The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed an agreement with SolarReserve and ACWA Power to support the development of solar power in South Africa
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Isolux Corsan and Siemens to install HVDC equipment in East Africa
Spanish energy solutions firm Isolux Corsan has been chosen to design, build and install high voltage direct current (HVDC) equipment between Ethiopia and Kenya for US$450mn
DNV GL mapping wind potential in Africa
DNV GL has created prelimary wind atlases for Zambia, Tanzania and Maldives as part of a World Bank-funded energy management programme to encourage wind energy generation
Schneider Electric commissions off-grid solar energy solutions for six Nigerian states
Schneider Electric, along with Green Village Electricity Projects Limited, Arnergy Solar Limited and the Bank of Industry Nigeria Limited, has commissioned low-cost off-grid solar energy solutions for rural communities in Nigeria
Danvest introduces Power Box for optimal power usage
Energy solutions provider Danvest has introduced a Power Box solution, which can help optimise the power usage