The state of solar power financing in Africa

A large and persistent power deficit exists across the African continent; addressing this is key to achieving economic and social goals.

12 Oct. Markets

Solar taps into massive rural electrification market

Development bank support is gradually allowing specialist solar-plus-storage companies to target a market with 1.2 billion customers.

11 Oct. Markets

New PPA and New Challenges: The Next Step for Vietnam Moving Forward

With the issuing of the country’s official PPA-structure, Vietnam has laid the foundation for the growth of its solar PV capacity, providing a decisive framework in an upbeat market.

11 Oct. Markets

Southeast Asia presents patchwork of PV potential

Solar investors are increasingly looking toward the young and promising PV markets of Southeast Asia for new opportunities.

07 Sept. Markets

Phanes Group Opens Solar Power Incubator For Project Developers in sub-Saharan Africa

Phanes Group has launched its first Solar Incubator program, aimed at identifying PV projects of potential in sub-Saharan Africa by providing access to funding, and commercial and technical knowledge.

06 Sept. Markets

Has Chile fixed its transmission issues?

Chile has been struggling with transmission restrictions, which have caused a project development bottleneck. Solar projects have not been able to connect to the grid, despite the surge in construction ...

05 Sept. Markets

White paper - Vietnam Solar Update

The purpose of this complimentary 13-page white paper is to provide an overview of one of southeast Asia's dormant key markets, Vietnam. It is a comprehensive market study for the ...

29 Aug. Markets

Does merchant solar have a future in LatAm?

Latin America’s particular conditions set the pace for the surge of the merchant model earlier this decade, making the region a pioneer and a case study for the global PV ...

18 Aug. Markets

Asian off-grid solar: Using innovation to accelerate electrification

To get an insight into the current status of solar energy and the mechanisms set out to drive its development, we hosted a webinar - ‘How to bridge the electrification ...

16 Aug. Markets

The leader and followers: LATAM solar market development

Although Chile is known as the single most prominent market on the continent, recent trends are seeing Mexico, Brazil and Argentina closing the gap.

09 Aug. Markets

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