Africa

Carbon Neutral

AFRICA: Anglo American’s Plan to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2040

The mining company Anglo American wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

Uganda

Uganda Counts on TotalEnergies, CNOOC to Create New African Oil Hub

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is counting on TotalEnergies SE and CNOOC Ltd. to produce oil from its fields in four years, laying the foundation for a new r…

Energy Transition

Africa Should Emulate China's Shift to Clean Energy

China is not a newcomer to Africa's green energy development and industrialization.

South Africa

South Africa Gets $8.5bn to Phase Out Coal: Update

South Africa will receive financial aid from richer countries to phase out the use of coal in power generation, the German development ministry announced today …

Wind Power Project

SOUTH AFRICA: 25 New Green Energy Projects Launched Under REIPPP

Twenty-five projects have been selected for a planned capacity of 2,583 MW.

Natural Gas

Chariot Partners with Mystery Group for Gas Project Offshore Morocco

Africa-focused energy company Chariot has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an undisclosed energy group to unlock the Anchois gas development pote…

Solar Power Plant

New Best Practice Guidelines to Improve O&M of Solar PV Plants in South Africa

SAPVIA together with SolarPower Europe launched the Operation & Maintenance Best Practice Guidelines – The South African Edition.

Hydrogen Project

Anglo American Committed to Developing the South African Hydrogen Ecosystem with a New Hydrogen Valley

Anglo American has reinforced its stance on hydrogen today as the group continues to boost the hydrogen economy in South Africa with development of a new hydrog…

Hydrogen Project

President’s Speech: Green Energy Key to SA’s Infrastructure Development

Speaking at the recent Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that one of the key d…

HVDC

First-Ever Large-Scale HVDC Interconnection to Be Bulit in the Middle East and North Africa

The groundbreaking intercontinental link will enable the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt to exchange electricity, increase grid resilienc…

HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Consortium Awarded Contract for First Ever Large-scale HVDC Interconnection in Middle East and North Africa

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract for the first ever large-scale HVDC interconnec…

Hydrogen Project

Sasol to Lead Feasibility Study for Green Hydrogen Project in South Africa

The project’s location and classification as a SIP are key enablers to exploring Boegoebaai’s potential as a global green hydrogen hub.

Wind Power Project

African Wind Body Launched to Scale up Green Energy Development

Africa’s technical wind power potential is enough to power the continent’s entire energy demand 250 times over, however, it is currently only tapping into 0.0…

O＆M

Cement Producer Renews O&M Agreement for Its Nigerian Power Plant

Wärtsilä and cement producer Lafarge Africa signed an extended five-year long-term operation and maintenance agreement in Nigeria. The agreement covers Lafarg…

Cooperation case

25 Chinese Trade Cooperation Zones Set up in Africa

A total of 25 Chinese economic and trade cooperation zones have been established in 16 African countries