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Tiger Brands of South Africa to roll out solar power at manufacturing sites – EQ Mag Pro

Additional energy efficiency initiatives aim to maximise efforts to reduce the company’s reliance on the national grid and minimise impact on the environment Johannesburg :  Tiger Brands will soon begin rolling out solar power at its manufacturing sites. This kicks off a multi-million-rand investment with the goal to have 65% of the business’ electricity requirements […]

Bahrain’s Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs launches tender for 72 MW solar plant – EQ Mag Pro

MANAMA, Bahrain : The Kingdom of Bahrain launched its tendering process to award a 20 years contract for local or international bidders to build, own, operate, and maintain grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) power panels with a minimum capacity of 72 MWac in multiple premises located in Sakhir, south of the Kingdom. The tender was launched […]

Perovskite, an extraordinary advance in increasing the efficiency of silicon solar cells IV News – EQ Mag Pro

Saudi Arabia: New innovations are going on around the world to increase the efficiency of solar cells and now there is an important development in this field, under which The efficiency of perovskite, silicon sandwich (tandem) solar cells has been dramatically increased by adding metal fluoride. Experts from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology […]

Iran’s Largest Solar Module Manufacturing Plant With 500 MW Annual Capacity Inaugurated – EQ Mag Pro

MEP Cell has brought online a 500 MW solar panel production line in Iran’s Central Province The annual production capacity is expected to be expanded to a total of 1.5 GW under phase II The company plans to become fully integrated PV manufacturer as currently it depends on imported components Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has […]

RIC Energy starts 23-MWp solar project in Uganda – EQ Mag Pro

Spanish solar PV developer RIC Energy announced on Wednesday it had launched construction of a 23-MWp photovoltaic (PV) farm in Uganda. RIC Energy is building the project, named Nkonge, for The Xsabo Group, a Kampala-based German-Ugandan diversified consultancy. Works will also include the construction of a 132-kV/33-kV step-up substation and a 4.5-kilometre 132-kV overhead line, […]

Enernet Global selected to build, own and operate a hybrid power plant for Global Atomic’s Dasa mine in Niger – EQ Mag Pro

Company will complete early engineering prior to constructing, owning and operating hybrid power plant to offset 35% of carbon emissions. JOHANNESBURG : Enernet Global Inc. (“Enernet”), a leading hybrid independent power producer, has commenced early engineering for a hybrid power plant for the Dasa Project currently under development by Global Atomic Corporation (“GLO”). Upon completion, […]

EWEC, Tadweer issues RFPs for Abu Dhabi waste-to-energy power project – EQ Mag Pro

UAE utility Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) and waste management authority Tadweer have issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) to companies interested in the development of a waste-to-energy project in Abu Dhabi. A total of 109 companies and consortia have already expressed interest in the project which will convert municipal solid waste into electricity, […]