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After investing USD 60 million in Ethiopia, Japanese solar panel maker Toyo Solar has started pilot production at its recently constructed facility in the Hawassa Special Economic Zone. The Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia (IPDC) CEO, Fisseha Yitegesu (PhD), recently paid a . . .

President William Ruto announced a new Ksh.10 billion project that will help over a million Kenyans living in underserved areas of the nation.Kenya's energy revolution will be significantly expanded with the establishment of 113 mini-grids in 14 counties through the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Proje . . .

A £3 million ($3.7 million) funding has been given to a group of entrepreneurs and researchers to investigate the production of perovskite solar modules in South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria. By encouraging domestic solar manufacturing in low- and middle-income nations, the REACH-PSM (Resilie . . .

With system capacities ranging from 200kW to 10MW, the expansion aims to provide commercial and industrial (C&I) projects with affordable and sustainable energy solutions.According to Neosun, the country's energy sector "presents both challenges and opportunities," making its debut into Kenya especi . . .

The setting up of an 18 MW solar project on the southern end of the islands off the shores of Tanzania is up for bid by Zanzibar's state-owned utility. Applications are due on January 31, 2025. A tender has been issued by Zanzibar Electricity Corp. (ZECO) to design, supply, and build a solar pl . . .