Solar Energy
US solar installations fall by 16% in 2022
According to a market report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the research firm Wood Mackenzie released on Thursday, new solar installations in the US decreased by 16% to 20.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 from the previous year. This primarily due to a ban on...
South Africa: Cities working toward energy independence beyond 2030
With South Africans spending up to 10 hours a day without electricity due to rolling blackouts by struggling state utility Eskom, major cities in the country are working toward energy independence from the national grid beyond 2030. Cape Town is particularly working...
2023 to see 30% growth in China solar power capacity
A solar manufacturing association on Thursday predicted that China will add 95 to 120 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2023, or as much as 30%, setting a new annual capacity record. According to official data, 87.41 GW of new solar energy was put into service in 2022...
Zimbabwe: ZESA buys household solar power
As net metering is accelerated, 117 households and businesses with solar power are selling their surplus to ZESA Holdings, allowing those generating renewable energy to sell when they have surplus and buy when they need power from Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and...
Ivory Coast: Government to build 50MW solar farm
The Ivory Coast government has signed a concession agreement and a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with AMEA Power for a 50MW solar PV project. The facility, which will be located in the city of Bondoukou in the north-eastern region of Gontougo, 420km northeast...
Bui CEO tops power sector in 2022
In the span of just one year, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, who took over the Bui Power Authority (BPA), as its Chief Executive in September, 2021 has been named the CEO of the country’s power sector at the 6th edition of the Ghana Energy Awards in Accra. BPA also won the...
Finnish company solar-powers Ethiopia’s new weather radar network
Finnish company specialising in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements have used solar energy to power Ethiopia's new weather radar network. "By utilising clean solar energy power, Ethiopia's new weather radar network will be able to operate with maximum...
Puma Energy to install solar for industrial, commercial customers
Puma Energy has announced that beginning 2023, it will offer commercial and industrial customers the option of installing solar on their properties. According to the company, the development comes after the huge success of Puma's fourteen solar projects at its retail...
Partners Pledge To Promote Solar In Emerging Markets
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have agreed to a $10 million grant agreement to promote solar in developing countries. ISA will strengthen its programmes, build capacity in least developed countries...
Equinor Acquires Solar Developer Begreen
International energy company Equinor has agreed to acquire BeGreen, a leading North-West European solar project developer. The company, which is currently owned by the Bregentved Group and members of its executive board, will become a fully owned Equinor subsidiary...
