Gabon is set to launch its first solar power plant in Franceville by 2025, marking a significant step in the country’s push for renewable energy. This 10 MW project, developed by the Gabonese company Alsen, is expected to generate much-needed clean energy for the region. [pdf]
The European Investment Bank’s development arm (EIB Global) will help Kenya’s largest hospital expand and green its energy supply. EIB Global will advise Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi on the installation of a solar-power system. [pdf]
Xlinks, the project developer, was founded in 2018. Xlinks Ltd. was incorporated in March 2019. In September 2021, Xlinks stated that they "have secured with the Moroccan government an area of about 1,500 km [580 square miles] for a combined wind and solar farm in Morocco". By October 2021, Xlinks stated that they have reached agreement with for two 1.8 GW HVDC connections to the in Devon. [pdf]
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Solar has emerged as the overall cheapest technology in Argentina’s latest clean energy tender, aimed at smaller-scale installations. PV winners of the so-called MiniRen auction were contracted at average tariffs of US$57.59/MWh, narrowly outcompeting the US$58.04/MWh scored by wind projects. [pdf]
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Huawei’s energy storage project is advancing significantly, with distinct milestones achieved in 2023, expanding its global influence in renewable energy solutions, increasing partnerships with local utilities, and enhancing technological innovations to improve efficiency and reliability. [pdf]
Last month, AES Andes announced 1.3GW of co-located renewable energy projects in Chile, including the Pampas project, a solar-wind-storage hybrid site in Antofagasta featuring 229MW of solar PV, 128MW of wind capacity and a 171MW 5-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS). [pdf]
The Government of Burkina Faso has signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with a local developer and a Dutch clean energy investment firm to develop a major solar and battery storage system. [pdf]
This project, valued at $100 million and financed by Stanbic Bank and ZESCO, represents Zambia’s largest grid-connected solar facility, aimed at reducing reliance on hydropower amid a severe drought affecting the region. [pdf]
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The price of solar panels changes depending on where you live, but the average for installation is just under $29,000 or $2.75 per watt. On the high end, we talked to a solar customer in Hawaii who spent $100,000 going solar. [pdf]
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The $100 million loan will be used to install a 125MW BESS to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy. Once complete in September 2024, the BESS will be one of the world’s largest and will help Mongolia to increase its portfolio of renewables to 44GWh per annum. [pdf]
Bhutan inaugurated its first-ever utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant on July 19 in Yongtru village, Sephu Gewog (Village Block), in Wangdue Phodrang in central part of Bhutan which is about five hours journey from the capital, Thimphu. [pdf]
These solar/wind-hybrid power containers solve the “oops, no grid?” crisis for remote 5G towers and edge data centers. Deployable in weeks (not months), they deliver >99.99% uptime while slashing diesel reliance by 80% and operating costs by 40-60% – turning logistical nightmares into ESG triumphs. [pdf]
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