Africa

Wind Farm

Lake Turkana Wind Power, Clir to Enhance Africa’s Largest Wind Farm

Clir Renewables has announced a partnership agreement with Lake Turkana Wind Power, leaders in African renewable energy generation.

Cooperation case

Zambia, EU Sign 33 mln Euros Grant to Enhance Access to Renewable Energy

Zambia and the European Union on Thursday signed a 33 million euros grant aimed at enhancing access to renewable energy in the southern African nation.

Solar Power Plant

Starsight to Expand Hybrid Solar for C&I in Nigeria and Ghana

Finnfund and Norfund have doubled West African energy provider Starsight’s senior debt facility from $10 million to $20 million.

Solar Power Plant

Liberia: Storage Facility to be Powered by Solar-Hybrid System

Sub-Sahara infrastructure fund InfraCo Africa has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with a Liberian contractor, BMC Group, to e…

Wind Turbine Blade

Wind Power: Spanish Company InCom Opens Plant in Morocco, Its First in Africa

The new factory, extending over 3,000 m², required an investment of €1.5 million.

Policy interpretation

Chinese-Built Infrastructure to Fuel East Africa's Economic Growth in 2021

Chinese-built infrastructure is expected to fuel East Africa's economic growth in 2021, an analyst said on Wednesday.

China Belt and Road

Video: Chinese FM Concludes Visit to Five African Nations with Fruitful Results

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi is due to conclude on Saturday his visit to five African nations. Braving the COVID-19 pandemic, the visit has particularly show…

Oil&Gas Drilling

ReconAfrica Commences Drilling Operations in Kavango Basin

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. has commenced drilling operations on the first well (6-2), of an initial three well program, in the deep Kavango Basin in the …

Power Construction

LS Cable & System Completes Cable Plant in Egypt

LS Cable & System has completed a cable plant in Egypt, the company’s first cable production plant in Africa.

Crude Oil

Almost Half of South Africa’s Oil Refining Seen Shut Until 2022

South African plants owned by Glencore and Petroliam Nasional that make up 43% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity are expected to stay shut until at least 2…

Electric Vehicle Charging

ZIMBABWE: DPA to Install 17 Electric Car Charging Stations

Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the subsidiary of the Econet Wireless group, will build charging stations for electric cars in Zimbabwe.

China Belt and Road

Belt and Road Cooperation Between China, Africa to have Brighter Future: Chinese FM

The Belt and Road cooperation between China and Africa, which has overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and external interference, is covering most of th…

Energy Investment

Enel and Qatar Sovereign Fund Forge Renewables Tie-up

Transaction involves the acquisition by QIA of 50% stake in 800MW wind and PV portfolio in South Africa and Zambia.

Nuclear Power Plant

Eskom Shuts Down Some Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant Units

According to South African news media reports, due to the leak, Eskom has taken the Koeberg nuclear power plant's Unit 1 off the assembly line and has accelerat…

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi to Equip the Evander Mine with a 9.9 MWp Solar Power Plant

Juwi Renewable Energies, the South African subsidiary of the juwi group, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 9.9…