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Kenya Slowly Warms to Solar As Two New Solar Projects Launch

June 17th, 2019 | by David Zarembka

In April 2014, Kenya connected its first solar project to its grid. This was done at Strathmore University in Nairobi. [&hellip

African Solar PV Market Could See 29 Gigawatts Installed Annually In 2030

May 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill

A new study from German Solar Association and the Becquerel Institute has concluded that with the right policies and support, Africa could be adding as much as 29 gigawatts (GW) of new annual solar capacity in 2030.

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Off-Grid Solar In Kenya

April 27th, 2019 | by David Zarembka

CleanTechnica has had numerous articles on companies and organizations that are supplying off-grid electricity to consumers in Africa. Since I live in western Kenya where many people I know have these systems, this article is to report on these developments from the Kenyan consumer’s point of view

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Solar Startups Are Plugging Africa’s Energy Gap

August 23rd, 2018 | by The Beam

Life without electricity can be dangerous and difficult. While Scranton, Pennsylvania earned the moniker “Electric City” in 1880, 90% of rural Americans still lacked power by the 1940s. When the wealthiest nation is just a few decades removed from full electrification, does this make electrifying Africa, where nearly 600 million live without it, the world’s most urgent yet daunting developmental challenge

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The Missing Middle: Supplying Sub-Saharan Africa’s Commercial & Industrial Sector With Solar Energy

August 2nd, 2018 | by The Beam

As the cost of producing solar electricity continues to fall, solar projects to supply these businesses are technically and financially viable — however, they are not being implemented. This is because there is a structural finance gap in sub-Saharan Africa that prevents many solar projects from having access to finance and thus being realized. But with such obvious cost benefits, why does this finance gap exist

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IRENA Claims Solar In Africa Is Set To Boom Thanks To Declining Costs

September 22nd, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill

The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a new report claiming that the falling technology costs of solar PV are [&hellip

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India May Form An Association Of Nations With High Solar Potential

December 9th, 2014 | by Anand Upadhyay

Delhi-based financial daily Live Mint recently reported that India is working on a plan to form an association of countries [&hellip

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SunPower Developing 160 MW Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant In Cape Town, South Africa

November 10th, 2014 | by James Ayre

The solar energy giant SunPower Corporation will soon be developing a solar panel manufacturing plant in Cape Town, South Africa, [&hellip

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Solar System Installations Increasing Fast

August 4th, 2014 | by Worldwatch Institute

Originally published on Worldwatch Institute. New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in the solar power sector Washington, D.C.—The [&hellip

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Is 3,000 MW Of New Nigeria Solar Power A Model To End Energy Poverty?

May 14th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci

3,000 megawatts of new Nigeria solar power will boost the country's clean energy economy. Could it also be a model to help end Africa's energy poverty