AFRICA

AfDB approves $27 million for a solar power plant in Kairouan, Tunisia – EQ Mag

December 26, 2022

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The ADB Board of Directors has approved a loan package of $27m and €10m to help co-finance the development of a 100-megawatt solar power plant in Kairouan. The approval involves $10 million and €10 million from the Bank. As well as $17 million in concessional financing provided through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). […]

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AFRICA

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed/Blitta solar power plant in Togo – EQ Mag

December 1, 2022

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AMEA Power, a renewable energy company in the Middle East, has announced a planned expansion of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed solar power plant from 50MW to 70MW. This will make it the largest solar PV plant in West Africa. The project has a 4WMh Battery Energy Storage System and is located in the town […]

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IRAQ

Prime Infra readies P55-B sustainability projects – EQ Mag

November 21, 2022

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PRIME Infrastructure Capital Inc., led by Enrique Razon Jr., is pouring in at least P55 billion to develop sustainable energy, safe water, waste management and other projects that would benefit the country. At a press briefing on Thursday, Prime Infra President and Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Lucci said the company is well-positioned to build projects […]

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EGYPT

Water desalination system for irrigation to be developed in Egypt – EQ Mag Pro

October 31, 2022

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A water desalination system dedicated to irrigation is set to be developed in Mohgra, in northern Egypt. The project involves construction of desalination plant and solar power plant and storage facilities will provide energy for water desalination. The storage system is expected to provide permanent availability of electricity. The project is set to be implemented […]

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AFRICA

OFFICIAL CORRECTION Heineken South Africa bets on solar to cut carbon emissions – EQ Mag Pro

October 27, 2022

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JOHANNESBURG : A new solar power plant at the South African arm of Heineken NV (HEIN.AS) will supply 30% of a brewery’s electricity demand, the brewer said on Wednesday, the latest company to seek an alternative supply as the state utility’s rolling power cuts hammer productivity. “This project supports Heineken’s ‘Brewing a Better World’ goal […]

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QATAR

Qatar first utility-scale solar power plant inaugurated – EQ Mag Pro

October 20, 2022

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Al-Kharsaah Solar PV Power Plant has a total capacity of 800 megawatts Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated the Gulf state’s first utility-scale solar power plant on Monday. Qatar Energy said in a press statement that the 800-megawatt (MW) Al-Kharsaah Solar PV Power Plant (KSPP), built over an area of 10 square […]

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UAE

Emerge to build solar power plant for Khazna data centre in Masdar City – EQ Mag Pro

October 20, 2022

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The solar PV plant will have a capacity of 7-megawatt peak Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF has signed a development agreement with Khazna Data Centres to build, operate and maintain a 7-megawatt peak (MWp) ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to power Khazna’s upcoming new data centre – in Masdar […]

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EGYPT

INFINITY’S SOLAR POWER PLANT TO LIGHT UP SHARM EL SHEIKH DURING COP27 – EQ Mag Pro

September 24, 2022

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Egyptian renewable energy company Infinity is building a 6 MW solar power plant in Sharm El Sheikh for COP27. Infinity, an Egyptian power company focusing on renewable energy, will help light up the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh With a 6 MW solar power plant. The renewable energy company will […]

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AFRICA

Construction of 100-MW solar power plant in Tunisia’s Kairouan to start soon – EQ Mag Pro

September 7, 2022

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The Kairouan PV plant is part of a first series of solar projects totaling 500 MW registered under a concession programme launched by the Tunisian government The construction of a solar photovoltaic plant of 100 MW in Kairouan are about to start. The project financial closing was at the heart of a meeting Monday in […]

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EGYPT

EGYPT: 280 kW solar power plant to power Sharm el-Sheikh museum – EQ Mag Pro

August 13, 2022

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On the eve of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 27) on climate change to be held in November 2022 in the land of the pharaohs, the host city of Sharm el-Sheikh will benefit from a new solar power plant with a capacity of 280 kW. The installation, for which the Egyptian authorities […]

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