support for CJIC’s 50MW solar power project development in Kenya. Under the cooperative agreement, JinkoSolar... Continue reading >>