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AFRICA: REPP will finance renewable energy projects run by women

November 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) has recently launched a call for expressions of interest to finance renewable energy projects run by women. Interested project leaders have until January 15, 2020 to apply. It is an initiative that will support women’s entrepreneurship in Africa and at the same time promote renewable energy. The Renewable Energy […]

Middle East & Africa

Blockchain Solving The Energy Crisis In Africa

November 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

Blockchain technology’s use of a non corruptible ledger brings an exciting change to the future of the energy industry. Like other Ethereum networks, cities will utilize Smart Grids to have an online register that stores all the information running through a municipality. This decentralization of data will give consumers total over where they source their […]

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Orange partnership to drive off-grid solar in Africa

November 15, 2019 Anand Gupta

Global telecommunications operator Orange has partnered with solar pay-as-you-go provider Greenlight Planet, to provide Orange customers with access to clean energy solutions in several African countries. These countries include Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone etc. The partnership involves both companies deploying Greenlight Planet’s Sun […]

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Africa to become world leader in renewables

November 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

JOHANNESBURG: Africa, where close to half of its 1,2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global business and development leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), one of the key focuses of the deals being discussed was around […]

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AFRICA: Oslo offers €30 million guarantee to renewable energy suppliers

November 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Norwegian government has decided to offer a guarantee of NOK 300 million (30 million) per year to renewable energy suppliers to guarantee their investments in low-income countries. Many of these countries are in Africa, south of the Sahara. Good news for renewable energy suppliers based in Norway. Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norway’s Minister for International Development, […]

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BancABC Partners DPA Africa To Provide Loans For Solar Installations

November 9, 2019 Anand Gupta

The chronic load shedding is now pushing people to turn to solar energy as a alternative means to power up their homes on a daily basis. With that in mind, BancABC has struck a deal with Distributed Power Africa (DPA) to provide loans to people who want to go off-the-grid with home solar solutions. DPA […]

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Africa set to become energy future: IEA

November 9, 2019 Anand Gupta

Today, 600 million people in Africa do not have access to electricity and 900 million lack access to clean cooking facilities New Delhi : Africa is set to become increasingly influential in shaping global energy trends over the next two decades as it undergoes the largest process of urbanisation the world has ever seen, a […]

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Second life lithium battery storage in Kenya to come in at ‘half the cost’ of lead acid

November 8, 2019 Anand Gupta

Lithium-ion waste from a solar lantern scheme run by oil & gas major Total in Kenya will be recycled into new batteries for solar home systems by start-up Aceleron. Total Access to Energy Solutions (TATES) sells solar lamps and kits in emerging markets and aims to sell 6 million distributed “solar energy decentralised solutions for […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches major tender for electricity storage

October 3, 2019 Anand Gupta

South African state-owned company Eskom is to initiate a call for tenders for a large-scale battery-powered electricity storage project. It will be implemented in two phases with an expected capacity of 1.4 GWh. South Africa is about to launch one of the largest electricity storage projects in the world. This involves the installation of batteries […]

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Africa to shut coal power plants, make world’s largest solar zone: Akinwumi Adesina

October 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

Is Africa on the verge of shutting down all coal power stations? The President of African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina received disclosed his ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy. The Chief of African Development Bank revealed his intentions while addressing a gathering of leaders and officials […]

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