Southern Africa
Namibia: Hydrogène de France intends to build utility-scale solar and hydrogen project (PV Magazine)
- The developer has obtained new permits to build a 85MW solar park and green hydrogen production unit in Swakopmund and is currently negotiating a power purchase agreement with state-owned utility NamPower Corporation.
South Africa: EDF Renewables signs power purchase agreements for three wind farms (Afrik21)
- The Coleskop, San Kraal and Phezukomoya wind farms, each with a capacity of 140MW, will be located in the Northern and Eastern Cape provinces.
South Africa: Eskom launches battery energy storage system pilot project (ESI Africa)
- The project’s overall goal is to help municipalities to appreciate battery storage fundamentals as a way to smooth out the energy-insecure country’s variable renewable energy supply.
South Africa: Revego Africa Energy Limited acquires equity interests in solar PV portfolio (ESI Africa)
- Revego will acquire the Aries and Konkoonsies solar parks, each with a capacity of 11MW, and the 30MW Soutpan park.
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