Ncondezi Energy has secured a land agreement for its 300MW solar PV project in Tete, Mozambique.

A 50MW solar PV plant in Togo will be expanded to 70MW capacity, while grid-scale battery storage will also be added at the site.

The US and the European Union have made a fresh pledge to support green energy in Africa.

Renewable developer Scatec and energy group EDF have signed a binding agreement with the government of Malawi to develop a hydropower plant with 309MW/7,000MWh of pumped hydro energy storage.

Early engineering work has begun on a hybrid power plant project at a uranium mine in the Republic of Niger.

Power project developer Ncondezi Energy has launched a feasibility study for a 300MW solar PV plant with battery storage, in Mozambique.

Crossboundary Energy Access, an investment platform which is project financing solar-powered mini-grid projects in rural Africa, has secured US$50 million funding.

JinkoSolar has signed distribution agreement for its battery storage solutions with a Nigeria-headquartered business systems integrator.

A lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) made by Saft will be installed at a 37.5MWp solar PV power plant in Côte d’Ivoire.