NIGERIA: FG Seeks Collaboration With West African States on Electricity Generation

FG seeks collaboration on electricity generation To collaborate with other West African states The Minister of…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Extends Deadline for RMIPPPP

  South Africa extends deadline for RMIPPPP The initial deadline was set for July The new…

EDF Connects 34.5MW Wind Farm to the South African Grid

EDF has connected its 34.5MW wind farm to the grid. The plant is sited in the…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Completes Medupi Power Plant

  South Africa completes Medupi plant Unit 1 ready for operations Project attains commercial status The…

Rockefeller Foundation to Invest $150m in Clean Energy

  Rockefeller Foundation and the IFC will promote clean energy deployment in Africa. Seven countries are…

Sterling and Wilson to Expand into Hybrid Projects, Energy Storage, Waste-to-Energy

  Sterling and Wilson is seeking to expand its EPC business. The company will now develop…

Clean Energy Contracts Overtakes Thermal Plants Contracts in MENA

  Clean energy contract awards overtake oil and gas’ in the MENA region. $21.5bn of clean…

Bboxx, Geocoton Partner to Scale Off-Grid Energy Access in Burkina Faso

  Bboxx and Geocoton have partnered to provide off-grid solutions to smallholder farmers. Both companies will…

SOUTH AFRICA: Karpowership Hopeful on July 31st Deadline for Financial Closure

Karpowership hopeful on meeting deadline The deadline for financial close is set for July 31st DFFE…

NIGERIA: Nigerians Account for 10% of People Without Electricity in Africa – IEA Report

  770 million without electricity access in Africa Nigeria accounts for 10% of the total number…