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Ludovic Bavière, directeur régional Energy Transition and Grids France, Belgique et Afrique, Eiffage Énergie Systèmes.
Interview Maroc Côte d'Ivoire Sénégal+1

Ludovic Bavière (Eiffage Énergie Systèmes): "Storage is the next growth driver for solar"

Baptiste Cotte·5 November 2026
Campagne d'introduction en bourse de Jet Energy, du 2 au 5 novembre 2026.
Brief Maroc

Jet Energy raises up to MAD 375m on the Casablanca exchange, with West Africa next

Cosmas Mwirigi·5 November 2026
AXIAN Energy chief executive Benjamin Memmi, with Guinean officials and the AXIAN delegation in Conakry, where he announced the company’s entry into the 50 MW Khoumagueli solar project alongside PIDG’s InfraCo.
Brief Bénin Guinée Zambie

Bénin / Guinée: Axian buys into two state-backed solar projects in West Africa

Cosmas Mwirigi·5 November 2026
Indice Fret Afrique, prix moyen fin octobre 2026. Source : CEVA Logistics, calculs SolarBrief.Africa.
AnalysisPanafricain

The Africa Freight Index rose by 4.3 per cent in October

Baptiste Cotte·2 November 2026
Pape Momar Ngom, Director General of ASER: field visits in the commune of Gandon
Brief Maroc Sénégal

Sénégal: ASER sets out its mini-grid ambition at Saint-Louis, where Comasel already runs 166 of them

Cosmas Mwirigi·2 November 2026
Principal Secretary, State Department for Energy, Alex Wachira (Center), conducted a site inspection tour where a Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) mini-grid will be constructed.
Brief Kenya

Kenya Power is building 80 solar mini-grids on borrowed money, a year past deadline

Cosmas Mwirigi·2 November 2026
Technical guide

PV Module Technology and Encapsulation: What PERC, TOPCon, HJT and Back Contact Mean for Your Yield

Alexander Muchoki·1 November 2026
The Maroua solar plant with its battery containers. Phase II adds 19.8 MWc and 19.2 MWh at Mayel-Ibbé, two kilometres from the first plant.
Brief Cameroun

Cameroon: Eneo doubles the Maroua and Guider solar plants under a lease from Release by Scatec

Cosmas Mwirigi·30 October 2026
REFA 2025
Brief Algérie Égypte Nigeria+2

REFA 2026 in Lagos: AFSIA is leading the event dedicated to renewable energy

Cosmas Mwirigi·26 October 2026
Tunisia’s 9 October 2026 emergency supply plan holds six generation projects totalling 970 MW. Gas is 500 MW of it. The 50 MW solar plant at Beni Mhira, now out to tender, is the only one with a deadline.
Brief Tunisie

Tunisia: STEG tenders 50 MW of solar with the country’s first utility-scale battery, financed by the EBRD and the Clean Technology Fund

Cosmas Mwirigi·24 October 2026
A Solarise Africa installation at Oserian, Kenya
Brief Ouganda Zambie

Uganda and Zambia: Solarise Africa takes a €1m EEP Africa grant to enter two new C&I solar markets

Cosmas Mwirigi·24 October 2026
The Plaine Ayémé plant, more than 30 km from Libreville, whose first 30 MWc were handed over on 5 September.
Brief Gabon

Gabon: Solen commissions the first 30 MWc of Plaine Ayémé, financed by Afrigreen and BGFIBank

Cosmas Mwirigi·16 October 2026
Wezi Gondwe, Managing Director Africa GreenCo (Right), and Axian Energy CEO Amin HIRIDJEE (left) sign the 200 MW Kudu solar PPA at the Energy Forum for Africa in Lusaka on 8 October.
Brief Zambie

Zambia: Africa GreenCo signs a 200 MW solar PPA with Axian for the Kudu project

Cosmas Mwirigi·16 October 2026
The solar plants inaugurated on 2 July supply around 32% of the electricity used by Sen’Eau’s Méouane and Keur Momar Sarr water facilities.
Brief Maroc SénégalPanafricain

Captive solar: Sen’Eau and OCP build their own plants

Cosmas Mwirigi·16 October 2026
Analysis Côte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast: Eight bidders in the running for two solar power stations with energy storage – who is the favourite?

Baptiste Cotte·13 October 2026
High-voltage power station
Brief Sénégal

Senegal is building three power systems at once, and they compete for the same balance sheet

Cosmas Mwirigi·12 October 2026
Indices régionaux du fret Shanghai → Afrique, base 100 au 3 juillet 2026
Analysis Maroc Égypte Nigeria+5

China Africa freight: $5,456 a container as our index falls 4.4%

Baptiste Cotte·10 October 2026
Aminata Bocar Ba
Interview Sénégal Ghana Togo+1

RELP – working ‘hand in hand’ with ministerial teams to ensure the success of projects. Interview with Aminata Bocar Ba.

