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 […]
Africa to shut coal power plants, make world’s largest solar zone: Akinwumi Adesina
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 […]
Africa: Angola and Senegal to champion SDG7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 MW of clean energy capacity by 2025
New York : On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded countries, financiers, project developers and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched an initiative to energize climate resilient development in Africa faster, better and […]
AFRICA: 3 European countries provide $350 million for solar energy and energy storage
France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have committed $350 million to invest in solar energy in Africa and electricity storage. It is a strategic investment at a time when Africa is relying on renewable energy to provide access to electricity for its population. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from new funds to improve […]
ENGIE acquires Mobisol and becomes market leader in the off-grid solar in Africa
Founded in 2011, the company employs over 500 people as well as approximately 1,200 contractors. ENGIE expands its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions. Mobisol has operations in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya and has installed more than 150,000 solar home systems, providing clean and reliable […]
Africa’s largest wind power project opens in northern Kenya
Kenya unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant on Friday, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet its ambitious goal of 100% green energy next year. The sprawling wind farm of 365 turbines on the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya was designed to […]
IEA and African Union hold first ever ministerial meeting on development of Africa’s energy sector
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The International Energy Agency co-hosted a joint ministerial summit with the African Union Commission (AUC) on Wednesday that brought together high-level representatives from government and industry to discuss the development of Africa’s energy sector. The event, titled “The Future of Africa’s Energy,” is the first of its kind and reflects the IEA’s […]
Subsidise solar mini-grids to power rural Africa, investors urge
Twelve energy and impact investors – with more than $2 billion under management and about 100 mini-grids built or in development – urged donors to reduce financial risks for them BARCELONA: Local renewable-energy grids can provide electric power to hundreds of millions of people in developing nations, especially in Africa, but will not attract enough […]
Africa’s Wind Project Pipeline Grows to 18GW
There is growing momentum behind the development of long-term incentive mechanisms to support African wind markets. The wind industry has been slow to take off in Africa. Developers commissioned projects in only four African markets in 2018. However, the policy inconsistency that has held the market back in previous years is beginning to change. The […]
How Facebook’s Predictive Grid Map Can Identify African Off-Grid Market Opportunities
To bring electricity to the 600 million Africans without it, we must first know where they are. New tools are emerging that will allow developers to more efficiently target opportunities. We are not making progress on reducing the number of people living off-grid in Africa. A total of $25 billion was spent on energy infrastructure […]