The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has unveiled plans to invest more than $12 million in a 3.5-megawatt solar power project in Ambursa, Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State, as part of efforts to expand electricity access to underserved communities. Managing Director of the REA, Dr. Abba Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed the development during a […]
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State-owned Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) will develop the 120MW Wobthang and 40MW Pedseling solar farms in Bumthang. Meanwhile, the 150MW Dramthang project in Lhuentse is expected to be delivered through a joint venture between DGPC and India’s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, forming Bhutan’s first private-majority PPP in the energy sector. The Bhutan Power
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The study tackles a long-standing challenge in improving 2D perovskite materials by better understanding how they absorb and transport light. At the heart of this are excitons, pairs of negatively charged electrons and positively charged “holes” that form when sunlight hits the material. How tightly these pairs stay bound affects how efficiently solar cells can
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The Trump administration was following the lead of the EU, the sources said, which introduced a ban on public funding for projects using Chinese inverters earlier this year due to their cybersecurity risk. The proposal could still be modified or shelved entirely, but it speaks to the growing caution across the West over the prevalence
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews , Long Reads Vena Group CIO Simone Grasso said that Australia is a ‘key market’ within the company’s portfolio. Image: Vena Energy. Singapore-headquartered clean energy developer Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) in green finance to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of battery
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This week, Jackery announced the Ark AI EMS, an “AI-powered” software-based energy management system for homes with backup batteries and solar power. It’s similar to the software that drives the Anker Solix E10, but with a heavy emphasis on AI automation that Anker’s system lacks. The Ark AI EMS features “24-hour predictive forecasting” that manages
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This growth accompanied a 5.2% increase in Pakistan’s GDP, and Ember said that distributed solar has brought the country to within “a whisker” of the global average for electrification. The global average is 22%, and Pakistan now sits at 21.7% having gained five percentage points over two years while the global average rose by just
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The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has announced plans to develop what he describes as the biggest solar energy facility in Africa to support industrial growth in the country. Mr. Obeng in a one on interview with Ghanaian Times journalist, Edem Tsortorme said affordable and reliable
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Corporate PPA volumes fell 10% in 2025, and Renewabl CEO JP Cerda says uncertainty around pending scope 2 accounting changes are causing some buyers to hold off. A shift to hourly matching should see battery storage center stage. The post GHG Protocol uncertainty is cooling solar corporate PPA market… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/26/ghg-protocol-uncertainty-is-cooling-solar-corporate-ppa-market-says-renewabl-ceo/
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Irene Mihai, Policy Director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, tells pv magazine Romania’s solar and storage markets continue to develop at pace thanks to favourable market conditions and supportive regulatory environments. The post Romania on course for another record solar year appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/25/romania-on-course-for-another-record-solar-year/
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