Sungrow brings inverter, advanced ESS to Middle East and Africa

Solar power company Sungrow has launched its 1+X 2.0 next-generation split modular utility-scale inverter in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. This inverter, which was launched on August 21 at the Sungrow MEA PV and Electricity Storage Solutions (ESS) summit, in Dubai, in United Arab Emirates, is designed to improve flexibility, safety and cost efficiency for large-scale solar projects. The inverter was originally launched at the Global Renewable Energy Summit 2025 in Hefei, China, in April, whereafter it won the iF Design Award 2025, marking it as the first modular PV inverter ever to receive the award.
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TNPA, Nersa move to streamline regulatory frameworks for energy projects at ports

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in a bid to improve alignment on the regulatory frameworks needed for the licensing and operation of petroleum, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electricity infrastructure and facilities at the ports. “To ensure the effective implementation of the MoU, governance structures will be established through steering committees with workstreams, each with a specific focus on either technical, regulatory, or strategic aspects,” the entities said in a joint statement.
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Kenya says Japan will extend $169 million in Samurai financing

Japan will provide up to ¥25-billion ($169.42-million) in Samurai bond financing to Kenya, the East African country’s foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Thursday. “This facility will strengthen our local vehicle assembly and parts manufacturing industry while also addressing electricity transmission and distribution losses, currently standing at about 23% of our national output,” Mudavadi said in a post on X.
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