Citrus farmer seeks installation subsidy Installation fees are unaffordable for farmers Farmers struggle to pay high…
Category: Southern Africa
Nine Sustainable Businesses in Africa to Receive €1.36m PREO Grant
Nine African sustainable businesses are set to increase their impact on the continent via the PREO…
USTDA Provides Grant for Battery Storage Feasibility Studies In Mozambique and Senegal
USTDA has provided a $1 million grant to fund feasibility studies for large-scale battery storage projects…
Starsight Energy Expands Operations into East Africa
Starsight Energy has acquired 50 per cent of Nairobi-based Premier Solar Group’s Operations in the region.…
Absa Secures $150m Green Finance from the IFC
South Africa is set to benefit from the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) certified green loan in…
Mergence Acquires Majority Stake in Ejuva Solar Power Plants
Namibian investment Manager Mergence has acquired a majority stake in the Ejuva solar power plants in…
Acwa Power Raises $500m for its South African CSP Plant
Acwa Power has finished the financing phase of the Redstone concentrated solar power plant (CSP). The…
DPA Cancels Solar Power Lease Due to Construction Delays
Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is cancelling an electricity lease contract with Nyanza Light Metals. DPA was…
Renewable Energy Constitutes One-Third of Africa’s Electricity Demand Growth
An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite…
South Africa: BioTherm Commences Operations of Its 123MW Wind Farm
BioTherm Energy has started commercial operation of the Golden Valley wind farm in the Eastern Cape.…