The 21st Africa Energy Forum, this year in Lisbon, kicked off yesterday and will run until Friday. The meeting offers an insight into the continent’s energy markets. JUNE 12, 2019ILIAS TSAGAS Utility scale solar under the IPP model, rather than mini and microgrids, represents the immediate future for African solar. Image: Ilias Tsagas/pv magazine New solar in Africa can be established at a going rate of just nine U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour, accor

By Conor Ryan Jun 12, 2019 6:23 PM BST The project ranks as New Jersey’s largest net-metered solar project and sets Six Flags Great Adventure apart as one of the world’s first solar-powered theme parks. Image: KDC Solar KDC Solar has completed a 23.5MW PV project that is set to power most of Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in Jackson, New Jersey. The project ranks as New Jersey’s largest net-metered solar project and sets Six Flags Great A

By Tom Kenning Jun 11, 2019 9:21 AM BST SECI has already issued a 2GW tender under the CPSU programme back in March. Credit: NTPC Indian state-run utility NTPC has issued a tender for EPC services on 1GW of grid-connected PV projects under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) program, Phase-II Tranche-I, which mandates the use of locally sourced PV equipment. The minimum capacity for bidding is 50MW, with a single bidder able to bid for

Amid mounting political tensions in the region, the city has issued a call for consultants to help it towards its ambitious 2050 climate goals through the use of a PV technology which is proving increasingly popular around the world. JUNE 10, 2019MAX HALL Solar panels could be installed in one of the world’s most strategic waterways under plans unveiled by DEWA. Image: Cleantech Solar Projects TheDubai Electricity and Water A

To be commissioned in 2022, the giant solar plant will be built on a 1,300-hectare surface in the municipal areas of Torrecillas de la Tiesa and Aldeacentenera, near Caceres, in the Spanish southern region of Extremadura. JUNE 7, 2019EMILIANO BELLINI The 500 MW Nuñez de Balboa PV plant, under construction in Spain’s south west. The project is set to come online in 2020. Image: Iberdrola Spanish energy company Iberdr