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Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan


 

 



2013/05/16

The plan will receive US $660 million from the CIF's Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and is expected to leverage nearly US $5 billion from other donors and private financing.
 

 

 

 



The sun will not shine automatically on Libya’s solar power plans


 

 



2013/04/18

The recent renewable energies’ workshop held by UK Trade & Industry in Tripoli was an opportunity to understand Libya’s plans for increasing the quantity of electricity generated using new technologies by 2020.
 

 

 

 



Solar power will get cheaper


 

 



2013/04/16

If Mr Gleason digs a bit deeper, he will also discover CSP, which can in fact act largely independently of natural conditions and deliver stable power to the national grid.
 

 

 

 



Namibia: Renewable Energy for Power Security


 

 



2013/04/11

In the National Integrated Resource Plan of Namibia, it is identified that 44 MW of energy has to come from Wind Energy and 50 MW is earmarked as a key output for Concentrated Solar Power by 2017/2018.
 

 

 

 



Egypt on Solar Energy World Map


 

 



2013/03/14

Egypt receives annually 2,400 hrs of solar operation with high intensity of solar radiation equivalent to 2,600 KWh/m2.
 

 

 

 



Libya could produce more energy in solar power than oil


 

 



2013/03/14

A study found that the oil-rich nation Libya could generate enough solar power to meet its own demand and a “significant part of the world energy demand by exporting electricity”.
 

 

 

 



Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia


 

 



2013/02/28

Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), recently called for a pre-feasibility study for a pilot concentrated solar power plant in Namibia, which was funded by the EEP.
 

 

 

 



Dow Supports Solar Energy Generation in South Africa


 

 



2013/02/13

Dow provides the world's leading fluid, DOWTHERM™ A, a specialized High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluid (HTTF) used in more than 30 of the largest CSP projects around the world.
 

 

 

 



CSP Today South Africa 2013: Industry Leaders Tackle Challenges


 

 



2013/02/05

The event will bring together leading experts throughout the global CSP industry and will tackle the financial, technical and infrastructural challenges unique to South Africa.
 

 

 

 



South African CSP growth to take centre stage in Pretoria


 

 



2013/01/31

All eyes are on leading project developers as the global CSP community meets in Pretoria on 4-5 February.
 

 

 

 



The Concentrating Solar Power industry gears up to meet in South Africa


 

 



2013/01/27

CSP Today South Africa 2013 is only three weeks away, taking place on 4-5th February at the Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria.
 

 

 

 



Round 3 of South Africa's REIPPPP Delayed to August 2013


 

 



2013/01/22

Originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2013, the Third Bid Submission Date has been postponed to 19 August 2013.
 

 

 

 



Alfa Laval Wins Solar Power Order in South Africa


 

 



2012/12/07

Alfa Laval has received an order from Abengoa to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a concentrated solar power plant in South Africa.
 

 

 

 



Algeria targets 2,475MW of concentrated solar (CSP) by 2030


 

 



2012/11/27

The first phase, which is expected to start in 2013, will include 1,228MW from PV power plants, followed by 2,475MW of concentrated solar (CSP) and 516MW of wind energy by 2022.
 

 

 

 



Webinar – The Future of CSP in South Africa


 

 



2012/11/22

The impact of Rounds I and II of South Africa's renewable energy independent power producer programme(REIPPP) and the key challenges faced when proving CSP's bankability and optimizing grid infrastructure.
 

 

 

 



Industry attention turns to CSP developers in South Africa


 

 



2012/11/20

The South African CSP industry was boosted by the announcement that financial closure has been achieved on the two projects that were awarded approved bidder status in Round I of the REIPPP.
 

 

 

 



Concentrated Solar Power in South Africa


 

 



2012/11/17

The project will be financed by the World Bank Clean Technology Fund, African Development Bank, the French Development Agency, the German public-sector financial institution KfW and the European Investment Bank.
 

 

 

 



Tunisia Ready to Join Desertec


 

 



2012/11/17

DESERTEC demonstrates a way to provide climate protection, energy security and development by generating sustainable power from the sites where renewable sources of energy are at their most abundant.
 

 

 

 



CSP technology advances crucial for cutting costs in South Africa


 

 



2012/11/17

With some of the highest levels of Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) in the world, CSP is positioned to play an immense role in South Africa’s energy landscape.
 

 

 

 



European Investment Bank backs South Africa’s first solar tower project


 

 



2012/11/15

The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide EUR 50m for the Khi Solar One Project.
 

 

 

 


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