SolarAfrica, a South African clean energy company<a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/mirova-invests-in-south-african-renewables-firm-solarafrica-868403/" target="_blank"> recently backed</a> by French sustainable investment manager Mirova, on Monday said it has achieved financial close on the initial segment of a massive solar project in its home country set to reach 1 GW of total capacity.