TOYO to expand by 2 GW to Ethiopia's solar cell capacity

Posted on :Wednesday , 2nd April 2025

The Vietnamese solar solutions business TOYO has revealed plans to expand its capacity from 2 GW to 4 GW at its Ethiopian solar cell production facility.

To increase output, TOYO plans to invest $47 million. Next to its current automated production location in Hawassa, Ethiopia, the company intends to lease a 28,000 square meter facility.

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A Danish Company to Invest Sh1.3 Billion in the Solar Equipment Market in Africa.

Posted on :Thursday , 27th March 2025

The company has contributed $3.2 million (Sh413.4 million) since 2022 to extend safe water access programs throughout Africa, and this builds on that investment.  

In the medium-to-long term, the company, which creates reasonably priced, solar-powered water filtration systems for marginalized and disadvantaged populations, hopes to raise up to $10 million (Sh1.3 billion).

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Pilot production begins in the Hawassa Special Economic Zone of Ethiopia by Toyo Solar

Posted on :Monday , 3rd March 2025

After investing USD 60 million in Ethiopia, Japanese solar panel maker Toyo Solar has started pilot production at its recently constructed facility in the Hawassa Special Economic Zone.
 

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia (IPDC) CEO, Fisseha Yitegesu (PhD), recently paid a visit to the facility to evaluate its development. He reiterated IPDC's dedication to . . .

Solar energy project worth Ksh.10 billion launched by Ruto to power marginalized areas of Kenya

Posted on :Tuesday , 25th February 2025

President William Ruto announced a new Ksh.10 billion project that will help over a million Kenyans living in underserved areas of the nation.

Kenya's energy revolution will be significantly expanded with the establishment of 113 mini-grids in 14 counties through the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP).

"The present-day event is more than just an agreement signing; i. . .

A £3 Million Investment To Assist Africa's Production Of Perovskite Solar Modules

Posted on :Thursday , 30th January 2025

A £3 million ($3.7 million) funding has been given to a group of entrepreneurs and researchers to investigate the production of perovskite solar modules in South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria. By encouraging domestic solar manufacturing in low- and middle-income nations, the REACH-PSM (Resilient Renewable Energy Access Through Community-Driven Holistic Development in Perovskite Solar. . .