ABU DHABI: Masdar and the Government of Ethiopia, are exploring the development of solar power projects with a total capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), along with the related grid infrastructure across Ethiopia. Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, and Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a […]
UAE’s Masdar commits to support Ethiopia’s solar energy plans
Additional plans call for the signing of power purchase agreements ABU DHABI– Masdar and the Government of Ethiopia, are exploring the development of solar power projects with a total capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), along with the related grid infrastructure across Ethiopia. Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, and Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s […]
EDP Sees More Growth in Solar Energy in Next Two Years, CEO Says
Portuguese utility EDP-Energias de Portugal SA sees more growth in solar energy as it aims to boost its renewable energy capacity, Chief Executive Officer Miguel Stilwell de Andrade said. “We see more potential growth for solar over the next couple of years,” the CEO said on Friday in a Bloomberg Television interview. “In terms of […]
Taiwan president vows to push on with solar energy
TAIPEI: The government will continue to promote one green energy project after another, as alternative power production methods are a core policy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) She was speaking at the launch of a solar panel project at the headquarters of TBI MOTION (全球傳動公司) in the New Taipei City district of Shulin, the Liberty Times reported. Tsai […]
AFRICA: gnuGrid raises $250,000 for its off-grid monitoring solution
gnuGrid Africa, a Ugandan provider of remote off-grid monitoring solutions, has just raised US$250,000 from US investors. The funds will be used to distribute its digital solution “Solar Sentra” in Uganda and several other countries in Africa. gnuGrid Africa wants to improve the dissemination of its “Solar Sentra” digital monitoring solution to off-grid companies in […]
Iraq plans 20GW Solar Power by 2030
Iraq’s Minister of Oil has his Ministry’s goal is to support the Ministry of Electricity to have 20 gigawatts of solar energy capacity installed by 2030. In a promotional video issued by the Government of Iraq, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar added that the recently-announced partnership with French energy company Totalwill include the production of clean solar energy […]
Morocco’s ‘Second’ Sun is Protecting Our Planet by Capturing Solar Energy. Here’s How it Works
The Noor project, near Ouarzazate, has become the largest solar energy capture plant on the African continent. It supplies one million Moroccan households with electricity day and night. Energy Observer Solutions met with Youssef Stitou, Noor Project Manager, to explain how this essential innovation for the energy transition works. A few kilometres outside Ouarzazate, an […]
Turkey Aims to Add 1.5GW of PV Generation in 2021 and Is Issuing 1GW of Tenders
Halil Demirdağ, head of the Turkish Solar Energy Industry Association (GENSED), has told Anadolu Agency and other Turkish news outlets that the annual increase in Turkey’s PV generation for 2021 will more than double from 2020. GENSED currently projects that PV installations in Turkey will reach around 1.5GW this year. Last year, PV installations in […]
IEA says India’s solar energy output to match coal-fired power by 2040
CHENNAI: The share of solar energy in India’s power generation could equal coal-fired output by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, driven by falling renewable tariffs and a government push to increase green energy use. “Solar power is set for explosive growth in India, matching coal’s share in the Indian power generation […]
AE Solar Building 1 GW Solar Module Fab In Turkey
Germany’s AE Solar To Launch 1 GW Large Sized Solar Module Production Capacity In Turkey Under Joint Venture With US Based Energate Corp In addition to 525 MW solar module production capacity in China and another 500 MW in Georgia, AE Solar is now building a 1 GW solar fab in Turkey At the end […]