#solar power plant

Being built at an investment of $4.3 billion, the project features the tallest solar tower in the world.

The Central African Republic (CAR) has inaugurated the Danzi solar power plant.

KH Alter Energy is planning to construct a 102.72 MW solar power plant in Ljubinje.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the UAE hosting the UN climate change conference, COP28.

Intersect Power has announced the commercial operation of its Oberon Solar + Storage project, located in Riverside County, California.

Croatian state-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda has selected Končar for the installation of the Dugopolje solar power plant.

Anticipated as one of the world’s largest single-site solar facilities, the plant will annually power 190,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 1.8 million tonnes.

The solar plant has annual capacity of over 32,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of green and renewable electricity.

This follows inauguration of the 230 MW Garadagh Solar Park, Azerbaijan’s largest operational solar plant.

Iberdrola has completed the construction in of the first hybrid wind and solar photovoltaic plant in Spain.

Norwegian energy company Greenstat has completed the installation of a 45MW solar PV plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina and started the testing phase.

Ganz to launch a major energy optimisation programme in their Tápiószele factory.

Toyota Tsusho Corporation and partners will build and operate a Saudi Arabia solar power plant at Wadi Ad Dawasir.

Tanzania signs EPC contract with Sinohydro Corp for 50 MW solar plant

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) awarded a contract sum of $592 M (N226 B) for power supply upgrade in Nigeria.

Burundi, Gitega. Burundi introduces first utility-scale solar power plant, with new hydropower plants under way.

Egypt, Cairo: Saudi developer ACWA Power has announced the signature of $123 M of funding to construct a 200 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt.

Turkey, Nigde: GE has announced being selected by Ecogreen Energy to supply power conversion equipment for a 100 MW Turkish solar power plant in Nigde.

Nigeria, Abuja: President Muhammadu Buhari has recently commissioned Nigeria’s largest grid-connected solar power plant.

Australia: Clean energy company ACEN Corporation has committed up to $800 M to build the 400 MW Stubbo Solar Farm near Dubbo in the New South Wales.

Egypt, Kom Ombo: The African Development Bank’s Board of directors have approved $27.2 million in loan.

Croatia, Vis: On 11 September, solar power plant Vis, the largest solar power plant in Croatia, was put into operation.

Zimbabwe is inviting bidders to tender for the installation of 500 MW of solar power plants as the country aims to shift to renewable energy.

Auckland’s electricity and water utility companies have announced a project to build New Zealand’s largest solar array in the heart of Auckland’s North Shore.