solar

Data storage and services group Africa Data Centres has with its partner, independent power producer DPA SA, started construction of a solar farm in South Africa to supply its facilities with renewable energy. The market for data…

A South African town was forced to shut down part of its power-generating solar panels to comply with national grid's Eskom schedule of daily blackouts. For the local energy distributor, wasting precious energy will have consequences for…

As data worldwide suggests the number of people with cancer is rising, some nations are looking to find alternatives to cancer-causing fuel sources. Kenya has seen the introduction of solar-powered cookers which capture the Sun's rays…

In Tunisia, the first floating solar station on a lake next to a Tunis industrial park has started to operate. The expectation is that the 200-kilowatt project from a French renewables company, Qair, can be a prototype for bigger…

As rises in temperatures affect different aspects of people's lives, in Egypt, climate change is affecting the Nile River, a water supply source that 10 countries rely on for their crops and power, as a result, some Egyptian farmers have…

At a time when climate change is a reality for all of us, the rapid deployment of solar energy is now becoming a major challenge for the future in Africa, especially as the continent has over 40 % of the world's solar potential.…

Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas has announced plans to construct a solar plant with French Multinational Total Energies. Mohamed Oun was speaking at the launch of Libya Energy and Economy Summit in Tripoli aimed at discussing energy…