The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), will be hosting 30-days of dialogue on green transition and green investment between African and European partners. Events and virtual meetings will take place across Africa and Europe, beginning on 24 March and culminating on 23 April, […]
BHEL secures first ever overseas turnkey contract for 8 MW Solar PV Power Plant
BHEL secures first ever overseas turnkey contract for 8 MW Solar PV Power Plant New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved yet another milestone in international business by securing its maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-connected 8 MWac Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The solar farm will be set up by BHEL […]
Africa Boarding On Adopts Green Pathways for Economic Growth
Globally, people have well understood that climatic conditions differ from day to day, season to season. Metrological evidences suggest that natural climate variability has been changing from time to time. Over and above the natural climatic variations observed on decades and century have been affecting not only peoples’ livelihoods but also the environment as well. […]
AFRICA: SunFunder closes its $70m solar electricity fund
The investment company SunFunder has just completed the financial mobilisation to feed its Solar Energy Transformation (SET) fund worth 70 million dollars. The multi-investor fund has been closed thanks to an investment by Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) Successful transaction by SunFunder. The investment company specialising in solar energy has just completed the mobilisation of capital […]
AFRICA: Grino to work with Africa GreenTec for solar water treatment
German start-up Grino Water Solutions will now provide its solar-powered water treatment solution at the ImpactSites of off-grid provider Africa GreenTec AG. The company installs containerised solar systems in rural areas in several countries in West Africa. The partnership between the German start-up Grino Water Solutions and Africa GreenTec AG will facilitate the roll-out of […]
AFRICA: Jirogasy joins forces with Aceleron for solar-powered computers in schools
The Madagascan company Jirogasy, which designs and manufactures solar-powered computers, has just signed a partnership with Aceleron, a supplier of batteries made from the waste of solar lanterns and lithium-ion batteries. The two companies aim to equip rural schools in East Africa with solar-powered computers. How to improve digital access in schools and rural areas […]
Decentralised solar powered systems quietly ramping up across Africa
Integrated electricity company EDF has become a shareholder in next-generation utility Bboxx Kenya. Together the two companies aim to provide access to clean, reliable, affordable, CO2 free energy to more than two million Kenyans with solar home systems by 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, EDF takes a 23% stake in Bboxx Kenya. In […]
Innovator Takes Rural India And Africa “Mini” With New Grid Technology
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India is “one of the largest electrification success stories in history”, accounting for two of every five people newly electrified since 2000. The proportion of India’s population with access to electricity grew from 68% in 2010 to over 99% in 2019. But the reality on the ground is […]
Solar fridges to chill COVID-19 shots in rural Africa
Solar-powered refrigerators could be a game-changer in Africa’s fight against COVID-19 by helping the continent to store and distribute vaccines, especially in rural and remote areas with no connection to electricity, experts say. As the world prepares and rolls out mass vaccinations against COVID-19, experts from the Global Environment Facility-funded Sure Chill vaccine storage project […]
RETTI Launches Online Courses on Solar
Investment in the solar sector hit a peak of $330 billion in 2015. This was expected as climate change impacts continue to ravage communities due to the use of fossil fuels for electricity. This adds to the increase of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere enhancing the dangerous climate change. Solar power […]