Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into the Grid: The Need for Flexibility

Op-ed by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria   As the largest economy in Africa, with huge…

Eni, CDP to Invest €800m in Solar and Wind

Eni and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) have formed a joint venture to invest around €800…

NIGERIA: TCN Gets €300 Million in Funding

AFD to invest €300 Million in TCN The funds will be invested in Abuja Electricity backup…

Liberia: LERC Issues Six Operating Licenses to LEC

LERC issued six separate licenses to LEC Licenses include generation, transmission, distribution Other licenses are for…

Tanzania to Generate 200 MW from Geothermal Energy by 2025

Tanzania intends to generate 200 MWe of geothermal energy by 2025 The TGDC has already commenced…

South Korea to Deploy 2.1 GW of Floating Solar PV by 2030

South Korea intends to add about  2.1 GW of floating PV capacity by 2030. Five dams;…

AfDB Provides $27 Million Loan for 200 MWp Egyptian Power Plant

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $27.2 million for constructing the Kom Ombo solar project.…

Millennials vs Gen Z: The Power Sector Edition

Recently, there’s been the trend of Millennials versus Gen Z, millennials being people born between 1981-1996,…

World Bank Refutes Claims it Provided Guarantees to Ghana IPPs

World Bank did not provide any guarantee to IPPs. The media has reported the World Bank…

British and Indian Companies to Produce Water from Air in North Africa

Contec Global and Maithri Aquatechwill supply atmospheric water generators to North Africa and the Middle East.…