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SolarAfrica to Acquire 315 MW Nyakallo Solar and Storage Project

SolarAfrica, an independent renewable power producer, has signed an agreement to acquire the 315 MW Nyakallo solar and battery storage project in Limpopo, South Africa,...

May 27, 2026

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Renu

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Masdar to Lead Abu Dhabi Solar and Storage Expansion

Masdar signed an agreement with the Emirates Water and Electricity Authority (EWEC), under which it will represent Abu Dhabi in domestic solar independent power producer...

May 12, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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SolarAfrica Raises $94 Million for SunCentral 2 Solar Project

SolarAfrica, a South Africa-based solar energy company, secured financial close on R1.5 billion (~$94 million) for the development and construction of the 114 MW...

February 12, 2026

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Staff

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Solar
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India’s Solar Irradiation Below Normal in 2025, Global Anomalies Reach 20%

Global solar irradiation swung to both positive and negative extremes in 2025, with the highest positive anomalies reaching up to 20% over long-term averages (LTA),...

January 14, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar
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Four Projects Win South Africa’s 890 MW Solar Auction

South Africa’s Department of Electricity and Energy has selected four additional solar projects with a total capacity of 890 MW under the seventh bid window of the...

December 18, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Candi Solar Raises $58.5 Million in IFC-Led Funding Round

Switzerland-headquartered solar solutions provider Candi Solar has secured $58.5 million in a funding round led by the global development institution, International...

November 27, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Sterling and Wilson Wins EPC Contract for 240 MW Solar Project in South Africa

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy (SWREL) has announced it has won a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 240 MW solar project in...

November 27, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Kuwait to Add Battery Storage to Ease Power Shortages

Kuwait is negotiating a major battery storage project with a discharge capacity of up to 1.5 GW and a total energy storage capacity of between 4 GWh and 6 GWh to...

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Sterling and Wilson Secures Three EPC Orders Worth ₹17.72 Billion

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy (SWREL) has secured engineering, procurement and construction contracts for three solar projects with a total value of ₹17.72...

October 22, 2025

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Staff

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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South Africa’s Eskom Invites Bids to Offtake 291 MW of Solar Power

South Africa’s power distribution company, Eskom Holdings, has invited bids to offtake 291 MW of power from its solar projects. The tender is a part of Eskom’s...

August 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Candi Solar Raises $24 Million from Norfund, STOA, and EEGF

Switzerland-headquartered solar solutions provider Candi Solar has raised $24 million (~₹2.06 billion) from Norfund, STOA, and the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund...

July 22, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Two Companies Win South Africa’s 616 MW/2,464 MWh BESS Auction

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced the preferred bidders to set up 616 MW/2,464 MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems under the third...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Lowest Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Tariffs in 2024

The number of wind-solar hybrid projects that were tendered and auctioned by various agencies rose in 2024 due to increased demand from offtakers including power...

December 27, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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South Africa Awards 16 Solar and Battery Energy Storage Projects in REIPPPP Auction

South Africa has released the list of preferred bidders for solar and battery storage projects to be developed under its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer...

December 26, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uttar Pradesh’s Tender for 500 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency has invited bids to set up a cumulative capacity of 500 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on...

December 19, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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