Chairman of Irish Clean Energy Company Resigns Following Disparaging Africa Comments

Eddie O’Connor, founder and chairman of one of  Ireland’s largest clean energy company, has resigned. The…

AfDB Extends Grant to Accelerate Energy Transition in Africa

The AfDB, through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has extended a $1 million grant…

UK’s North Sea Clean Energy Sector Could Surpass Oil and Gas by 2030

Research by Robert Gordon University estimates that the green energy industry would overtake the offshore oil…

IFC to Support the Development of a Green Bond Market in Ghana

Ghana Securities Commission has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation to develop a green…

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…

Siemens Energy and Amprion to Develop Innovative Technology for Renewable Energy integration

Amprion and Siemens Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to work together to develop new technologies…

AFD Calls for Projects to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition in Africa

The Digital Energy Challenge initiative will involve start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa, operating in the digital and…

Sasol Intends to Install 900MW of Clean Energy by 2030

Sasol intends to generate 900 MW by 2030 via the construction of two renewable energy power…

The Development Bank of South Africa Launches €200m Green Bond

The bond is being offered under a framework in partnership with the AFD. The scheme will…

AFD, EU Partner to Provide Green Financing in Côte d’Ivoire

The AFD and the EU will partner to provide green financing for corporate renewable energy development…