REIPPP: One of the world’s best renewable energy tenders, but there’s room for improvement
South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) never ceases to amaze in terms of how different, exciting, competitive, and tough project bid submissions can be from one round to the next.
US developer lands $1.75m deal for Nigerian mini-grids
Former start-up Husk, which originally based its business on renewables powered by rice industry waste products, has agreed to develop seven solar-plus-storage mini-grids across rural communities in Nasarawa state.
5 key challenges for commercial battery systems
For industrial and commercial applications, battery energy storage systems should be highly flexible to scale, safe, and easy to install. They should also have favorable operating costs, allow for great financial savings, and guarantee a high level of resilience. In this pv magazine Webinar, Socomec will discuss how its new SUNSYS HES L system ticks all these boxes.
South African miner tenders 70 MW solar plant
Exxaro Resources wants to generate clean electricity for its Grootegeluk site in Limpopo province and has opened a tender for the EPC and operations contract.
Broadband in Sierra Leone capital to be powered by off-grid solar-plus-storage
A 1.2 MW solar plant and ‘up to 2 MWh’ energy storage system will replace generators to power the city broadband network in Freetown from mid next year.
EU $6m credit line for solar appliances in Africa and South East Asia
Energy access entity EDFI ElectriFi has offered the revolving credit facility to a Californian distributor which supplies affordable, pay-as-you-go-enabled devices.
Fund hopes to raise $250m for urban climate projects in West Africa
The ARM-Harith Cities and Climate Transition Fund will feature public and private finance, according to the joint venture behind it.
Gransolar switches on 63 MW solar plant in South Africa
The PV project, near the agricultural town of Douglas, is expected to generate enough clean electricity to power 20,000 households.
Niger launches tender for 50 MW solar park
The solar plant is expected to have a capacity of up to 50 MW and to be located at the 100 MW Gorou Banda thermal power station commissioned in 2017.
Legal dispute over South African content rules in 2 GW tech-neutral tender
The South African Department of Mineral Resources launched a tech-neutral procurement process for 2 GW of capacity in August 2020, in response to a chronic short-term electricity supply gap in the country.
