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Leading global solar firm Scatec is now planning to invest over $600m for the construction of solar projects in Egypt over two years. The firm’s senior Vice President Terje Osmundsen said they are looking forward to building more solar projects in Egypt aimed at addressing the country&rsquo . . .

Cape Town — World Panel, the United States solar energy firm, has announced a partnership with Vodacom as a key retail partner to sell some of the former's products in South Africa.   The partnership has been signed in Cape Town at the ongoing AfricaCom.   World Panel Chief Execu . . .

 The dusty village of Melela Mlandizi stands 45 kilometres outside of regional hub Morogoro, Tanzania. Far from city infrastructure, its 200 inhabitants would be forgotten but for the installation of a solar power system, harnessing the hot sun that beats down overhead. It's what lights their h . . .

 The construction of  what is expected be the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant in Morocco is ongoing. According to the World Bank, when complete the concentrated solar power plant in Morocco will supply electricity to 1.1 million Moroccans by 2018.   The country . . .

The newly constructed 55MW solar power project in Tanzania has been commissioned. The project was launched at University of Dodoma (UDOM) in Tanzania with an in tension of making the institution  one of Africa’s leading universities using renewable energy.   The project which is do . . .