SolarNow looks to ride wave of East Africa’s solar boom

Posted on :Wednesday , 21st January 2015

Dubai — Access Power MEA a power project developer for the Middle East and Africa, and EREN, a leader in renewable energy, last week announced the launch of Access Infra Africa, dedicated to investing in the early stage development of power projects in Africa writes JOHN SAMBO

Access Infra Africa will be the largest privately funded vehicle of its kind. The partners intend to impl. . .

Italians invest in Uganda Solar Energy Project

Posted on :Tuesday , 13th January 2015

 Kampala — A Ugandan-Italian consortium Simba Telecom/Building Energy SPA and the consortium of Access/TSK Electronica of United Arab Emirates and Spain will invest $38million in two Solar Power Energy projects in Eastern Uganda.

M-KOPA Solar named a Top100 Global clean technology company

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

Nairobi, Kenya – October 13th 2014: M-KOPA Solar has been recognized as a top 100 global clean technology company in the 2014 Global Cleantech 100 awards – which are presented to the most innovative and promising ideas by companies to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.

M-KOPA Solar is the Nairobi-based market leader in ‘pay-as-you-go’ ener. . .

Solarcentury completes East Africa’s largest solar project

Posted on :Thursday , 8th January 2015

1MWp solar PV project bringing clean green energy to Kenyan tea farm

Williamson Tea has unveiled East Africa’s largest solar project at its Changoi Tea Farm in Bomet County, Western Kenya. The solar system will cut Williamson Tea’s energy costs by around 30%, supplying clean solar electricity during the daytime to meet most of the tea processing factory’s energy. . .

NEW SOLAR POWER PLANT TO COME UP IN UGANDA

Posted on :Monday , 29th December 2014

 Uganda announced that our foreign and domestic firms would build two solar power plants, with a total capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) as it seeks to develop its renewable energy potential.

Keen on expanding its capacity to support an industrialization drive, the east African country is currently pursuing several multi-billion-dollar projects. Officials previously s. . .