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Akon To Build His Own City In Africa With Renewable Energy & His Own Cryptocurrency

If you’re a 90s kid, you’ve probably heard Akon’s ‘Smack that’ over a hundred times on loop. The iconic rapper was a sensation back in the day. Have you ever wondered what the popular singer is up to now? Well, apart from helping to improve the life of people in rural areas of Africa, the […]

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EGYPT: China Gezhouba Group to build 500 MW of solar power plants

January 14, 2020 Anand Gupta

The Egyptian government plans to install new solar power plants across the country with a cumulative capacity of 500 MW. They will be built by the China Gezhouba Group. With this, Egypt is moving closer to its overall goal of increasing the percentage of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix to 42% by 2035. […]

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Agreement for Africa’s first utility-scale floating solar farm, located in Seychelles, to be signed this quarter

January 10, 2020 Anand Gupta

Key agreements for the construction of Africa’s first utility-scale floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Seychelles are expected to be signed at the end of the first quarter of this year, said the Energy Commission. The Seychelles Energy Commission said in a press communique Thursday that it has issued a notice of intended award to […]

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US$20m raise for solar power projects in Africa by Rensource Energy

December 24, 2019 Anand Gupta

Rensource Energy, the Nigerian startup has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by CRE Venture Capital and the Omidyar Network for solar power projects in Africa. The company that deals with renewable energy manufacture and operates solar-powered micro-utilities that provide electricity to commercial community structures, such as open-air trading bazaars. Since it’s launch […]

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Smart solar pumps use big data to stop Africa being sucked dry

December 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

The pumps’ sensors record real-time data such as energy usage and pump speed in each location, which is shared with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to calculate groundwater extraction rates and levels NAIROBI : High-tech solar pumps mapping underground freshwater reservoirs across Africa are collecting data that can help prevent them running dry, the […]

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AFRICA: EIB and TDB lend $120 million to SMEs for renewable energy

December 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently partnered with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to open a USD 120 million credit line. It is intended to finance renewable energy projects for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government of African, Caribbean and Pacific […]

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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 […]

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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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