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 […]
How important are climate issues in South African elections
When climate adaptation is not the mainstream political agenda, driving the South Africa’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy will be a challenge Southern Africa is on the frontline of rising global temperature. Even as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called upon the world to restrict the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, […]
New Southern Energy completes first floating PV project in South Africa
New Southern Energy has completed the first floating PV project located in South Africa, with the installation operating at a dam next to a fruit farm just outside of Franschhoek in the country’s Western Cape province. The floating PV project has a generation capacity of 60kW and will help produce clean energy to the farm, […]
Record EUR 3.3 billion EIB engagement across Africa supports private sector, clean energy, transport and water investment
Largest ever European Investment Bank engagement in Africa since 1965 Direct support for 59 private sector and sustainable development projects 20 African countries EIB President highlights strong pipeline of new projects at African Union summit In 2018 the European Investment Bank agreed EUR 3.3 billion (USD 3.74 billion) of new financing for private sector and […]
