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$156m Sun King Securitisation To Deliver Solar For Over A Million Kenyans

Sun King, the world’s largest off-grid solar energy company, has closed a landmark $156 million (KES 20.1 billion) securitisation to scale affordable solar across Kenya. The local currency deal will enable an estimated 1.4 million low-income households and businesses to access electricity — often for the first time — and shift away from costly, polluting […]

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Wind, Solar And Hydro Power: Our Renewable Energy Initiatives In Africa At A Glance

By Dr Johnstone Chikwanda, Zambian Energy Expert Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly with rising populations and expanding economies driving the demand for reliable, sustainable and affordable energy. The World Bank estimates that about 640 million people have no access to clean energy in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), With the ravaging impact of climate change, policy […]

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Johannesburg Mall Sets Record With Africa’s Largest Rooftop Solar System

Eastgate shopping centre powers up with solar Eastgate shopping centre, the mall known and loved by residents of Johannesburg for over four decades, has taken another leap forward to best serve its shoppers, surrounding community and the greater environment. The super-regional centre is now home to South Africa’s largest registered rooftop solar installation, which is […]

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“Green Energy Milestone: Ghana’s Largest Rooftop Solar Installation Earns Ministerial Approval”

Powered by Sungrow, Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation has received the seal of approval from Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Honorable Dr Matthew Prempeh-Opoku during his recent visit to the project site located in the Tema Freezone, Ghana. Owned by Helios Solar Company (part of LMI Holdings), the 16.82 megawatt project utilizes Sungrow’s cutting-edge SG350HX PV […]

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New Finance Model Enhances Access To Solar Energy

Power purchasing agreements – the way forward for commercial and industrial organisations to access reliable energy Driven by the need to address the climate crisis, a reset of the entire energy sector is currently underway as the world lessens its dependence on traditional coal-based power and shifts towards renewable energy. However, access to capital has […]

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184 Solar Sites Now Operational Across Puma Energy’s Network

Solar Sites Installed Across the Network Helped Build In-House Expertise In 2023 Puma Energy Will Extend Its Solar Initiative To Offer Solar Solutions to Industrial and Commercial Customers Puma Energy today announced it has 184 solar power generation projects operational across its network and is on track to hit its target of opening 200 solar projects […]

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Extrupet Switches To Solar Energy To Help Tackle Climate Change

New state-of-the-art 1.3MWp solar power plant to power green recycling for the African continent. Extrupet, one of the largest and most advanced recyclers of plastics on the African continent, today commenced the operation of their brand new 1.3MWp solar power plant, built in collaboration with Solarise Africa and NEC XON. “Climate change is the greatest […]

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New SA Startup Launches Affordable Solar Energy For Locals

By Ishani Chetty Newly established energy startup Wetility has created an affordable solar energy installation product tailored to residential properties in South Africa. Titled Pay at Pace, the innovative tech-based renewable energy solution is the installation of a hybrid rooftop solar system on homes, this includes solar panels and a patented hi-tech PACE device created by the […]

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Mali: KYA Energy Group Installs 6 Hybrid Mini-Solar Power Plants In Two Regions

By Inès Magoum KYA Energy Group, a supplier of solar energy systems in West Africa, has just completed the installation of six solar hybrid power plants in Mali. The solar hybrid systems will improve the electricity supply to six communities in the regions of Sikasso and Ségou. The six mini-hybrid solar power plants were recently handed […]

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