Africa

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Site Licence Process Ongoing for SA’s Second Power Station

Public hearings will be held on the suitability of Thyspunt in Cape Saint Francis on the East Coast as the site of South Africa’s second nuclear installation.

Electric Car

South Africa Launches Their First Electric Bus in Cape Town

South African bus services company located in Cape Town, Golden Arrow Bus Services, officially launched the first active electric bus in South Africa this week.

Hydrogen Project

Sasol, IDC Sign MoC to Develop South Africa’s Green Hydrogen Economy

Sasol and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa have unveiled a new memorandum of cooperation today to develop and shape an enabling environmen…

Coal Trade

South African Coal Export Rail Line Partially Reopens

One of the main coal export rail lines to South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has partially reopened following a 31-car derailment on 3 July, but the othe…

Nuclear Power Plant

Video: Are African Countries Ready for Nuclear Energy

​As the population grows and urbanization increases, African countries need to close the existing energy gap as well as prepare for future demand.

Carbon Neutral

WEST AFRICA: Orange Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2040

Telecoms operator Orange wants to reduce its environmental impact in West Africa by using 100% renewable energy in its operations by 2040.

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: CDC Invests $50m in the Redstone Solar Project

The plant will feed 100 MW into the grid of the state-owned utility Eskom.

Oil Pipeline

S.Africa, Mozambique State Energy Firms to Increase Shareholding in Gas Pipeline

State-owned energy companies from South Africa and Mozambique have exercised their rights to buy the 30% stake in the ROMPCO natural gas pipeline that Sasol is …

Solar Power Plant

Onyx Solar Signs Deal for Africa's Largest PV Integration Project

Spanish group Onyx Solar has reached an agreement with Sterling Bank, a leading financial institution in Nigeria, for the installation of 6,500 sq m of crystall…

Solar Company

RP Global and OOLU Solar Partner to Launch Westa.Solar, a New Commercial & Industrial Solar Venture in West Africa

Westa.Solar has delivered its first 500kWp solar PPA project to Petrichor Industries in Nigeria

Solar Power Plant

AFRICA: FSD Invests $4.5m in Nithio for Solar Kits in Three Countries

FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa, is investing $4.5 million in Nithio.

Energy Storage System

Power Developer Secures 1.2MWh Energy Storage System from JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar has announced the completion of a 1.2MWh order for its Energy Storage System with one of the largest power developers in Africa.

Geothermal Power Plant

EIB Approves $95 million for Geothermal Power in East Africa

The European Investment Bank has approved $4.9 billion financing for renewable energy, clean transport, COVID-19 recovery, social housing and education.

Distributed energy

Blockchain Crowdfunding Platform to Scale Solar, Mini-Grids in Sub-Saharan Africa

Engie Energy Access and Energy Web are to develop a decentralised finance crowdfunding platform to support electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.

Hydrogen Project

India Organizing Green Hydrogen Summit of BRICS Nations

India is scheduled to host a two-day summit on green hydrogen, with countries like Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa set to take part in it.