VRA has commissioned 13 MW Kaleo Solar Plant in Ghana with Germany’s KfW funding it Elecnor was the EPC service provider and Tractebel Engineering the consultant for the facility Ghana’s President said work on another 15 MW capacity has already started to expand the project to 28 MW The Kaleo region of Ghana has become […]
GHANA: Meinergy partners with Huawei for 1 GW/500 MWh of solar power and storage – EQ Mag Pro
Huawei Digital Power Technologies, the subsidiary of Chinese technology giant Huawei, has announced a partnership with Meinergy for Ghana. The agreement covers the development of a 1 GW solar project with 500 MWh of electricity storage capacity. Ghana is at the heart of a mega-project announced by Huawei Digital Power Technologies. The subsidiary of Chinese […]
Ram Charan Company bags USD 2.2 billion order from Ghana firm to supply waste to energy units – EQ Mag Pro
The deal was biggest in the domestic chemicals space and one of the biggest private equity deals across the industry in the country till date and it said the TFCC investment will go into developing new energy management systems and manufacture renewable energy devices with high storage capacity made from sodium silicate. Ram Charan Company, […]
Jumia And Solar Taxi Partner in Ghana – EQ Mag Pro
Africa’s top e-commerce marketplace Jumia Ghana has partnered with modern eco-friendly mobility company Solar Taxi to provide affordable and eco-friendly delivery of online orders for its consumers. The partnership is part of Jumia’s plan to achieve a fully green footprint through the use of clean and sustainable renewable energy. The company is also working to […]
Inaccurate Solar Irradiation Estimates in Africa Impacting Investor Returns, Report Suggests
A rooftop solar project from CrossBoundary in Ghana. Unreliable methods of calculating irradiation in Africa could slash energy savings for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar buyers and reduce investment returns for developers and investors, new research has suggested. Biases within the data commonly leveraged to estimate solar production in Africa cause projections to often overstate […]
Green Climate Fund Approves $171M For Renewable Energy Projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Others
The Green Climate Fund’s financing is part of an overall $900 million budget whose objective is to scale up the roll-out of mini-grids, solar home systems, and commercial and industrial solar solutions in the program countries. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday announced that it has approved $170.9 million (N70.69 billion) in co-financing for […]
Puma Energy adds solar, battery storage at stations in Ghana
Multinational oil company Puma Energy said it has installed solar power systems and battery storage units at several of its locations in Ghana. Solar panels with a combined total capacity of 422 kWp were installed at 11 retail service stations and three Puma Energy terminals. At 11 of the 14 sites, the company backed solar […]
67,000+ people from Ghana and Kenya benefit from solar kiosk winner of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
Project Maji installs solar-powered water kiosks producing 5,000 litres of water per day The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award is an initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as an international platform for innovators across the […]
Puma Energy to use solar to power service stations in Ghana
Fuel retailer Puma Energy has launched 11 solar projects at its service stations and a further three at terminals in Ghana. The combined solar and battery power systems at the 14 service stations and terminals are part of the company’s Future Energies wider business plan to roll out renewable energy projects around the world. This […]
GHANA: CrossBoundary installs solar power plant at Guinness brewery
Solar energy provider CrossBoundary has commissioned a solar photovoltaic system on the roof of a Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC factory in Achimota. The 1,095 kWp solar power plant provides clean energy to the subsidiary of the British Diageo Group. Guinness Ghana Breweries is greening the production process of its beverages in Ghana. The subsidiary of […]