“So now finally, we’re on the map,” says Philip Balhoa about Lüderitz, a town in southern Namibia, where harsh desert meets pale ocean. The port town has previously benefited from diamonds and fishing booms, but now struggles with high rates of unemployment and aging infrastructure. A proposed green hydrogen project is set to be “the […]
Uganda Scoops Accolade at Africa Solar Industry Awards 2021 – EQ Mag Pro
ENGIE Equatorial was the recipient of the ‘Mini-Grid Solar Project of the Year’ award at the Africa Solar Industry Awards 2021. Held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, in London, on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021, the second edition of the annual prestigious awards saw 16 individuals and companies recognized for their tremendous contribution towards […]
Earth Wind & Power signs gas flare and solar data center partnerships in Africa – EQ Mag Pro
African governments sign for data centers at oil wells and solar farms Earth Wind & Power (EW&P), the Norwegian company which plans to plant data centers at sites where energy would be wasted, has signed for several potential projects in Africa. EW&P is involved in a feasibility study to put data centers on oil platforms, […]
New partnerships for Africa to put climate equity, resilience – EQ Mag Pro
Glasgow : As delegates gathered in Glasgow for the second day of COP26 on Tuesday, real economy leaders join heads on stage to launch new partnerships that will catalyze finance and climate solutions in Africa and Small Island Developing States, and help half a billion farmers to implement regenerative farming practices this decade. The cluster […]
Africa needs renewable power for Great Green Wall to work, AfDB head says – EQ Mag Pro
DAKAR : For Africa’s Great Green Wall project to succeed in stopping desert advancement, local people need sustainable power so they do not cut down the trees that make up the desert barrier, the head of the continent’s development bank said on Thursday. The African Union initiative has started to plant trees, invest in agriculture […]
Trine And Solarise Team Up to Finance Five Solar Projects in Africa – EQ Mag Pro
Trine, a Swedish impact investing platform, has reportedly announced that it has teamed up with pan-African energy leasing firm, Solarise Africa, to invest in five renewable energy projects across the African continent. According to reliable sources, the round of debt financing by Trine, which is the company’s first, would fund five solar energy projects in […]
Swedish Fund Finances Five African Solar Projects – EQ Mag Pro
Trine joins forces with Solarise Africa to support schemes in South Africa and Kenya. Swedish-based impact investment platform Trine is collaborating with Solarise Africa, a pan-African energy leasing company, to invest in renewable projects on the continent. The first debt financing round provided by Trine will finance five solar projects in South Africa and Kenya. […]
Positioning Africa As a Green Hydrogen Leader: German Africa Business Forum Promotes Clean Energy, Natural Gas, And the Energy Transition At African Energy Week in Cape Town
The Germany Africa Business Forum (GABF), a private sector organization committed to enhancing sustainable economic partnerships between Germany and Africa, will host a German Pavilion at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 in Cape Town. Driving a strong investment narrative, the pavilion is dedicated to promoting Africa’s green hydrogen and natural gas potential to accelerate the […]
Extrupet Switches to Solar Energy
Extrupet commenced the operation of their brand new 1.3MWp solar power plant, built in collaboration with Solarise Africa and NEC XON, earlier this week. “Climate change is the greatest existential threat ever faced by humanity. It is the duty of every organisation to change the way it does business and adopt eco-friendly practices to help […]
Inaccurate Solar Irradiation Estimates in Africa Impacting Investor Returns, Report Suggests
A rooftop solar project from CrossBoundary in Ghana. Unreliable methods of calculating irradiation in Africa could slash energy savings for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar buyers and reduce investment returns for developers and investors, new research has suggested. Biases within the data commonly leveraged to estimate solar production in Africa cause projections to often overstate […]