Africa

Solar Power Plant

AfBD Approves Financing for 100-Mw Kairouan Solar Project in Tunisia

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) recently approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to co-finance the construc…

Hydrogen Project

German Companies Plan to Invest More in Africa in 2023

German companies want to boost activity in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas, with 43% of companies plannin…

Solar Power Plant

Funding For West Africa Electricity Grid To Make New Renewable Energy Connections

Source: csp@123rf.comExisting and soon-to-be electricity customers in West Africa countries Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo are about to get some help from…

Hydropower Plant

Hydro-powered Rural Grids For Productive Use Of Energy

Zengamina weir helps to power a rural electricity grid in northern Zambia. Source: Gridworks.Gridworks, the UK government-backed investor into Africa’s el…

Solar Power Panel

Off-grid Renewable Energy Making A Difference To Energy Access Globally

Inactive windmill used as platform for solar panel to pump water into corrugated dam, near Fraserburg in the Northern Cape. Source: dpreezg @123rf.comOff-grid a…

Power Construction

World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa

Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Pr…

Crude Oil

Exxon to Exit Equatorial Guinea Amid Wider Africa Crude Phaseout

Exxon Mobil Corp will wind down oil production in Equatorial Guinea and leave the West African country after its license expires in 2026, two sources close to t…

Hydropower Plant

Zimbabwe Power Shortage to Worsen as Hydro Plant Halts Generation

Zimbabwe's prolonged power shortage is set to worsen after the entity that manages southern Africa's biggest dam ordered suspension of electricity generation at…

Solar Power Plant

Expansion Planned for West Africa’s Largest Solar Plant

Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has announced the expansion of the Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo, from 50MW to 70MW.

Green Hydrogen Export Opportunities in Africa Show Endless Promise

Africa could capture as much as 10% of the global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as $120 billion to the cont…

Energy Transition

Africa’s Energy Trilemma

Africa is disproportionately vulnerable to climate change, though it accounts for just 3% of global emissions.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Africa’s Energy Crisis May Last for Years

South Africa’s recent focus on coal-powered generation has led to a collapse of the country’s renewable energy manufacturers and power providers, and the curr…

Net Zero Emission

Alliance Launches to Accelerate Green Infrastructure Finance in Africa

The African Union, the African Development Bank and Africa50 together with several global partners launched a multi-billion alliance for green infrastructure. …

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak Secures £3.58bn Climate Finance Deal With Kenya

UK PM has agreed to fast-track six renewable energy projects being built in the African nation.

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Says It Needs $84 Billion for Energy Transition in Next Five Years

South Africa needs about 1.5 trillion rand ($84 billion) over the next five years for its plans to cut carbon emissions, harness economic opportunities from the…