Baptiste Cotte·9 October 2026
A technician inspects PV modules for dust and heat-related losses.
Technical guide

Performance Ratio: Where a PV System’s ~15% of Lost Energy Actually Goes

Alexander Muchoki·9 October 2026
Solar panel installation on a corrugated roof
Brief Zambie

Zambia: Acumen backs Sun King's off-grid push days after ZESCO completes 1 GW of solar PPAs

Cosmas Mwirigi·7 October 2026
Aerial view of a large solar farm in a desert setting
Brief Tchad

Chad: AfDB and Proparco close €37.9m for Qair's 30 MWc of solar-plus-storage

Cosmas Mwirigi·7 October 2026
The 52 MW Ferké Solar plant was inaugurated earlier this year
Analysis Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire’s solar market is growing

Patrick Jowett·7 October 2026
Two rooftop arrays face opposing directions to spread solar production through the day.
Technical guide

Solar Panel Tilt Angle and Orientation: Finding the Setup That Maximises Yield

Alexander Muchoki·3 October 2026
Distributed solar under construction in semi-arid area
Brief Nigeria RDC Kenya+4

Off-grid solar power in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase sixfold by 2035, driven by industrial demand

Cosmas Mwirigi·2 October 2026
Energy Minister Pr Amadou Haoua (right) and NEPP group chairman and chief executive Adamou Amadou Daouda (left) sign the 20-year public-private partnership for a 200 MWc solar plant with battery storage. The ceremony was presided over by Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré (Middle), who chairs the state's energy negotiation committee.
Brief Niger

Niger: 200 MWc solar with storage signed on a 20-year (BOT), at 35 FCFA/kWh (€0.053kwh) to NIGELEC

Cosmas Mwirigi·1 October 2026
A shopkeeper under a solar-lit ceiling
Brief Kenya

Kenya: New GOGLA Report Maps Kenya's Off-Grid Solar Market: Financing, Not Demand, Is the Bottleneck

Cosmas Mwirigi·1 October 2026
CATL and BME's agreement was signed earlier in September
Analysis Égypte

Egypt ramps up local manufacturing efforts

Patrick Jowett·25 September 2026
Irradiation globale horizontale annuelle en Afrique.
Technical guidePanafricain

Irradiance, Peak Sun Hours and Yield: How Much Will Your Site Really Produce?

Alexander Muchoki·24 September 2026
Centrale solaire de Zagtouli, près de Ouagadougou
Brief Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: SONABEL must nearly quadruple renewable capacity by 2030, on a grid still half imported

Cosmas Mwirigi·24 September 2026
EnerSynk Group et ZESCO signent un PPA de 25 ans pour une centrale solaire de 500 MW dans la Copperbelt, en Zambie
Brief Zambie

Zambia: ZESCO signs 1 GW of solar PPAs in three months, with two developers still to find financing

Cosmas Mwirigi·23 September 2026
Brief RDC

DR Congo: 233 MWp of solar and 526 MWh of batteries now deliver 30 MW of baseload to Kamoa-Kakula

Cosmas Mwirigi·23 September 2026
Africa50 signing a limited partnership agreement for its distributed renewable energy fund
AnalysisPanafricain

A closer look at Africa50

Patrick Jowett·23 September 2026
Analysis Nigeria

Nigeria’s off-grid solar market is accelerating

Patrick Jowett·21 September 2026
Minigrid
Brief Togo

Togo: 27 rural mini-grids tendered under IsDB financing, with 190 localities still to come

Cosmas Mwirigi·17 September 2026
Freight ship arriving in South Africa
AnalysisPanafricain

Is the battery Africa’s new diesel generator?

Patrick Jowett·17 September 2026
Signing witnessed by Energy Minister Moyo, Permanent Secretary Gloria Magombo and ZESA Holdings chief executive Cletus Nyachowe.
Brief Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: ZETDC sets aside funds for the Munyati solar power station (100 MW); the terms have not been disclosed

Cosmas Mwirigi·16 September 2026
Brief Tunisie

Tunisia: 455 MW cleared in the sixth licensing round, more than double what the state asked for

Cosmas Mwirigi·16 September 2026
Installations solaires estimées en Afrique en 2026, par pays (Ember)
Brief Maroc Algérie Égypte+4

Five countries join South Africa in the club of markets with over 1 GW of new solar capacity

