Measuring Solar Irradiation a Challenge for Developers and Offtakers in Africa

A 3-5% overestimation of a site’s solar energy generation is likely to have an equivalent impact on revenues over the project’s lifetime

September 12, 2021

/ Arjun Joshi

/ Markets & Policy, Solar

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Commercial and industrial solar investment firm CrossBoundary Energy’s (CBE) latest report sheds light on how solar energy generation is forecasted, the specific challenges in measuring solar irradiation in Africa, and the negative consequences CrossBoundary Energy has seen as a result of inaccurate estimates.

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Measuring Solar Irradiation a Challenge for Developers and Offtakers in Africa

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