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 leading Chinese solar products manufacturer, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., has been awarded a contract to supply 100MW of photovoltaic solar modules in Zimbabwe.   The project will be made up of combined installed capacity of 300 MW given that the solar modules will be supplied to one of . . .

 The South African Department of Energy (DoE) has issued the request for bids of solar water heater systems as part of a national solar geyser roll-out.   The systems are to be procured in phases and with a number of them having been installed under a rebate scheme previously administere . . .

 Japan will fund  the construction of a solar power plant in Egypt in a move aimed at enhancing energy the  sector in the country Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry  has announced.The solar power plant will be constructed at a cost of $US 100 million.   The power plant will ha . . .

 The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed an agreement with SolarReserve and ACWA Power to support the development of solar power in South Africa Redstone Solar SolarReserveThe project will be able to deliver stable electricity supply even after sunset.  According to . . .

 South African real estate firm Ascension Properties is installing its first solar photovoltaic (PV) in Cape Town in a bid to reap financial rewards of green energy over the long-term.   The move will see the use of the embedded generation scheme available in Cape Town to enable the sola . . .