Cosmas Mwirigi·14 September 2026
The solar power machine for pumping water easy to the farm for irrigation farming
BriefPanafricain

Pan-African: Odyssey raises $74m for distributed energy, with no Africa deployment target attached

Cosmas Mwirigi·14 September 2026
Brief RDC

DR Congo: ANSER signs 650 MW solar pipeline with ITRA, and no timetable

Cosmas Mwirigi·14 September 2026
Analysis Niger

Niger's solar megaproject marks turning point for energy independence

Patrick Jowett·14 September 2026
InterviewPanafricain

'Africa is moving toward the world’s most distributed grids'

Patrick Jowett·10 September 2026
Brief Égypte

🇪🇬 Egypt: The Obelisk sets a new benchmark for solar projects combined with large-scale storage systems

Cosmas Mwirigi·4 September 2026
BriefPanafricain

Sub-Saharan Africa: CEI Africa invests €2m in Spark’s off‑grid model

Cosmas Mwirigi·4 September 2026
Brief Nigeria

Nigeria has allocated $200 million for off-grid solar projects, but there are still 11 million connections to be made.

Cosmas Mwirigi·3 September 2026
Accra, Ghana
Analysis Ghana

Ghana’s commercial and industrial solar market is beginning to take off

Patrick Jowett·3 September 2026
Chronologie des grands projets solaire + stockage en Egypte
Analysis Égypte

Egypt continues to step up the roll-out of its solar power installations

Patrick Jowett·3 September 2026
Data visualisation - extract
AnalysisPanafricain

What commitments have been made under the African National Energy Pacts?

Patrick Jowett·2 September 2026
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa - Ministre de lélectricité et de l'énergie
Brief Afrique du Sud

South Africa: new tariff policy paves the way for private-sector competition

Baptiste Cotte·27 August 2026
Dr Rose MKalama - CEO de REREC
Brief Kenya

Mini-grids: Kenya joins the continental race for rural electrification

Baptiste Cotte·27 August 2026
La centrale hydro-solaire de Lunsemfwa, en province centrale de Zambie.
Brief Zambie

Zambia: a 13.8 GW solar pipeline that is starting to convert

Baptiste Cotte·24 August 2026
Illustration - République centrafricaine.
Brief Rép. centrafricaine

Central African Republic: 60% more capacity from one plant - but the story starts after the ribbon-cutting

Anaïs Girod·24 August 2026
Le complexe solaire NOOR à Ouarzazate, Maroc. Photo d'illustration.
Brief Maroc

Morocco: NOOR Atlas, Eiffage builds 225 MW of solar to cut coal reliance

Baptiste Cotte·31 July 2026
Ferme solaire de De Aar, Afrique du Sud. Photo d'illustration.
Brief Afrique du Sud

Infinity Power: 773.6 MWp signed in South Africa, eyes 10 GW

Baptiste Cotte·31 July 2026
Solaire décentralisé en zone rurale isolée. Photo d'illustration.
AnalysisPanafricain

WeLight: when the World Bank invests like a private equity fund

Baptiste Cotte·21 July 2026
Benjamin Clarke (AFSIA Solar) lors d'Intersolar Europe.
InterviewPanafricain

"Companies are looking more closely at Africa" - AFSIA's first Intersolar as an exhibitor

Baptiste Cotte·7 July 2026
Le solaire chinois s'installe en Afrique
Opinion🌍 Pan-African

Made in China, a double-edged sword: will African countries negotiate better than the Europeans did?

Baptiste Cotte·27 août 2026
Centrale solaire de Lunsemfwa, Zambie
Brief Zambia

Beyond 27 MW: Zambia's solar pipeline swells toward 13.8 GW

Baptiste Cotte·24 août 2026
République centrafricaine (illustration)
Brief Central African Rep.

Central African Republic: 60% more capacity from one plant - but the story starts after the ribbon-cutting

Anaïs Girod·24 août 2026
Ferme solaire au sol, Afrique du Sud
Brief South Africa

Infinity Power accelerates toward 10 GW: Masdar deepens its African solar footprint

Baptiste Cotte·31 juillet 2026
Complexe solaire NOOR, Ouarzazate, Maroc
Brief Morocco

Morocco commits 225 MW of solar to loosen its coal dependence

Baptiste Cotte·31 juillet 2026
Ferme solaire, Afrique du Sud
Analysis🌍 Pan-African

WeLight: when the World Bank invests like a private equity fund

Baptiste Cotte·21 juillet 2026
Benjamin Clarke, AFSIA Solar
Interview🌍 Pan-African

"Companies are looking more closely at Africa" - AFSIA at Intersolar

Baptiste Cotte·7 juillet 2026
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