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REDSTONE CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PROJECT BECOMES SOUTH AFRICA’S LARGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT TO DATE

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Gambeta News

Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 May 2021: ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and water desalination plants in 13 countries and the lead shareholder in the Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, announced the commencement of construction on the 100 MW Redstone project following achievement of financial close. At ZAR 11.6 billion total investment, the Redstone project is the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The project…

AfDB APPROVES U$1.5m SOLAR POWER PROJECT GRANT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

Jigawa State Solar power progamme gets US$1.5m grant from AfDB. The US$1.5m grant for the implementation of Jigawa state “One Giga Watt (GW) Independent Power Producer (IPP) Solar Procurement Programme”, have received approval from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The approval shows the commitment of the bank towards developing renewable energy and also increasing energy to one GW capacity. The grant will support the completion of outstanding technical and feasibility studies. Which also include the design of a…

SOLAR ENERGY TO HELP ENHANCE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN NIGERIA

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Gambeta News

Sokoto government to use solar power for rural electrification. At a News conference in Sokoto , the special adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Public Private Partnership (PPP), Alhaji Bashir Gidado, disclosed that the state government have started the process of connecting rural households to solar power. This move is aimed at increasing energy usage and enhancing rural electrification in the region. The project, with its pilot scheme already in progress in Kurdula, a rural settlement in Balle town…