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Inauguration of a hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Cameroon, which was supported with between 10% and 20% of its cost by World Bank funding. Image: Scatec / Release by Scatec.

Kenya government power company appointed for World Bank-funded energy storage pilot

November 29, 2023
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has been selected to carry out a battery storage pilot project, through a programme to increase electricity access funded by the World Bank.
Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD, West African Development Bank) Senegal project

West African Development Bank finances solar-plus-storage project in Senegal with 45MWh BESS

October 4, 2023
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a US$24 million loan for a solar and storage project in Senegal with a 15MW/45MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Inauguration of a hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Cameroon, which was supported with between 10% and 20% of its cost by World Bank funding. Image: Scatec / Release by Scatec.

Scatec commissions ‘pre-assembled’ solar-plus-storage projects in Cameroon

September 26, 2023
Norway-headquartered renewable energy company Scatec has brought online two solar-plus-storage hybrid resources projects in Cameroon, Africa.
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UAE’s AMEA Power signs PPA for solar-plus-storage project in Djibouti

August 29, 2023
UAE-based renewable energy developer AMEA Power has signed a long-term PPA with the national utility of Djibouti for a 25MW solar PV plus battery storage unit.
IFC AfDB malawi eritrea co-located solar plus storage projects

Development banks IFC and AfDB finance solar-plus-storage projects in Malawi and Eritrea

April 19, 2023
Development banks IFC and AfDB have financed co-located projects in Malawi and Eritrea which collectively total 25MW of energy storage.
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USTDA provides grant for feasibility study into 400MWh BESS rollout in Zambia

April 5, 2023
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is funding the assessment of a large-scale battery energy storage project in Zambia, which could grow into a 400MWh nationwide rollout.
A utility-scale solar PV plant at sunset in Mozambique. Image: Scatec.

Land secured in Mozambique for 300MW solar-plus-storage project

January 10, 2023
Ncondezi Energy has secured a land agreement for its 300MW solar PV project in Tete, Mozambique.
June 2021 inauguration of the 50MW initial phases of the project. Image: Jinko Solar.

AMEA Power making battery storage upgrade in Togo for ‘West Africa’s largest solar PV plant’

November 24, 2022
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.
Public consultations have been held with Benin localities over the minigrid projects, with community approval required for each to go ahead. Image: OCEF.

Financing closed for Benin solar-battery minigrids by EDF-backed joint venture partners

November 18, 2022
New company deploying off-grid renewable energy solutions in Benin will carry out €8.5 million of electrification projects within a year.
Nearly two-thirds of Sub-Saharan African people don't have access to electricity. Image: ZOLA Electric.

US and European Union partnership on African green energy includes energy storage, off-grid focus

October 17, 2022
The US and the European Union have made a fresh pledge to support green energy in Africa.

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