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Abu Dhabi’s EWEC eyes 7.3 GW of solar by 2030 – EQ Mag

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The report also recommends procuring a minimum of 300MW of battery capacity with a one-hour depth of storage by 2026 ABU DHABI : Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) today released its latest ‘Statement of Future Capacity Requirements 2023-2029: Summary Report’ for Abu Dhabi’s future water and electricity production. The report recommends that, between 2023 […]

South Africans taking out loans to beat load-shedding – EQ Mag

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FNB customers are increasingly taking out “solar loans” to install private energy systems at their homes or businesses. This is according to the bank’s CEO, Jacques Celliers, who told the Business Times that these customers are clearly desperate to escape load-shedding. “A big chunk of our client base is installing solar panels at their homes […]

How a trading company can achieve solar success – EQ Mag

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At a glance Together with wind energy, solar power could generate nearly 70% of the world’s electricity by 2050 Solar project development requires years of patience, negotiations, and the careful assessment of risk factors Samsung C&T continues to grow its solar project development business in the U.S. and plans to expand elsewhere too As much […]

Solar power to the people – EQ Mag

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The second instalment of this two-part series visits the Garissa solar power plant in eastern Kenya to explore the role of renewables in the energy transition Heading north from the town of Garissa in eastern Kenya, the dusty road forms a straight line a few hundred metres away from the bends of the Tana River. […]

What’s Causing Africa’s Debt Crisis? – EQ Mag

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Low tax revenues, high-interest loans, and superpower squabbling over debt relief have made matters worse for African governments. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Italy and Libya sign a gas deal, taking offense at Germany’s Twitter emojis, and the United Arab Emirates’ solar power cooperation with Zambia. Africa’s Debt Problem U.S. […]

Zimbabwe looks to public to provide solar power amid energy crisis – EQ Mag

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Zimbabwe seeking solutions to worsening power crisis Solar system owners encouraged to supply to the grid High costs and logistical issues keep participation low BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe : As lingering droughts hit southern Africa’s hydropower dams, Zimbabwe faces growing electricity shortages – but connecting individuals and businesses that have installed private solar panels to the national […]

Sun Africa to Develop 5 GW of Solar Power in Nigeria – EQ Mag

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Leading utility-scale solar and off-grid provider Sun Africa has inked a $10-billion agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to generate clean and reliable electricity through solar power and battery energy storage development. Targeting the supply of electricity to over 30 million Nigerians across six regions, the agreement encompasses a development and Engineering, Procurement and […]