Report: Africa primed for solar PV boom

James Murray
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IRENA study tips fledgling African solar market for rapid growth, as Lekela lines up investor for Senegal wind farm

The cost of solar PV projects in Africa has plummeted by over 60 per cent in the last four years, paving the way for a 'boom' in solar deployment over the coming decade. That is the conclusion of a...

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