March 19th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
South Africa’s largest pension fund has announced investments worth $1.8 billion in two concentrated solar power projects allocated to developers [&hellip
March 17th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Abengoa has successfully completed debt raising for its Xina Solar One concentrated solar power project in South Africa. Abengoa reported [&hellip
March 9th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Cumulative utility-scale solar power generation capacity reached 35.9 GW at the end of 2014, with record new capacity addition last [&hellip
March 6th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
South Africa is celebrating yet another success of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme with the operationalisation of the [&hellip
August 18th, 2014 | by Mridul Chadha
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a loan of €75 million for the Xina concentrating solar power plant in Northern Cape Province, South Africa
May 30th, 2013 | by Andrew
Upon completion, the Jasper Power Project will be one of the largest solar PV facilities on the African continent, capable of producing enough clean, renewable electricity to power some 30,000 South African home, as well as bringing about much in the way of positive, ecologically sustainable social development
March 22nd, 2013 | by Andrew
Yes, oil and natural gas are still king in the Middle East-Africa region, but solar energy is on the rise across the region, as governments, private sector businesses and international organizations are laying the foundation for industry development and sustainable growth, developments that could yield tremendous benefits socially and environmentally
May 24th, 2012 | by Andrew
Vestas and Suzlon came out winners following South Africa awarding 562.5MW of wind power project contracts in the second round of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Program auction. More broadly, South Africans across the developing nation stand to benefit as building out a clean, renewable energy infrastructure will yield benefits for the economy, society and the environment
May 23rd, 2012 | by Andrew
It's been a long time in the works, but South Africa's renewable energy drive is on much firmer ground with the award of contracts to develop 19 new renewable energy projects. Valued at more than $3 billion, the projects will result in the construction of manufacturing facilities and the creation of more than 7,000 green jobs. That's in addition to all the CO2, greenhouse gases, pollution and environmental degradation that will be avoided.
