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Commercial and industrial solar company CrossBoundary Energy is calling for more data sharing on the performance of solar assets, after finding that solar irradiation is being systematically overestimated at its sites in Africa. The overestimation is resulting in 1-2% lower returns for investors and 5-20% less savings for customers than anticipated.

Kenya Power (KPLC) is looking to install captive solar PV facilities for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, in a move to counter recent grid defections by large power users who are increasingly opting for grid-tied solar to slash their energy bills.

UK-based developer Globeleq announced this month that it has acquired a 74% stake in Nigerian commercial and industrial (C&I) power company CPGNL. CGPNL was owned by Clean Energy Group, which will retain 26% of the company, and used equipment supplied by Cummins. The company will be rebranded as Globeleq Power Solutions Nigeria Ltd (GPSN). GPSN has a portfolio of 12 operating gas power plants with combined capacity of 58MW in the south of the country.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa announced on 30 October that mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has given the go-ahead for the regulator to process new licences for self-generation facilities above 1MW, even if they do not comply with the national Integrated Resource Plan.