SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
02-01-2023 | 12:38:43
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) will open a second funding round for Uganda at the end of February 2023.
02-01-2023 | 10:26:00
Sasol and the ACED-IDEAS-REATILE Consortium sign Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for long-term renewable power to Sasolburg
02-01-2023 | 07:49:49
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) of the African Development Bank Group will provide a $1 million technical assistance grant to the Green Mobility Facility for Africa (GMFA).
01-31-2023 | 08:24:00
Chariot announced it has entered into a sales agreement for the acquisition of the business and assets of an independent water producer, ENEO, an African company focused on delivering clean water solutions using renewable energy.
01-26-2023 | 08:28:50
By lowering the cost of debt for the project, the refinancing allows for a significant reduction in wholesale electricity prices from the plant, creates a more efficient capital structure enabling release of funds for shareholders to reinvest in the power sector.
01-26-2023 | 08:20:02
These PPAs are the first results of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process launched jointly by Air Liquide and Sasol in April, 2021, for the procurement of a total capacity of 900 MW of renewable energy.
01-25-2023 | 09:06:19
Telecommunication companies are also rushing to cut their carbon emissions. Many of them have signed significant clean power purchase agreements.
01-25-2023 | 08:50:33
Together, Renewvia and Okapi will design, finance, instal and operate a scalable, innovative solar minigrid system, expanding access to power from 200 people to up to 15,000 living within the Kakuma III section of the refugee camp.
01-23-2023 | 05:10:00
The agreements were signed under the umbrella of the Etihad 7 initiative, a UAE-led initiative that aims to raise public- and private-sector funds to invest in the development of Africa's renewable energy sector.
01-19-2023 | 13:20:00
Husk Power Systems has secured funding from Germany’s development finance institution DEG to build 8 new community solar microgrids in Nigeria, and to support expansion of the company’s India operations.
01-19-2023 | 10:59:54
Verod Capital Management via its Verod Capital Growth Fund II has fully exited from its investment in Daystar Power Group to Shell.
01-19-2023 | 09:32:22
The 2023 annual solar outlook report from the African Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) points to huge continent-wide opportunities even though Africa is still underperforming in realising the full power of solar.
01-18-2023 | 09:45:00
Représentant un investissement total de plus de 415 millions de dollars, le barrage hydroélectrique aura une capacité de production d'énergie installée de 128 MW et une capacité de stockage de quatre milliards de mètres cubes.
01-16-2023 | 13:55:00
AMEA Power étend sa présence en Afrique de l'Ouest en signant un accord avec le gouvernement de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la fourniture d'une centrale solaire photovoltaïque de 50 MW.
01-13-2023 | 11:58:00
Nearly 60 per cent of Nigeria’s energy demand in 2050 can be met with renewable energy sources, saving 40% in natural gas and 65% in oil needs at the same time, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Features
01-11-2023 | 09:02:00
86 % des répondants camerounais affirment que le changement climatique affecte déjà leur vie quotidienne.
01-06-2023 | 09:02:17
To ensure a just transition away from carbon-based forms of energy, we must find ways to counterbalance the negative impacts on livelihoods and income.
10-14-2022 | 09:45:00
The Energy Catalyst Accelerator Programme (ECAP) accelerates the innovation needed to end energy poverty and improve lives across Africa and Asia.
09-30-2022 | 08:36:00
Traditional power projects have typically sought to isolate themselves from factors outside the project itself.
09-23-2022 | 13:44:00
As the East African region seeks to tackle energy poverty by connecting its population that has no access to national grid to power, it is embracing clean, green and renewable energy sources with great success.
08-12-2022 | 10:43:00
In the midst of a global oil-and-gas crisis, Africa must take charge of its own energy destiny, and use its rich resource assets for the benefit of its own people.
08-08-2022 | 13:37:00
Without electricity, children can’t do their schoolwork at night. Businesspeople can’t get information on markets or trade with each other. The situation gets worse when it comes to Small and Medium Enterprises or startups.
07-04-2022 | 09:09:04
The continent is making policy and legislative progress towards a new dispensation where firms from the region can exploit and develop its own resources for the benefit of its people.
06-29-2022 | 09:39:00
As Africa’s energy sector prepares for the forthcoming Africa Oil Week, Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), says the continent must balance the pursuit of sustainability with its huge energy needs and its significant development challenges.
05-20-2022 | 13:33:08
The UN Development Programme called for vastly increased public and private investment to transform energy systems in support of a just energy transition.
05-13-2022 | 09:51:00
Angola’s energy transition continues to power the country’s grid and cultivate socioeconomic opportunities.
05-05-2022 | 12:48:48
There are clearly multiple hurdles at play when considering how best to solve the major global problem of energy poverty. This includes means of sustainably financing efforts to reach SDG7 – clean energy for all.
05-03-2022 | 12:03:43
While coal has played a huge role regarding power generation in Africa, global climate policies are threatening the continued use of the energy resource, opting rather for cleaner sources of energy.
04-22-2022 | 11:40:47
The Angolan government has reiterated its commitment to expanding the share of renewables in the country’s energy mix, with targets set to increase the utilization of renewable energy sources to 70% by 2025.
03-31-2022 | 11:10:00
According to a new survey, there is strong global support – across all countries and demographic groups – for the energy transition to move away from fossil fuels.