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Comoros inaugurates 20 MW of UAE-financed solar with 16 MWh storage on three islands
President Azali Assoumani has inaugurated three solar plants totalling about 20 MW with 16 MWh of battery storage, financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund…
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Africa solar module capacity to quadruple to 3.5GW in 2026 but output targets US market
African solar panel manufacturing capacity is set to reach about 3,500MW in 2026, yet 94% of panels installed on African rooftops still come directly…
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MTerra Solar Phase 1 starts commercial operations with 600 MW for Meralco
MGEN and Actis have declared 600 MWac of the MTerra Solar project in the Philippines commercially operational under a power supply agreement with Meralco,…
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Mexico’s CFE raises MXN 20bn in three-tranche local bond to fund US$37.5bn plan
Mexico’s state utility CFE has placed MXN 20 billion (about US$1.2 billion) of local certificados bursatiles in three tranches, with demand of 2.2 times…
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India CEA proposes mandatory co-located storage for all new solar and wind from 2027
India’s Central Electricity Authority has drafted rules requiring ground-mounted solar and onshore wind plants commissioned from 1 July 2027 to include storage of at…
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Yellow Door Energy closes Nedbank financing for 49 MWp Lion Thorn solar park
Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB have reached financial close on the 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park in South Africa’s North West province,…
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IEEFA: India’s 233GW solar module capacity runs at 35 to 40 per cent utilisation
A report from IEEFA and JMK Research finds India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has reached 233GW with factories running at 35 to 40 per…
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India installs 6.6 GW of rooftop solar in first half of 2026, up 136%
India added 6.6 GW of rooftop solar in H1 2026, more than double the same period last year, as the PM Surya Ghar residential…
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Avaada Electro files for INR 7,600 crore IPO to back 13.6 GW solar module plan
Indian solar manufacturer Avaada Electro has filed an updated draft prospectus for an INR 7,600 crore IPO as it expands module, cell, ingot and…
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Global renewables investment holds at $327.5bn in H1 2026, BNEF says
BloombergNEF data reported on 28 August put first-half renewable investment at $327.5 billion, flat on late 2025, with co-located solar-plus-storage hitting a record $25…
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